With the ribbon command Review | Translation in Write, you can translate individual text sections or even the entire document into the language of your choice in an instant.
Note: The translation is not done locally on your computer, but is transferred to the online translation service DeepL. Therefore, you must be connected to the Internet to use the translation feature.
To translate your text, proceed as follows:
| 1. | In your document, select a segment of text up to the point where you want the translation to end. If you want to translate a single paragraph, simply place the text cursor in the corresponding paragraph. |
| If you want to translate the entire document, you do not need to select anything specifically. |
| 2. | Then choose the ribbon command Review | group Language tools | Translation  , whereupon a dropdown menu will open. |
| 3. | Enable the option Translate selected text here to translate the selected text section (or the option Translate paragraph if you have selected a single paragraph). |
| If you want to translate the entire document, enable the option Translate document here. |
| 4. | Now select the Source language in the dropdown menu. |
| Note: The option Automatic uses the default language set for your Write document or the language in which your text is formatted (see Setting the language). If the text to be translated is in a different language, select the appropriate language manually in the Source language list. With the entry More you open an extended list with all languages available in Write. |
| 5. | Then select the desired translation language from the Target language list in the menu. Again, you will find an extended list with all available languages via the entry More. |
| Tip: Alternatively, you can open a dialog box via the menu entry Settings. Again, the source language and the target language can be selected – clearly arranged next to each other. |
| 6. | Finally, click on Translate now in the dropdown menu. |
The selected text segment is then replaced by the translation text of the target language.
Note: If you have chosen the option Translate document, you will be prompted to save the translation as a new file (Write will suggest the original file name with an abbreviation at the end). This step protects you from accidental data loss, as the translation action cannot be undone if you translate the entire document.
If you have only translated single parts of text, you can continue working in the original document. Since this translation action can be undone, a separate backup of the translated text as a new file is not mandatory.
