I was doing the same that's why I looked for a better way ;-) Steve Berwanger Sent from my iPad > On Jun 27, 2014, at 9:18 AM, "Haas, Irene (NIH/NCATS) [E]" <irene.haas@nih.gov> wrote: > > What a great suggestion, Steve. Thank you!! (This will be much better than what I've been doing - typing text into Google Translate one chunk at a time, which works in a pinch but is very labor intensive.) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Berwanger [mailto:scout7@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 8:30 AM > To: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DVHH] Translation solution > > I recently purchased the Darowa Family Book. I understand most of it because it's all names and dates with lineage numbers. There is quite a bit in German which I don't understand. > > I searched the Apple store and found an app........ "Scan and Translate" > > This app allows you to take a picture of your book or other text source. You then adjust the size and crop the needed text. Then select the target language ( what you want to read the text in) and select translate. > > In less than a minute you will be able to read the new text. You can even click on the little speaker and the app will speak the text to you! > > There are both free and paid versions. I suggest trying the free and if you are going to use the app support the developer by paying the nominal amount for the paid version. > > I thought this would be something to share. > > > Steve Berwanger > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message