[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":215},["ShallowReactive",2],{"docs-en-/en/docs/quickstart":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":207,"extension":208,"meta":209,"navigation":210,"path":211,"seo":212,"stem":213,"__hash__":214},"docs/en/docs/quickstart.md","Quickstart",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":192},"minimark",[9,13,17,22,25,32,37,45,51,65,69,76,79,89,93,96,100,111,115,118,124,128,147,153,157,160,171,177,180],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"quickstart",[14,15,16],"p",{},"This guide explains how to quickly translate a PDF document with Doco Translate.",[18,19,21],"h2",{"id":20},"_1-choose-translation-settings","1. Choose Translation Settings",[14,23,24],{},"Open Doco Translate to enter the home screen. 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Advanced services require you to configure either an API key (",[55,56,58],"a",{"href":57},"/docs/service/ai/apikey","AI Services (API Key)",") or a local environment (",[55,61,63],{"href":62},"/docs/service/ai/local","AI Services (Local)",").",[33,66,68],{"id":67},"source-language","Source Language",[14,70,71,72,75],{},"The default source language is ",[41,73,74],{},"Auto Detect",", which is recommended for most documents.",[14,77,78],{},"Choose the source language manually in these situations:",[80,81,82,86],"ol",{},[83,84,85],"li",{},"The source language was detected incorrectly and you need to translate again.",[83,87,88],{},"The PDF is scanned and specifying the language will improve OCR accuracy.",[33,90,92],{"id":91},"target-language","Target Language",[14,94,95],{},"The system language is used as the default target language. You can choose a different target language as needed. 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