Once the addin is installed, your Outlook shows a new Translate option in the Home ribbon. If, after installation, you cannot see this button please close and reopen Outlook.
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First time users - Login
Click the Translate button. If this is the very first time, a login dialog opens:
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If you encounter login problems, please read this page.
Translate selected text
Go to an email and select some text. Then press the Translate button and choose Translate Selection:
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After a few seconds the gist translation is ready and opens in Microsoft Word:
Translate attachments
If an email has attachments then you can get them translated. Let's look at this sample email with two attachments:
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Note: Some attachments (such as images) may be grayed and cannot be selected. Read an explanation here.
View completed translations
You view completed translations with the View translations option in the Translate button menu:
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The two icons on the right open the translated file or the folder containing the file, respectively. The latter is great if you want to copy or move the file.
Disconnect
The add-in remembers your credentials in encrypted form.
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Now, in the About dialog click Disconnect to remove the saved credentials. The next time you ask for a translation the login dialog will open again.
User interface language
In the About dialog above you can change the language of the tool.
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