Can I change the language of my document?

I currently built a 160 page manual in English for our company.

We currently hired an employee who speaks spanish (mexico) and does not
understand english very well, Is there a way I can take that entire document
and translate it to Spanish for this employee, somewhere in my language
preference?

I did find a program on the internet that translates all documents for me
but I have to cut and paste each individual page and then edit it into my
word document.

Thanks
tb

You can purchase software that will do it but nothing can replace a human
translator.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"tb" wrote in message
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I currently built a 160 page manual in English for our company.

We currently hired an employee who speaks spanish (mexico) and does not
understand english very well, Is there a way I can take that entire
document
and translate it to Spanish for this employee, somewhere in my language
preference?

I did find a program on the internet that translates all documents for me
but I have to cut and paste each individual page and then edit it into my
word document.

Thanks
tb

Translation programs do a very poor job of translating text
from English to Spanish. English is a complicated language
with many words shrouded in context. A human translator
would be best for all concerned, but that would be an
expensive proposition...especially to translate a 160 page
manual.

Instead of translating your company's documents for ONE
Mexican employee, why not encourage him/her to improve
his/her English language skills by absorbing the cost of
English classes at a local school, or by buying him/her a
comprehensive set of "Learn English" CDs at a local computer
store such as CompUSA or Staples? This would be to
everyone's benefit. Allow your Mexican employee to spend
an hour or so a day studying the CDs in house.


"tb" wrote in message
...
I currently built a 160 page manual in English for our company.

We currently hired an employee who speaks spanish (mexico) and does not
understand english very well, Is there a way I can take that entire document
and translate it to Spanish for this employee, somewhere in my language
preference?

I did find a program on the internet that translates all documents for me
but I have to cut and paste each individual page and then edit it into my
word document.

Thanks
tb

Excellent suggestion. There may even be federal, state, or local funding
available for that training.

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"Uncle Joe" wrote in message
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Translation programs do a very poor job of translating text
from English to Spanish. English is a complicated language
with many words shrouded in context. A human translator
would be best for all concerned, but that would be an
expensive proposition...especially to translate a 160 page
manual.

Instead of translating your company's documents for ONE
Mexican employee, why not encourage him/her to improve
his/her English language skills by absorbing the cost of
English classes at a local school, or by buying him/her a
comprehensive set of "Learn English" CDs at a local computer
store such as CompUSA or Staples? This would be to
everyone's benefit. Allow your Mexican employee to spend
an hour or so a day studying the CDs in house.


"tb" wrote in message
...
I currently built a 160 page manual in English for our company.

We currently hired an employee who speaks spanish (mexico) and does not
understand english very well, Is there a way I can take that entire
document
and translate it to Spanish for this employee, somewhere in my language
preference?

I did find a program on the internet that translates all documents for me
but I have to cut and paste each individual page and then edit it into my
word document.

Thanks
tb