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Translator – Home Page
Text translation
  • Select your original and translation language from the “Languages” drop down box.
  • Type or paste your text in the “Enter text” box.
  • Click the "Translate" button.
Web page translation
  • Select your original and translation language from the “Languages” drop down box.
  • Enter the URL of a web page in the "Enter text" box.
  • Click the "Translate" button.
  • Once in the Bilingual Viewer, you can change viewing modes, target language, or URL by clicking on the controls in the menu bar.
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Bilingual Viewer (translated web pages)
If you click on a “Translate this page” link in the Bing results or enter a web address in the web page translation box on www.microsofttranslator.com, translations will be presented to you in the Bilingual Viewer, providing easy access to the original web page and its translation. In the Bilingual Viewer you are able to:
  • Browse the original web page text and translation in parallel, supported by synchronized highlights, scrolling, and navigation.
  • Enter a new web page URL.
  • Select a translation language.
  • Choose between 4 bilingual layouts.
  • Exit the bilingual translation mode to see the original web page content.
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FAQ
+ Why is the quality of the translation not as good as I would like it to be?
Language translation is extremely difficult, as the meaning of words and phrases often depends on the context and specialized knowledge of the domain area or culture. Sentence structures and grammatical rules vary significantly between two languages, which adds to the complexity of the translation challenge. Currently, it still requires human skills to translate sentences without errors. The quality of today's most advanced translation software is well below the accuracy and fluency of a professional translator, and many sentences are simply not understandable. Researchers are continuously working on improvements, but it may be many years before high quality translation can be consistently offered by a computer. For this reason, we display both the original text and its translation, anticipating that you will find it easier to understand the translation and to compare it with the original content if needed.
+ What text formats are supported?
Html and Text. The viewer will not translate text on images, in PDFs, or in Flash graphics and animation. It may also not translate some dynamically generated text, such as in cascading menus.
+ Why is Translator using the wrong language to translate from when using Auto-Detect?
When the language to translate from is set to "Auto-Detect", translator attempts to determine the language automatically, based on the frequency of certain character sequences in the text. On short pieces of text, these sequences can be ambigous, and Translator can sometimes not determine what the language to translate from is. In that case please choose the language to translate from manually.
+ Where can I report translation problems?
You may either submit a one-click star rating on the Translator home page, or use the Feedback link in the footer of the home page and the Bilingual Viewer. If non-offensive text has resulted in an offensive translation by mistake, you may also report this by clicking on the link “Report offensive translations” which, like the star rating option, is available on the Translator home page after a translation has been submitted.
+ Why aren't all web pages translated?
There are a number of reasons why we may not be able to translate content on a certain web page:
  • We do not transmit any https (security web pages) content to our translation server.
  • Some page implementations do not make text accessible for translation.
  • Flash and text on images cannot be translated.
  • The Bilingual Viewer uses frames to display translations to you. Pages containing scripts which enforce that a web page is not displayed in a frame will not be translated.
  • System requirements may not be met.
+ What are the system requirements for this service?
Browser Version Operating System
Internet Explorer 7.0 & 8.0 Windows Vista & Windows XP SP2
Internet Explorer 6.x Windows XP SP2
Firefox 2.0 & 3.0 Mac OS X 10.4 & Windows XP SP2 & Windows Vista
Safari 3.x Mac OS X 10.4
+ When do I see a “Translate this page” link next to a Bing result?
This link is available when Bing has found a web page which is in a different language than the default (or chosen) language for your browser, and if we can offer a translation between the web page language and your default language.
+ How do I set my preferred translation language?
  • You can select a translation language on the Translator (www.microsofttranslator.com) page for your text or web page translations.
  • Once you see web page translations in the Bilingual Viewer, you may change your original and translation language.
  • The Language tab under Search Options (accessible through the “Options” link on the Bing page) allows you to select a translation language into which pages are translated. This may be other than the default language of your browser.
+ Where can I find more information about this service and recent updates?
Please visit the Microsoft Translator Team Blog (English) for additional / current information.
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