How to Photograph Document Pages for Translation: Phone Tips and What to Check
You can translate a paper document from phone photos, but the photo decides what can be read. Here is how to shoot each page flat and evenly lit, put the photos in order, what iSomor does with them before upload, and which spots to check against the paper afterwards.
How to Convert a PDF to Text (TXT) and Check What Came Out
Converting a PDF to text only works when the PDF already has a text layer, and the TXT file keeps the words, not the layout. Here is how to extract the pages you need, and the six places to check against the original before you paste the text anywhere.
How to Translate an Annual Report PDF: Tables, Units, and Notes to Check
A translated annual report can read smoothly while a unit, a minus sign, or a fiscal year label quietly changes. This guide shows what to check in a 10-K, an annual report, or a Japanese securities report, and a section-by-section workflow for checking it against the original.
One Word, Several Meanings: How to Check Names and Terms When Translating a PDF
Words like "bank", "cell", or the Turkish "Türk" can each mean more than one thing, and a translation can pick the wrong sense while still reading smoothly. This guide shows how to find such words, decide each term once, and check every occurrence against the original.
How to Translate a Long PDF (300+ Pages) Without Losing the Layout
Pasting a 300-page book into a chat window rarely works. This guide gives a practical workflow for long PDFs: a pre-flight checklist, how to split a book sensibly, which output to choose, and how to review the translation chapter by chapter.
Two-Column PDF Translation Out of Order? What to Check Before and After
When a two-column PDF is translated, a sentence from the left column can end up joined to one from the right. Every word is still there, so it is easy to miss. This guide explains why it happens and which spots to check before and after translation.
How to Check a PDF Translation Against the Original: Numbers, Terms, and Tables
A fluent translation can still change a number, drop a "not", or shift a table column. This guide shows how to use a bilingual PDF to check a translation against the original in focused passes, and what to record when something is wrong.
How to Translate a PDF with Math Equations Without Breaking the Formulas
Equations break in PDF translation when a tool treats them as words. Learn which PDFs keep their formulas, a step-by-step workflow, what to check afterwards, and where the limits are.
How to Fix Line Breaks in Text Copied from a PDF
Copied PDF text often mixes line breaks, split words, headings, and lists. Learn what to clean up first—and what deleting line breaks cannot fix.
How to Translate a Technical Manual PDF: Steps, Diagrams, and Terminology
A practical workflow for translating technical manuals: match the correct revision, review procedure order, preserve identifiers and units, and connect instructions with diagrams.
How to Translate Only Selected Pages of a PDF
Extract a chapter or selected PDF pages, check page numbering and context, then upload the smaller file for translation. A practical guide to keeping the right pages together.
How to Translate a Scanned PDF: What to Check First
Before translating, work out whether your PDF is an original digital file, a scan, or a mix of both. iSomor translates both; for scans, it recognizes the text first, so check the result or find the original file.