Microsoft KB Archive/99262

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Q99262

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 7.0, 7.0a

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SUMMARY
Several translation packages are available that allow you to translate documents between English and other languages. Some packages are unidirectional (for example, from English to Spanish only), and some are bi- directional (for example, from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English).

This article lists several manufacturers and briefly describes their translation packages.

Globalink
Globalink produces several foreign language translating products that operate in the Windows environment.

Power Translator 6.0
Globalink Power Translator(R) 6.0 creates draft translations of documents, e-mail, Web pages, and more.

Now with four languages in one box:


 * Spanish
 * French
 * German
 * Italian

You can easily translate text to and from English, create new documents, import files from other applications, or install it to work within Microsoft Word.

Includes a utility for translating within e-mail applications, a special version of Globalink Web Translator(TM), and a Conversation utility. You can create, prioritize, and modify dictionaries; edit documents interactively; and look up or inflect words. Based on Globalink Barcelona(TM) technology for Windows 95 or Windows NT systems.

Power Translator 5.1
Globalink Power Translator(TM) 5.1 is the newest release for Windows 3.1 operating systems. Now with three languages in one box:


 * Spanish
 * French
 * German

You can easily translate text to and from English, create new documents within the program, or import files from other applications, including Microsoft Word.

Includes a utility for translating within e-mail applications and a special version of Globalink Web Translator(TM). The program allows you to create and modify dictionaries and offers voice output. You can look up and inflect words and have access to online grammar help.

Globalink also makes intranet and Web translation software. For more information on Globalink products, contact:

Globalink, Inc.

9302 Lee Highway

Fairfax, VA 22031

Main Phone : (800) 255-5600

Fax : (703) 273-3866

Tech Support: (703) 934-2734

Internet : http://www.globalink.com/

Linguistic Products
Linguistic Products produces PC Translator, which translates the following languages:


 * English
 * Danish
 * Dutch
 * French
 * German
 * Italian
 * Portuguese
 * Spanish
 * Swedish

Customize the PC-Translator dictionaries with your own terms and phrases as used in your documentation. These dictionaries will encapsulate the translator expertise into a company specific terminology database, lower translation costs, and shorten time to market for multiple language releases. Additionally, they allow flexibility when choosing translators, because the expertise used previously can be reused.

PC Translator preserves document formats for Microsoft Word in Rich-Text Format (RTF) and runs in the Windows environment. For more information on PC Translator, contact:

Linguistic Products

P.O. Box 8263

The Woodlands, Texas 77387

Phone : (281) 298-2565

Fax : (281) 298-1911

Internet: http://www.pctranslator.com

E-mail : 76474.1515@compuserve.com The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: bi-directional uni-directional

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbinterop word8 winword word6 winword2 word7 word95

Issue type : kbinfo

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