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.