Disclosure: I'm the developer of Maildoer, the tool used in this walkthrough.
Small teams often need the same document in several languages: a product one-pager, a customer FAQ, an onboarding note for a new hire abroad. Copying text into one tool after another and fixing the formatting each time eats an afternoon.
Here's the email-only way I do it now.
1. Attach the original
Send an email to do@maildoer.com with the Word file, PDF or plain text attached. No account setup and no app to install.
2. Write the request in plain words
The email body is the instruction. For example:
Translate the attached FAQ into Spanish, German and Japanese. Keep the headings and the bullet structure. Use a friendly, professional tone, and add a short list of any terms you weren't sure about.
Asking for a list of uncertain terms is a small trick that saves review time: a native speaker on your team only needs to check those.
3. Read the reply in the same thread
The translations come back as a reply to your email, so the original and the results stay together. If you need a change, just reply again ("make the German version more formal").
Other things worth trying in the same thread
- Ask for a one-paragraph summary of the document in each language for a newsletter.
- Ask for a 5-slide PowerPoint deck with images that presents the FAQ for a team meeting.
- Forward a customer's email written in another language and ask for a reply draft in that language, plus an English version for you.
Maildoer is officially live. Every email address gets 100 credits on first use to try every feature (that's a trial, not unlimited free use). Details at https://maildoer.com. For partnerships: tiger2014124@gmail.com.
