Translating a deck

Automatic translation often makes a mess of slides: text spills out of boxes, the same term is translated three different ways, and the tone feels wrong.

PowerSlide translates the text in your existing slides (it doesn’t rebuild the deck from scratch). It agrees a glossary of key terms first, then checks that text still fits after translating.

Steps

1. Turn on the Translate the deck skill (see Working with skills).
2. Ask clearly, for example: “Translate the deck to French. Use formal language.”
   Say which variety you need when it matters (for example Quebec French vs. France, or Simplified vs. Traditional Chinese).
3. Attach a glossary if you have preferred translations for product or industry terms.
4. Approve the glossary when PowerSlide shows it.
5. Review as it goes. If titles feel awkward, fix those first — the rest usually follows.

It translates titles, body text, chart labels, footers, and speaker notes when they’re there. Company names, people’s names, and symbols like % or USD usually stay as they are, unless you ask otherwise. Dates and number formats are adjusted for the language.

Some languages need more space (German is often longer than English). Arabic and Hebrew may need a quick manual check of bullets and arrows.

To do one slide only: “Translate only this slide to Japanese, formal.”
After you’ve translated once for a client, save the glossary as a skill so the next deck stays consistent.