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    ✦ Translate the book

    Makes a new edition in your library, translated section by section, with the same design. Your book is not changed. Have a fluent reader check the translation before publishing, especially for languages with less training data such as Twi or Ewe.

    ✦ Listen with an AI voice

    Gemini reads the open section aloud. Hearing your words is the quickest way to catch awkward sentences.

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      Split section

      Click the paragraph that should start the new section.

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          Which AI does the writing work

          Keys are saved only on this computer, in the ADOBEA folder, and are never shown in the page. AI features send the text they work on to the provider you choose. On Gemini's free plan, Google may use what you send to improve its products and people may review it; use a paid plan or Claude for unpublished work you want kept private.

          Word sprint

          Write as much as you can before the timer ends. ADOBEA tracks your words per minute and typing speed.

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          Type an abbreviation that starts with ; and then a space. It turns into the full text. {date} and {time} fill in by themselves.

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          Words you often mistype, or names you want fixed. Press Cmd+Z right after any correction to undo it.

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