Translation with the Add-ins

Language selection

In the Translate panel, use the Source and Target dropdown lists to change the source or target language.

If Automatic language (Auto-Detect) detection is enabled, the detected language will automatically appear in the Source language dropdown.

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You can display the ‘profile selection’ menus by clicking on the ‘+’ button (optional):

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Within Word

Translate selection

Highlight a word or few sentences it will automatically translate the selected text and prompt Dictionary Lookup:

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Replace selection

Click on the Replace selection button to replace the selected with the translated text.

Translate full document

Click on the Translate full document button to translate the full document.

When you are translating an Office file, the progression of the translation process will be displayed:

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The translated file will be open in a new window. You can save the translated file using the standard File|Save function of your operating system or browser. If you are using the SYSTRAN add-in from a web browser. The browser will ask you to open the document, accept the request (we have the same behavior for Excel and PowerPoint).

A message will appear informing that the translation is complete.

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Within Excel

Translate selection

Select the cell that you want to translate, it will automatically translate the selected cell:

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You can select multiple cells for translation (only with mouse selection)

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Replace selection

Click on the Replace selection button to replace the selected cells with the translated cells.

Translate full workbook

Click on the Translate full workbook button to translate the full workbook.

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Within PowerPoint

Translate selection

Selecting a text or a shape will translate the text content of the selected object:

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Replace selection

Click on the Replace selection button to replace the selected content with the translated content.

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Translate full presentation

Click on the Translate full presentation button to translate the full presentation.

Within Outlook

There are two use cases with Outlook:

The writing mode: when you are writing an email
The reading mode: when you open an email received

The Writting Mode

Translate selection

Highlight a word or few sentences it will automatically translate the selected text and prompt Dictionary Lookup:

Replace selection

Click on the Replace selection button to replace the selected text with the translated text.

The Reading Mode

Translate mail

For the reading mode the SYSTRAN add-in translates all content of the mail when you open an email:

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