Translate column A of each row in a Google Sheet using ChatGPT and store the translation in column B
Stop copying, pasting and wrangling text across tabs. Your sheet translates itself. Automatically.
Manually translating spreadsheet data wastes valuable hours and creates a real bottleneck as your data grows: copying and pasting each row into a translation tool, checking for errors, and moving results into the right column eats into productivity fast. Miss a row or update? Your team is left with outdated, inconsistent translations, which can lead to miscommunications, lost revenue opportunities, and a messy workflow nobody enjoys.
This formula from Botize uses ChatGPT to automatically translate the text in column A of every new row in your Google Sheet, then neatly places the translated result in column B. It scans for updates every hour by default (but you can adjust the frequency), ensuring your sheet stays current without any manual input. You can adapt which sheet, columns, and languages to use, preserving flexibility while giving you back your precious time. Suddenly, what took hours or risked human error is handled in the background, with enterprise-grade translation quality and complete visibility.
Ready to transform the headache of spreadsheet translation into a seamless, hands-off process? Follow our simple, step-by-step guide to set up this automation in Botize—or, if you prefer, jump right to the ready-made version and start benefiting instantly. Take control of your multilingual data without the busywork!
Automate this task with 4 simple prompts
Copy and paste the following prompts into Botize's AI task editor
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Access the Botize automated task editor.
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Select the AI editing tool.
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Let's start by making sure the automation runs on its own every hour.
Copy and paste this prompt into the AI editing tool.
Set up the workflow so that it automatically triggers and runs every hour. ⤵
Click the 'Apply this task' button to confirm.
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Now, we need a step to pull the next new row from our Google Sheet so we know what to work on.
Copy and paste this prompt into the AI editing tool.
Add a step that fetches the next new row from the first sheet in our Google Sheets file. Make sure to capture what's in column A and remember which row it is. ⤵
Click the 'Apply this task' button to confirm.
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Let's translate what's in column A using ChatGPT.
Copy and paste this prompt into the AI editing tool.
Add a step that sends the value from column A to ChatGPT and asks it to translate the text to English. ⤵
Click the 'Apply this task' button to confirm.
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Finally, we need to add the translated text into column B of the same row.
Copy and paste this prompt into the AI editing tool.
Add a step that writes the translated text from ChatGPT into column B of the same row in our Google Sheet. ⤵
Click the 'Apply this task' button to confirm.
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Your automation is ready to use. Click the 'Save changes' button.
Save changes
Instant Sheet Translator: Google Sheets Meets GPT
Here’s the magic: Every time you add or update a row in your Google Sheet, our automation grabs the text in column A, asks ChatGPT to translate it into English, and neatly drops the translated text right into column B. No extensions, no copy-paste, just plug, play and relax.
| Manual | Botize | |
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| Copying and pasting each text for translation | 2 minutes per row | 0 Minutes |
| Switching browser/app windows | 1 minute per 5 rows | 0 Minutes |
| Fixing mistakes and re-pasting translations | 0.5 minutes per row | 0 Minutes |
| Total | Up to 30 minutes for just 10 rows—now down to zero. | 0 Minutes |
Yep, you can finally automate column-by-column translations in Google Sheets—no coding, no formulas, no headaches. This is exactly what you’ve been Googling for.
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⌾︎ You manage content, reviews or lists in Google Sheets and need quick, accurate translations.
⌾︎ You’re tired of juggling browser tabs and just want clicking 'Refresh' to mean ‘done’.
✕ You only translate once a year, or don’t use Google Sheets at all.
✕ You love manual busywork (hey, you do you!).
✓ Choose any columns in your sheet, not just A and B.
✓ Translate into any language you want—just change the prompt.
✓ Adjust how often your spreadsheet checks for updates: every hour, every minute, or on demand.
ChatGPT Plus This automation serves as an example of how to translate content in Google Sheets using ChatGPT. It shows how to read data, translate it automatically, and save the result in another column
