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Bing text translation features

Text-to-Speech: Click the “Listen” icon to hear the translation spoken out loud. You can select the drop-down menu to change the voice from male to female, and in some instances, such as French, you can select whether you hear the translation in French (France), or French (Canada).

Share: Click the “Share” icon to share the translation via email, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.

Copy: Click the “Copy” icon to copy the translation.

Suggest an edit: If you come across a translation that isn’t quite right, click the “Suggest an edit” link. The translated text will highlight, and you can type and enter your correction manually. Don’t forget to click “Submit”.

How to translate text

• Enter the text you want to translate in the box on the left.
• Verify that the language of your content is correct.
• Auto-Detect: If Auto-Detect is selected, Translator attempts to determine the language automatically. In short texts, there is sometimes not enough information to detect the correct language. In that case please choose the source language manually.
• Choose the language you want to translate to on the right.
• The translated text will appear in the box on the right.

How to translate web pages

You can translate web pages into 90 languages and dialects – directly in your browser even if you are not using the Translator add-in on Edge.

• Enter a web page address or copy/paste a URL into the box on the left.
• Verify that the language of your content is correct. If the auto-detected source language is incorrect, change it using the language drop-down.
• Choose the language you want to translate to on the right.
• Click on the translated web page link, which will appear in the box to the right or the translate button
• The translated web page will open in a new window or tab.

How to translate an email

The quickest way to translate the occasional email is to copy and paste the text in https://www.bing.com/translator

If you translate emails on a regular basis, install the Translator for Outlook add-in.

Offensive translation mistake

To report an offensive translation, submit a bug by clicking the Contact the Translator Team link on the Microsoft Translator Apps Feedback and Support page.

What languages are supported by Microsoft Translator?

View our list of languages supported for both speech and text translation.

Why are the FAQs not written in my language?

Our help pages are written in English. However, you can translate the help texts to one of many languages by scrolling to the top of this page and locating the language box below the site navigation.

Click or tap to expand the language menu, and select your desired language.

Best free Translator apps for Windows 10 PC

Thanks to the internet, the world is shrinking in size. The internet is equal and offers equal opportunity for all the people across the world. A software developer from India can sell his product in the U.S. One of the crucial problem that arises out of the cross border trade is the language barriers. More than often we need to translate documents, emails or pitches to a foreign language before sending it out to a client.

Hiring a translator might not be economically feasible for smaller companies. This is where the Translator apps come to rescue. You can use offline/online translators to translate documents in foreign languages. In this article, we will list some of the best offline translator apps that you can use on Windows 10.

Best Translator apps for Windows 10

1. Translator app for Windows 10
2. Just Translate
3. Translator Metro
4. Mate Translate
5. DualClip Translator for Windows.

1] Translator app for Windows 10

I for long was hooked to Google Translate but once I tried out the Translator I was left impressed. The best part of Translator 10 is that it can work offline unlike Google Translate which is a complete web-based application. We have tested the app extensively and listed below are some features and how the Translator app fared in these categories.

The Translator app is free to use and supports real-time translation. I have tried this tool while conversing with international clients and it has left me impressed. Thats not all, you can also use Camera translation, Voice Translation, and Offline Translation. The Offline Translation feature is very important and comes in handy while traveling abroad.

As a bonus, you also get Word of the Day feature and the Translator app will automatically favorite your most used phrases. You can download Translator app for Windows 10 from the Microsoft Store.

2] Just Translate

Just Translates is an offline translator app for Windows. This app offers some of the best features and best of all is free to use. Just Translate comes equipped with an ability to translate across more than 50 languages. The inbuilt grammar checker tool will flag your typos and grammatical errors. You can also save the translated file in the PDF format. You can download Just Translate from the homepage.

3] Translator Metro

Translator Metro seems to be based on Google Translator engine. So if you want the prowess of Google Translate on Windows, then the Translator Metro is a pretty useful app. The app supports translation across more than 90 languages and also offers automatic language detection feature. The only qualm is that Translator Metro is an online-only app and this might be a drawback for some of us. You can download and use Translator Metro from the Microsoft Store.

4] Mate Translate

Mate Translate is a translator extension for Edge browser. It is designed to cover all your translation needs and supports words, phrases, and documents across more than 103 languages. The tool also offers a paid human translator as an optional.

The Mate Translate also lets you highlight any word on a webpage and translate it by hovering the mouse. This ensures that you don’t have to leave the webpage or close your application for translating needs. Overall, the Mate Translate is a handy tool that delivers as promised. You can also install Mate Translate on multiple devices across multiple platforms and sync up your preferences. Download Mate Translate from the official site.

5] DualClip Translator for Windows

DualClip Translator addresses some of the issues that are inherent to Bing and Google translator. Once downloaded and installed the program translation of selected text or clipboard contents with Google/Microsoft Translator. This makes it very easy to translate.

I personally found the DualClip to be very useful whilst reading articles online. All you need to do is highlight the text selection and the program will take care of the rest. DualClip is powered by a translation engine based on both Google and Microsoft translator (either can be selected). You can also use the screen capture feature to take a screenshot and translate the content. DualClip also lets offers customizable hotkeys and an option to set the default output language. You can download DualClip Translator from the homepage.

Try Microsoft Translator for free

Test Translator’s text and speech translation performance

There are multiple ways to test Translator’s text and speech translation performance right now for free.

At the simplest level, you can try out translation right away over the web or in Office products without installing any new programs. If you would like to take a closer look, you can install apps such as the Microsoft Translator apps for your smart phone.

To see how Translator works, we offer free sample apps on GitHub for text and speech, complete with open source code so you can view the code in action. To use the sample apps, you will first need to sign up for a free subscription to the Text or Speech API.

If you want to jump directly to testing out Translator in your own apps, sign up for a free subscription to Translator or Speech service on Azure.

View pricing for the Translator and Speech Service on Azure.

Try out in web apps and in Microsoft Word

Translator for Bing

Instantly translate your text from one language to another with Translator for Bing. Powered by Microsoft Translator, the site provides free translation to and from any of the supported text translation languages.

Translator live conversations

Translate in-person, face-to-face conversations in real time, with up to 100 speakers all speaking their own languages and using their own device. Learn more

Word Translator

Microsoft Office 365 subscribers can translate Word documents into 90 languages and dialects using Word Translator, an intelligent service made available through the cloud. The built-in Word Translator can be used whether you want to translate a selection of words within a document, or translate the entire document. Learn more

Install Translator apps and plugins

Microsoft Translator App

Microsoft Translator is a free, personal translation app for 90 languages and dialects, to translate text, voice, conversations, camera photos, and screenshots. Learn more

Translator for Microsoft Edge

Translate foreign language web pages from 90 languages and dialects using the Microsoft Edge web browser. Learn more

Translator for Outlook add-In

Translator helps you read messages in your preferred language across devices. Learn more

Test sample apps

The following apps require subscription to Translator or the Translator Speech API. View how to sign up below.

Document Translator

Microsoft Document Translator allows you to translate your Word, PDF, PowerPoint, plain text or Excel documents quickly and easily. You can also customize and fine tune your translations. The source code for this sample app is also available on GitHub.

Speech Translator

Translate as you speak and show the translations in a subtitle window displayed on your screen. This sample application shows the use of near real-time translation and transcription. The source code for this sample app is also available on GitHub.

Develop your own app

Follow these 4 steps to begin using Translator to start developing your own app.

If you are in China, you can subscribe to a free trial on Azure.cn. View steps for subscribing on Azure.cn.

1. Sign into the Azure portal

• Don’t have an account? You can create a free account to experiment at no charge.
• Already have an account? Sign-in

2. Create a subscription for Translator

After you sign in to the portal, you can create a subscription to Translator as follows:

• Select + Create a resource.
• In the Search the Marketplace search box, enter Translator and then select Translator from the results.
• Select Create to define details for the subscription.
• From the Pricing tier list, select the pricing tier that best fits your needs.
  • Each subscription has a free tier. The free tier has the same features and functionalities as the paid plans and doesn’t expire.
  • You can have only one free subscription for your account.
• Select Create to finish creating the subscription.

  3. Authentication Key

  When you sign up for Translator, you get a personalized access key unique to your subscription. This key is required on each call to Translator.

  • Retrieve your authentication key by first selecting the appropriate subscription.
  • Select Keys in the Resource Management section of your subscription’s details.
  • Copy either of the keys listed for your subscription.

  4. Learn, Test & Get Support

  Microsoft Translator Blog

  

  We are pleased to announce the availability of our new Translator app for Window 10.

  In addition to the features you were familiar with in the previous versions of the app for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 such as text, voice and picture translation, Chinese translations to Pinyin, text-to-speech for translations, as well as support for offline translations with free downloadable language packs, this new app also adds:

  • A truly responsive and refreshed user-experience that allows you to use it seamlessly across your Windows 10 PC experiences:
    • Full screen on your favorite Windows 10 tablet
    • Snapped to work alongside an app or website you need translation for on your tablet or laptop
    • In a resizable floating window as a companion desktop app for your everyday productivity uses
  • The power of the new Windows 10 platform: This app has been rewritten to be a true universal app. The same app with a consistent look and feel will work across all of your Windows 10 devices, from PC to Phone to other Windows 10 powered devices
  • Pinning your favorite translations for easy access and the ability to look them up by translation type: text, voice, and camera
  • Search history and favorite translations in the handy integrated search bar
  • Easy access to the last 3 languages you translated from and to
  • Selection of the language dialect for the text-to-speech features is available for Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish so you can always be sure you have the right accent while translating during your travels
  • New languages supported for camera translations: Romanian, Serbian Cyrillic, and Slovak
  • Support for the newly launched Kiswahili language, including an offline downloadable language pack for all the times you don’t have access to Internet

  In addition, today we’re also announcing the availability of Kiswahili for online text translation in our Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone apps.

  Questions? Issues? Ideas? We’re waiting for your feedback!