How do I change English to Spanish in original document

[Scott]

I have a document in English that I want to be in Spanish (Mexico). Once I
select the text, how do I convert the language?

 

[SVC]

If you are using Word 2003, you can select the text to be translated, click
the Alt key and then click the text again. This will bring up the Research
task pane. Click the drop down by All Reference Books and select
Translation. Select the From and To languages and click the green arrow.
The translation from an online translation service will appear below. You
can copy and paste the translation into a new Word document.

For obvious legal reasons, I cannot and will not vouch for the correctness
of the translation--you will have to check with the sponsored site to learn
more.

 

[TedMi]

Mechanical translations are laughably inaccurate. The translation for "Bill
Gates" often comes up with the equivalent of "dollar doors". Is that the
quality of translation you want?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Also be aware that the translation service that Word connects to
(WordLingo) doesn't offer machine translation to Mexican Spanish. Only
"Spanish (Spain)" is listed. Other online services, such as BabelFish,
don't even mention which dialects they offer.

Especially in Spanish, there are many idioms that have very different
connotations in various regions, including some phrases that can be
considered obscene by some people. To avoid potential disaster, I'd
advise you to have your translated text examined by a member of your
audience before you publish the document.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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