❓ Help
Help & Guide
Simple steps for using every part of Flip Ledger Translator.
1
Getting Started
- 1Create an account with your email address and a password.
- 2Enter your business or account name. You can change it later in Settings.
- 3Open Settings and add your Anthropic key, your OpenAI key, or both.
- 4These are your own keys. They pay for your translations and keep each account separate.
- 5Anthropic is used first for translation. OpenAI can translate too and is needed for voice input.
2
Live Conversation
- 1Choose the language you speak. Then start a conversation.
- 2Show the QR code to the other person, or copy and send the link.
- 3The other person opens the link and chooses their language. They do not need an account.
- 4Speak or type in the large box at the bottom. Your words appear there first.
- 5Check the words and fix anything that is wrong. Then choose Translate & send.
- 6Both people see the message in their own language. Choose Read aloud to hear a message.
3
Text Translator
- 1Choose the language of the original text and the language you want.
- 2Type, paste, or speak the words you want to translate.
- 3Choose Translate. The translated words appear below.
- 4Choose Save to Ledger if you want to keep the translation.
4
Photo Translate
- 1On a phone, choose Take photo to use the camera. You can also choose a photo you already have.
- 2On a computer, upload an image file.
- 3Choose the language you want, then choose Translate photo.
- 4The app reads the words in the image and shows the translation below it.
5
Document Translate
- 1Upload a PDF, or add clear photos of every page. A PDF can have more than one page.
- 2Choose the language you want. Leave Explain this to me on if you want a simple summary.
- 3The summary tells you what the document is, what you need to do, and important dates or amounts.
- 4The full translation keeps all the document's information. Read it below the summary.
- 5Choose Save to Ledger if you want to keep the document until you delete it.
6
History & Ledger
- 1New translations appear in Recent.
- 2Recent items clear themselves after 7 days.
- 3Choose Save to Ledger on an item you want to keep.
- 4Ledger items stay until you delete them or remove them from the Ledger.
- 5Use the tool buttons to show only Text, Photo, or Document items.
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Briefing, Reminders & Calendar
- 1Briefing gives you a short summary of what is overdue, due soon, or needs attention.
- 2Open Reminders to add, edit, complete, or delete a reminder.
- 3Open Calendar and choose a day to add an appointment or reminder for that date.
- 4When a translated document contains an important date, the app adds it to Reminders and Calendar.
- 5You can also add an item to your phone calendar from a reminder or document date.
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Contacts
- 1Add a person's name, role, and phone number. Choose Call to phone them.
- 2To start an ongoing translated chat, add their email and choose Invite to chat.
- 3Send them the invite link. They choose a password and their language.
- 4The invited person gets a free chat-only account. They do not need their own API key.
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AI Assistant
- 1Open Assistant and ask a question in your own language.
- 2Ask about your saved Ledger documents, reminders, or contacts.
- 3The answer uses only your own saved information. It does not use another person's data.
- 4If the answer is not in your saved information, the Assistant tells you it could not find it.
10
Settings
- 1Use Account to change your business or account name.
- 2Use App language to choose the language used on every screen.
- 3Use Appearance to switch between dark and light mode.
- 4Use API keys to add, replace, or remove your Anthropic and OpenAI keys.
- 5Your keys are encrypted. Other accounts cannot see or use them.