Office Document Translation

Microsoft Office offers the ability to translate portions of documents or entire documents right within the Office platform. The procedure to translate a document is similar when comparing Office Online and Office apps.

Translate in Office Online

  1. Open the document you would like to translate
  2. Click View on the ribbon at the top
  1. Click Translate
  1. If you’d like to translate the entire document, click “Translate Document”. You can translate whatever is selected within the document by clicking “Translate Selection”.
  1. Click the Language that is currently selected in the To field
  1. Find and select the language you would like the document translated to
  1. Click “Translate”
  1. The translated document will appear. To continue working with the document in its translated form, click “Edit”.
  1. In the dialog box that appears, click “Ok” to save the translated document to your OneDrive
  1. Once a document is translated, the standard Office support tools are available for users to utilize (such as the ability to read aloud text or launch Immersive Reader). To launch Immersive Reader, click “View” in the ribbon bar.
  1. Click “Immersive Reader”
  1. Immersive Reader will launch and start reading in the language of the content that is displayed

Translate in Office Apps

  1. Open the document you would like to translate
  2. Click Review on the ribbon at the top
  1. Click “Translate”
  1. If you’d like to translate the entire document, click “Translate Document”. You can translate whatever is selected within the document by clicking “Translate Selection”.
  1. Click the Language that is currently selected in the To field, then select the language you would like the document translated to
  1. Click “Translate”
  2. The translated document will open in a new window
  3. Once a document is translated, the standard Office support tools are available for users to utilize (such as the ability to read aloud text or launch Immersive Reader). To launch Immersive Reader, click “View” in the ribbon bar.
  1. Click “Immersive Reader”
  1. Immersive Reader will launch and start reading in the language of the content that is displayed