TRANSLATE - eMAIL TO SPANISH

[Margaret N]

I notice that I have an icon on my Google Tool Bar that says 'TRANSLATE'. While I understand how it works there is just one thing that I have not been able to sort.
When I create an email in English and need to 'TRANSLATE' to Spanish the icon is greyed out so I am unable to do this function when sending.

Is it possible to activate this button so that I can use it in 'SEND' mode?

[Rusty]

I don't know if this is going to help, or not!! When I wanted to send an e-mail in German I typed it out in English, then did a paint and copy, I then went to Google and clicked on 'Translate' and pasted my e-mail in the little box and asked for a translation then I copied the result and pasted it back into my e-mail. I left the English version in the e-mail in case they needed it!

That sounds awfully muddled, but perhaps someone will come up with a more coherent explanation if you can't follow my version.

Margaret

[Margaret N]

Hello Rusty,

Sorry for delay in reply to your help but I have been having a fight with a new I Mac (have a total of 14 days to return it - if I don't put it out the window first)

I understood your instructions and when I started to use them Google offered me an option to paste my message in one box and then select language and that was it. I am told by another lady locally that it was a very good translation.

I will continue the fight with this rather new toy that is keeping me awake at night with worry incase I do not get the hang of it. Fingers Crossed.

Many thanks for help.

[Rusty]

Hello Margaret, I'm so glad that it worked for you and that it was considered a good translation.

Margaret

[col48]

For those who dislike Google, Babelfish also does translation. You install it locally but it accesses the internet to do the translation.