Save a Google Translate translation to Coda

Manually transferring translations from Google Translate to your Coda table can be a time-consuming and error-prone task. Handling multilingual content often involves toggling between multiple tabs and copying text, which can lead to frustration and wasted hours.

This solution seamlessly automates the task of extracting the current translation from Google Translate and saving it directly to your Coda table. Say goodbye to the tedious back-and-forth, and welcome a streamlined workflow.

Whether you're managing language-related projects, building a multilingual database, or simply need to keep translations organized, this automation simplifies your tasks. It ensures that your translations are accurate, well-organized, and easily accessible in your Coda table, allowing you to focus on more meaningful work.

Let’s set it up!

Step 1: Create a Coda table

The first step is to create a Coda table with the information you want to save. 

Bardeen will extract information from the currently opened tab and get source language, source text, target language and target text.

Step 2: Install the extension and map the data to Coda

You will be redirected to install the browser extension when you run it for the first time. Bardeen will also prompt you to integrate Coda.

Click the “Pin it” button at the top of this page to get this automation saved to your Playbooks.

Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard) and click on the playbook card. The setup flow will start. 

You will be asked to specify a Coda table for the results. After you choose the database, you will get a prompt to map the information to the fields in Coda.

The left side consists of all the fields Bardeen will scrape for you. On the right side, specify the fields in Coda that you want to associate with the information on the left. If you don’t want a piece of information, leave that field empty, and it will be skipped. That’s it!

Click on “Save Input” and checkmark Coda. You can edit Inputs later by hovering over the playbook. 

Step 3: Run the playbook to save a Google Translate translation to Coda

When you want to save a Google Translate transcription to Coda, navigate to your translation.

Activate Bardeen (or hit Option + B on Mac or ALT + B on PC on your keyboard) and run this playbook. It will save the source language, source text, translated language and translated text to your Coda table with one click.

This automation is fantastic for businesses offering translation and language services. It streamlines the process of managing translations. It allows them to quickly gather translations from Google Translate and save them directly to a Coda database. This use case ensures accuracy and efficiency in handling multilingual content, making it easier to serve clients with timely and precise translations.

Companies with a global presence often deal with multilingual content across various departments. This automation can be employed to centralize and update translations within a Coda database. Whether it's product descriptions, marketing materials, or customer support responses, this use case ensures consistency and saves time when managing content in multiple languages.

Language enthusiasts, educators, and researchers can also benefit from this automation by simplifying the process of collecting translations. They can use it to gather translations for vocabulary lists, research projects, or language learning resources. This use case facilitates the organization and retrieval of translations, allowing individuals to focus more on their learning or research objectives.

You can also edit the playbook and add your next action to further customize the automation.

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