![]() Translator has been incorporated into Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but have you also used it within Outlook? I originally shared this tip in the Productivity Tips webinar from November 2019. ![]() You can do the same with the app, or via the browser.īut as for this productivity tip, I’ll point you to something closer to your day-to-day activities: translating words and phrases when sending and receiving email. One of the coolest capabilities is that of the Presentation Translator, an early version of which I used while speaking at SharePoint Saturday Sacramento a few years back, and was able to provide real-time translation of my presentation using Custom Speech Service (CSS) from Azure’s Cognitive Services for several Spanish-speaking attendees. Whether receiving content from a non-English speaker, or creating content for an international audience, Microsoft provides robust translation capabilities with Microsoft Translator. ![]() They were very nice, but I quickly determined that their English was limited, so while we sat at the gate, I popped open Translator and had a great conversation with them right there on the spot, pointing them toward a couple favorite sight-seeing stops in Seattle. For example, I was on a flight from Salt Lake City to Seattle, and sat down in an aisle with two elderly women who were visiting the US from China, and were connecting through SLC from LAX. I’ve been a fan of Microsoft Translator for a couple years, and have leveraged it on occasion in some really cool ways. We’re all likely familiar with the various translation apps and services available, but this is one of those features that has quietly made its way into numerous applications without much fanfare, and yet provides an increasingly important function in our increasingly global collaborative activities.
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