The translation options lists the languages that are available to translate text from or into for the bilingual dictionary and machine translation options.

For information on how to translate text, see Translate text. If you want to change your keyboard language, see Switch between different languages as you type. To find out how to set the language of text, see Set the display and editing languages.

• Excel

• OneNote

• Outlook

• PowerPoint

• Publisher

• Visio

• Word

Excel

1. On the Review tab, click Translate .
2. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either Translate text or Translate a whole document.

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OneNote

1. On the Tools menu, click Research, and then in the All Reference Books list, click Translation.

   

2. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either follow the steps in either Translate words, phrases, or paragraphs or Translate a whole document.

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Outlook

1. In an e-mail message that you received, select the text in the message body, right-click the selected text, click Translate on the shortcut menu, and then click Translate.
2. Alternatively, when creating an e-mail message, select the text in the message body, and then on the Message tab, in the Proofing group, click Spelling, and then click Translate.

   

3. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either Translate words, phrases, or paragraphs or Translate a whole document.

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PowerPoint

 Note   Only one slide can be translated at a time.

1. On the Review tab, click Translate .
2. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either Translate words, phrases, or paragraphs or Translate a whole document.

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Publisher

1. On the Tools menu, click Research, and then in the All Reference Books list, click Translation.

   

2. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

 Note   If the Research command is unavailable, open or create a publication, and then try again.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either Translate words, phrases, or paragraphs or Translate a whole document.

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Visio

1. On the Tools menu, click Research, and then in the All Reference Books list, click Translation.

   

2. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

 Note   If the Research command is unavailable, open or create a drawing, and then try again.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either Translate words, phrases, or paragraphs or Translate a whole document.

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Word

1. On the Review tab, click Translate .

    Tip   In Word, right-click anywhere in the document, and then click Translate on the shortcut menu.

2. In the Translation pane, click Translation options.

To translate a word or document, follow the steps in either Translate words, phrases, or paragraphs or Translate a whole document.

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