With the Microsoft Office Mini Translator, you can point to a word or selected phrase with your mouse and the translation displays in a small window. The Mini Translator is only available in OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word.
Turn on or off the Mini Translator
- To use the Mini Translator, you need to make sure that it is turned on by clicking Review, in the Language group, click Translate, and then click Mini Translator.
- If Mini Translator is selected
Mini Translator command turned on , it is turned on.
- If Mini Translator is not selected
Mini Translator command turned off , it is turned off.
Set the Mini Translator language
- The list of languages available the Mini Translator depends on the language version of Office you are using. To learn more about translation language pairs, see Translate text in a different language.
- Click Review, in the Language group, click Translate, and then click Choose Translation Language.
- In the Translation Language Options dialog box, under Choose Mini Translator language, click the language that you want from the Translate to list.
Use the Mini Translator
- After you have set the translation language and enabled the Mini Translator, point to a word in your file to see the translation.