Translate Text

Suppose you need to send an e-mail message to someone who speaks another language — one that you do not speak. Using Outlook’s Translate feature, you can convert your message text, written in your own language, into something your recipient can understand.

Languages supported by Outlook’s translation feature include French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, and more.

Translate Text

1.
Compose your message using the language with which you are most familiar.
2.
Click and drag to select the text you want to translate.
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Right-click the selected text.
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Choose Translate.
5.
Choose Translate. The Research pane opens with the Translation options displayed.
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If necessary, click the From and select the language in which the message is written.
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Click the To and choose the language into which the message should be converted (here, French). Outlook displays the translated text.
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Select the translated text, and right-click it. ...

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