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Parents 🧸: The Live Translation Tool

This article will explain how to enable the Live Translation Tool so that content on Famly will be automatically translated

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Written by Faith Dulany
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Live Translation allows you to communicate across (130+) languages, and create a digital experience that reflects your inclusive and diverse community!

Live Translation is supported in News feed posts, Messages, and Observations.

We also have full app translation to Spanish, among a few other languages!


Downloadable welcome packets for parents:

with instructions on Live Translation setup across languages!

Instructions in English: LiveTranslation_English.pdf

Instructions in Spanish: LiveTranslation_Spanish (1).pdf

Instructions in Arabic: LiveTranslation_Arabic.pdf


How to set up your Translation language

Once your setting has enabled the Live Translation Tool, you'll be able to set this up with your preferred Translation language in your own settings.

  • Tap on you profile picture in the top right corner of your app

  • Go to Your Settings

  • Select Language and Translations

  • In the Translation language section, click on Edit and choose your preferred language from the drop-down list

  • In the Platform language section, click on Edit and choose your preferred language from the drop-down list

  • You're all set!

Once your Translation language has been set, the option to translate News feed posts, Observations, and Messages will become available.


Translating Newsfeed posts, Direct Messages and Observations

Look for a Translate post button (in your chosen translation language) just under the post. Tapping this will automatically translate any written text in the post.

Newsfeed:

Before:

After:

Messages:

Before:

After:

Observations:

Before:

After:


Platform Translation

Example: English / Spanish

Default:

After platform translation is set to Spanish:


Downloadable welcome packets for parents:

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