If you would
like to practice this, copy & paste this phrase written in French into an
email: Libérez votre potentiel pour gérer l'information, le temps et la technologie! You
will need to forward the email to yourself and then follow these steps
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Open the email and highlight the phrase or words
written in another language.
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Click on the TRANSLATE icon in the MESSAGE tab
(2013 users will need to choose the REVIEW tab)
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Select CHOOSE TRANSLATION LANGAUGE
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Under CHOOSE ITEM TRANSLATION LANGUAGES, use
pull-down arrow under TRANSLATE FROM to choose language (in this example French)
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In TRANSLATE TO, use pull-down arrow and choose
English (US)
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Select OK
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Now the languages are set, click on the TRANSLATE
icon again in the MESSAGE tab
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Choose TRANSLATE ITEM FROM FRENCH (FRANCE) TO
ENGLISH (US)
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A message will appear that Word is about to send
the document for translation over the Internet, select SEND
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The translation will appear in Microsoft’s
Translator Help webpage. In English, the
phrase is our tagline “Release (Unleash) your Potential to Manage Information,
Time, and Technology!”
There are many languages to choose from and you can easily change them as needed. This feature is also available in Word under the REVIEW tab.