thanks for replying mike.
On 3 Nov, 14:23, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On Nov 2, 4:40 pm, dannyp wrote:
>
> > The dilema is this, There are many .pdf files embedded (with direct
> > linking) all in english and some powerpoint slides I converted
> > to .jpeg.
> >.... Google translator is fantastic but half our site is embedded
> > .pdf and .ppt files in english that don't translate.
>
> Google translate can only handle text. The Ajax APIs by default will
> not translate material within certain tags, but I do not think is very
> likely that you are using them based on your two statements: "it
> translates seemlessly" and "My HTML knowledge is copy and paste and
> nothing more".
>
> In short, you should convert your PDF and PPT files to HTML, by hand
> if needed, although there may be programs out there that can automate
> your first pass.
>
> Then, you should take the time to learn how to use the Ajax APIs. In
> the long run it will save you a good deal of time:
>
> http://code.google.com/apis/ajaxlanguage/documentation/
