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Languages provide a window into culture and history. They’re also a unique way to map the world – not through landmasses or geopolitical borders, but through mother tongues.

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Today’s infographic from Alberto Lucas Lopez condenses the 7,102 known living languages today into a stunning visualization, with individual colors representing each world region.

Only 23 languages are spoken by at least 50 million native speakers. What’s more, over half the planet speaks at least one of these 23 languages.

Chinese dominates as a macrolanguage, but it’s important to note that it consists of numerous languages. Mandarin, Yue (including Cantonese), Min, Wu, and Hakka cover over 200 individual dialects, which vary further by geographic location.

Chinese is one of the most challenging languages for English speakers to pick up, in part due its completely unfamiliar scripts. You’d have to know at least 3,000 characters to be able to read a newspaper, a far cry from memorizing the A-Z alphabet.

Spanglish Takes Over

After Chinese, the languages of Spanish and English sit in second and third place in terms of global popularity. The rapid proliferation of these languages can be traced back to the history of Spanish conquistadors in the Americas, and British colonies around the world.

Today, Spanish has 399 million native speakers, but these are mostly concentrated in Latin America. English has 335 million native speakers under its belt, with a widespread reach all over the globe.

Two Worlds, One Family

While the visualization makes all the world languages seem disparate, this linguistic family tree shows how they grew from a common root. It also explains how languages can evolve and branch out over time.

Created by Minna Sundberg. Full version .

This linguistic tree also includes many languages that are not on the large visualization of 23 mother tongues. Some of them might be considered endangered or at risk today, such as Catalan or Welsh. However, with globalization, a few interesting linguistic trends are arising.

1. Language revival Certain enclaves of marginalized languages are being preserved out of pride for the traditional and cultural histories attached.

While Catalan was once banned , its rebirth is a key marker of identity in Barcelona. More than 150 universities teach Catalan worldwide. In the case of Welsh, a mammoth university project plans to make sure it does not die out. Researchers are compiling ten million Welsh words to preserve the past, present, and future of the language.

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The rise of China is an obvious one to consider. As China continues to increase its economic might and influence, its languages will proliferate as well.

At the same time, 26 African countries are projected to double their current size , many of which speak French as a first language. One study by investment bank Natixis suggests that Africa’s growth may well bring French to the forefront – making it the most-spoken language by 2050.

Could French provide a certain je ne sais quoi that no other world language can quite replace?

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How to Prepare for a Multi-Language Powerpoint Presentation

Nov 25, 2020 | Business Translation , Document Translation , Tips and Tricks

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Businesses have transcended global barriers and as such, you may need to travel to foreign countries to hold business meetings or sales pitches.

Part of this process may involve creating and delivering PowerPoint presentations and, if the attendees do not speak your language, you must adapt accordingly.

This will require you to prepare multi-language powerpoint presentations. It is vital to get the language in these presentations right, as you don’t want to misrepresent your message or give a bad impression of your company.

You should design the presentation with the target audience in mind.

Fortunately, there are many free PowerPoint templates available, which will make a big difference as you will have time to work on the content of the presentation, rather than developing your own template.

In this article, we will discuss how to prepare a multi-language PowerPoint presentation for international markets. Let’s dive into it.

Preparing for a Multi-Language Powerpoint Presentation

Preparing a PowerPoint presentation can be an intimidating project anyway, just on its own.

But now, you’ll have the additional challenge of adapting it for a multilingual audience.

The content of your presentation must be translated to a high standard so as not to alter or lose your message.

When preparing your PowerPoint presentation, keep the following considerations in mind.

Understand the Culture

What may make sense in your country may have a completely different meaning in another. Some images may be offensive to some cultures .

Symbols may also carry different meanings, so be very careful with what you use.

If you work with a professional localization service, they will be able to advise you on what needs to be changed or eliminated.

One way to avoid this kind of issue is to avoid unnecessary visuals and idiomatic language.

This is also true if you are presenting to an audience that speaks English as a foreign language; using straightforward language will be much easier for all involved.

Script Direction

English -speaking countries, and others that use a Latin script, write from left to right.

Others, such as Arabic , Farsi, and Hebrew write from right to left. Japanese and Chinese apply vertical or horizontal writing rules.

PowerPoint is ideal to manage these language variations because you can use any direction.

However, if you are creating a presentation that will include languages with different script directions, you’ll need to spend a bit more time on alignment and animations.

Translated Language Considerations

When text is translated from one language to another it changes shape and size.

A text that’s translated from English to German on average will grow 30% in length.

When translated into Finnish , that same English text will be around 30% shorter. This will have an impact on the layout of your PowerPoint presentation.

As well as text length, the visual difference in scripts will affect the aesthetics and layout of the presentation.

Take a look at different scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, and Cyrillic; how do they occupy the space?

You will need to take this into consideration when designing your presentation.

Guide to Preparing Multi-Language Powerpoint Presentations

Here are some useful tips for preparing your multilingual PowerPoint presentation:

Save the Documents Using Language Code Suffix

Organize your presentations into language code suffix files.

The language code suffix can either be country or locale-based.

The advantage of doing this is that you keep the source document intact.

You also have quick access to the files on your hard disk when you arrange them properly.

Use of Sections to Separate Presentations

Sections allow for better organization of your presentation.

They consist of slides that are specific to what you want to present.

How your sections are divided may need to be tweaked depending on the language.

Get a Look and Feel for the Entire Presentation

Take advantage of tools such as Google Translate to get a feel for how different word combinations look.

Translate a slide on a PowerPoint presentation to see how it will look when you finish.

As we have stated above, translated words will have a different look from the original. The length, for example, could be longer or shorter.

It’s not advisable to rely on Google Translate for the final presentation, but it can be a useful tool for you when creating the template.

Changing Language in Powerpoint

It’s easy to change the language in PowerPoint. Here is what you’ll need to do:

• Go to the PowerPoint menu
• Select File
• Select options
• Select languages (it is crucial to change the editing language as well so that you can use correct grammar and spell check).

• Display language
• Scroll through the available languages to select the one you want to use. Select language and Set as default.
• Close the PowerPoint and then restart it.
• You will have successfully changed the language.

Sometimes the language you want is not on the list. Go to office.com by selecting Get more display and help languages.

When the page opens, input the language you need in the selection box. Now download the language and install it on your machine.

Translating Text

If you want to translate some text but not for the entire presentation, here is what you’ll need to do,

• Select the text you want to translate
• Go to the review tab
• Select translate

Just like Google Translate, this is a useful tool, but should not be relied on to create an accurate translation without being checked by a professional.

Use of Translation Services

If you want to ensure high-quality translation, it’s a good idea to work with a professional translation service.

Machine translation that hasn’t been checked by an expert can lead to some misunderstandings and leave a poor impression of your company.

When hiring translators, make sure that they have experience in your field and working with the target culture.

Powerpoint Translator for Real-Time Multi-Language Translations

Artificial intelligence (AI) has found its way into PowerPoint presentations with a PowerPoint translator. It allows for Real-Time multilingual translations.

You will need to download and install the app. Once it is on your device, you can access it on the slide show tab.

Getting a language of choice is as easy as clicking on the starter subtitles.

You will then choose the language you want from a selection of over 60 options. You must also indicate what language you will be speaking.

Take some time to let the AI get used to your voice. Practice well in advance before doing the presentation.

Now, here is where it gets interesting. Everyone at the presentation can choose the language they are comfortable using .

When you set up the PowerPoint translator, you get a QR code and URL.

You can then share this with the attendees so they can choose their language. When you speak, artificial intelligence captures your voice.

It then sends it to Microsoft translation services.

The attendees then get the translation as subtitles. Best of all, you can get feedback from the attendees.

All they need to do is type their feedback or speak into their devices.

Final Thoughts

Preparing for a multi-language PowerPoint presentation can be difficult as you must convey your message to an audience that doesn’t speak your language without losing your professionalism.

You must be alert and focused throughout the preparation and delivery process. Hire a translator to help with the presentation.

Alternatively, take advantage of technology by using a PowerPoint translator.

If you are looking for a reliable translation service , look no further than BeTranslated.

Our skilled translators are experts in the cultures and languages of their chosen countries, we have the right professional for you.

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Changing Languages in PowerPoint

Looking to wow your colleagues, boss or maybe your fellow students with your presentations? Then Microsoft PowerPoint is probably your go-to choice. Thanks to this program, you can breathe new life into even the driest topics and guarantee your audience an entertaining presentation.

One really handy PowerPoint feature is its language settings and built-in spell checker. It’s like having your own personal, real-time proofreader.  

But what if you have to write your presentation in a different language? No problem – you can change the language settings with a few simple clicks. We’ll show you exactly how this works, how to change a slide to English and everything else you need to know about changing the language in PowerPoint.

In addition, we’ll explain the limitations of PowerPoint’s language capabilities and how using a spell check language switcher add-in can save you a lot of time and hassle.

Changing languages in PowerPoint – it’s easy

While PowerPoint is extremely useful, some people aren’t familiar with it and find it a bit too complicated. If this sounds like you, here’s something that may surprise you: it only takes a few clicks to change languages. Even complete computer newbies will find it easy. We’ve prepared a step-by-step, foolproof guide for you. Here’s what to do:

Once you have Microsoft PowerPoint open, you’ll see the File tab at the very top left of your document. Click on it once.

A panel will open with a list of actions to choose from. At the very bottom left of this list, you’ll find Options . Click it once to open the Options window.

Now click Language . This will open a long list of different language functions to choose from. But what exactly do they do?

Editing language

The authoring language is the one used in the document. The authoring language you select will be detected by the spelling and grammar checker. After making your selection, be sure to click Set as Default to finalize your choice.

Display and help language

The display and help languages specify which language is used for the entire PowerPoint menu. Normally, both should be set to the same language. To change these, select a language from the list then click on Set as Default .

You’re all set! Your language preferences will remain active until you make another change. And since PowerPoint belongs to MS Office, your changes will apply to other programs, like Word, too.

Changing language on all slides in PowerPoint

Maybe you’ve already created a presentation and want to change the language setting to proof it. Or maybe you have a document that was written in a different language than the one currently used by your Office programs.

Does this mean you have to rewrite everything or painstakingly double-check every red, squiggly line in the document?  Thankfully, no. In fact, you can change the language and apply it to documents that have already been written. Here’s how that works.

Open your PowerPoint presentation and click the View tab. This is located at the top in the same row as File and Start .

Select Outline View . A small pane will open on the left displaying only the text for all slides in the presentation.

Hit Crtl + A , click the Review tab and make your selection under Language .

Changing the language for specific text passages in PowerPoint

Maybe you have some quotes in your presentation in a different language and you want to make sure the spelling and grammar are correct.  It’s not a problem in PowerPoint. Just follow these steps:

Highlight the text passage in the other language with your mouse.

Click the Review tab at the top of the screen.

You can now change the language settings for the selected text passages. It’s that simple.

Change language settings in PowerPoint for Mac

If you’ re looking for how to make these same changes in PowerPoint for Mac, we’ve got you covered.

Open PowerPoint and go to Tools > Language .

Select the language you would like to work in and click Ok .

Select Default to make it the default language for all new documents.

Change the language for individual text passages in PowerPoint for Mac

Changing the language for selected text passages is no problem at all.

Go to menu item: Tools > Language…

In the Mark selected text as box , select the language from the list.

But what happens if you want to use more than two languages in your presentation? Here’s where the program reaches its limits, quickly becoming overwhelmed and confused. Not to worry though, we have the perfect solution to that problem.

Language Add-in for PowerPoint

If you work often with Office programs, chances are you’re a fan of the built-in spell check function. But, if you’ve ever had to prepare a PowerPoint presentation that uses not one, but several languages, then you’ve probably noticed that this spellchecker does have limitations .

Sure, you could mark each text passage, change the language setting and rinse and repeat until you’ve checked the entire document.  But do you really want to invest so much time and work when there’s an easier solution out there? Thanks to the Spell Check Language Switcher add-in , this painstaking work is no longer necessary. You can find the Add-In here .

Change language settings with just one click

The Spell Check Language Switcher add-in makes changing language settings easy. You can quickly change individual text fields, grouped elements, notes and even tables to the language of your choice. The add-in provides four different language buttons in the Review tab.

You can change the default languages (German, British English, American English and French) according to your own preferences. Other available languages include Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Greek and Turkish.

With the Spell Check Language Switcher add-in, you can:

• run a quick spell check in multiple languages.
• quickly access your four preferred languages.
• spell check all slide content – from bullet points, tables and more.

The Spell Checker Language Switcher add-in is compatible with all PowerPoint versions from 2010 on and is installed in seconds. Once you decide to use this program, we’ll email your license key within 48 hours. Click here to get the Add-In.

Changing languages in PowerPoint is easy

Changing languages in PowerPoint is no big deal and requires no expertise. Just follow our step-by-step, hassle-free instructions.  

It only starts to get tricky when different languages are used in the same document. If you’ve faced this problem and want to avoid marking every single language and changing the settings, the Spell Check Language Switcher add-in is definitely the right tool for you. With this tool, language changes with a simple click. Nothing will stand in the way of stress-free preparation and a successful presentation.

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6 Must-Know Tips for Giving a Presentation in a Foreign Language Posted by meaghan on Oct 14, 2013 in Archived Posts

Speaking in a foreign language can be a challenge in and of itself—giving a presentation in a foreign language makes that challenge even more…. well, challenging. Whether you’re presenting to your classmates, your co-workers, or your community, you’ll want to practice a little harder than normal. These tips will help you perfect your presentation, leaving minds blown rather than tongues tied.

1. Practice, practice, practice—but don’t memorize.

Scripting yourself is a terrible idea for any presentation, regardless of language. It doesn’t make for a very compelling or natural presentation, and you might panic if you forget or veer away from your script, especially if it’s in another language!

Instead, narrow your focus. Acquire the specific vocabulary you need to discuss your topic, but rely on what you already know to fill in the gaps. Practice speaking about your topic out loud to yourself, so you’ll be prepared to improvise when all eyes are on you.

2. Prepare notes.

Didn’t I just tell you not to script your presentation? Yes I did, but here’s the loophole: prepare notes! Add speaker notes to your slides or jot down major points on a set of notecards.  Do not read directly off these notecards!  The less you look at them, the better.

The placebo effect of notecards is powerful—knowing you have an important statistic or difficult word in the language written down in front of you should make you less nervous that you’ll forget it. And just in case you do forget it, voila, there it is.

3. Practice speaking.

This is an obvious one, but seriously, if you’re preparing to speak in front of people for an extended period, you need to be comfortable speaking in the language in general.

You want to be comfortable speaking about your specific topic, but also in using the language fluidly and confidently. Talk out loud to yourself in your second language as much as you can—around the house, in the shower, while driving, etc. Say whatever it is you want! Rage about that guy who cut you off on the drive home, talk about what you want to do this weekend, make up a story about your neighbors who just walked by. Get comfortable pronouncing the language and speaking it fluidly. Then practice the specifics of your presentation.

4.  Keep it simple.

When you present, you want to sound intelligent and compelling. There’s nothing wrong with that. But when you present in another language, focus first on being understood and making your point.

Trying to sound sophisticated only works if you actually sound… sophisticated! But if you mispronounce the big words you insisted upon using and mumble through those prolific examples you just had to include, you’re actually hurting your cause. Keep it simple and within the reach of your current language skills. Impress people with your message itself, not the way you phrase the message. Besides, giving a presentation in your second language is impressive enough as it is.

5. Don’t apologize.

Do  not  start off by apologizing for your language skills (or lack thereof). Instead of making that excuse for yourself, be aware of your shortcomings and address them without drawing attention to them.

If you have a thick accent when speaking in your second language, speak slower than you normally would so your audience can understand you. If you mispronounce a word, don’t get flustered or laugh it off—say it again once or twice so your listeners can catch on. Writing off your mistakes to the fact that “this is your second language” won’t challenge you to get better and do it right.

6. Be culturally appropriate.

This isn’t related to the language, but it’s just as important as the advice above. Unless it’s a class assignment, chances are you’re giving your presentation in another language because you’re abroad.  If that’s the case, research the culture of your audience.

Be aware of hand gestures or facial expressions that are potentially offensive. Figure out if humor is well-received, or if you should show your personality in another way. Speak to colleagues or native speakers who are aware of the culture—and while you’re at it, practice giving your presentation to them!

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Meaghan is the Marketing Communications Manager at Transparent Language. She speaks enough French and Spanish to survive, and remembers enough Hausa to say "Hello my name is Meaghan, I'm studying Hausa." (But sadly that's it).

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Much needed! Thank you. I do a lot of hosting and presenting in Chinese and no matter how many times I have done it, I always feel nervous and at the end of it feel like I could have done better.

Excellent article! As a foreign language tutor, I have had to teach public speaking presentation skills to my corporate students and I totally agree with you on the tips you have provided here. Thanks.

I adore these tips!

I remind myself of many of these as I present but also as my novice learners start presenting. I tell them more often than not to take the risk and try.

My host brother once told me that he hopes he ever loses his accent completely as it helps tell his story even when he is fluent in other languages.

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Select text, and then click the "Review" tab and select Language > Set Proofing Language to choose the language of any selected text. To change PowerPoint's default language used for its interface as well as any text you insert, head to Options > Language.

Creating a PowerPoint presentation in a different language? You can change the text language (used for spelling corrections) or the interface language (used for menus). Here's how.

The instructions below will work for all recent versions of Microsoft PowerPoint. This includes the version of PowerPoint included with a Microsoft 365 subscription .

By default, PowerPoint will use the same language to check your presentation's text and grammar as your Office installation's default language. However, you can customize the text language used for any text you insert into PowerPoint.

To do this, open your PowerPoint presentation and select any text you've inserted. Next, press Review > Language > Set Proofing Language on the ribbon bar.

In the "Language" box, select a language from the list provided and press "OK" to save your choice.

The text you've selected will now use this language to check for spelling and grammatical errors. If you want to change back at any point, repeat these steps and select your usual language instead.

Related: How to Turn Off Spell Check as You Type in Microsoft Office

PowerPoint uses your default locale language (such as U.S. English) to choose the text for menus and buttons. It also uses this language to set the default proofing language for any text you insert.

If you're in a locale with multiple languages, however, you may want to switch between them. For example, if you're based in the United States, you may wish to use Spanish as your default proofing language for presentations.

This will mean that any text you insert uses this language---you won't need to change it manually. Likewise, you may want to change your interface language to match.

You can change both of these options to use an alternative language in PowerPoint's settings menu. To start, open PowerPoint and select File > Options.

In the "PowerPoint Options" window, select "Language" on the left.

On the right, choose a new language in the "Office Display Language" section and press the "Set As Preferred" option.

This will determine the language used for menus and buttons.

Next, choose a new proofing language in the "Office Authoring Languages And Proofing" section. Press "Set As Preferred" to make it the default proofing language for PowerPoint in the future.

Adding a New Language Pack

If you don't see a language you want to use as your interface or proofing language, you'll need to install the language pack for it first.

To do this, press File > Options > Language in PowerPoint and select either of the "Add A Language" buttons.

Next, select the language you want to use from the pop-up list and press the "Install" button.

Microsoft Office will take a few minutes to download the new language pack. If you're prompted to, press "OK" to confirm and begin the installation.

Once the language pack is installed, select it from your list in the "Office Display Language" or "Office Authoring Languages And Proofing" sections. You'll need to press "Set As Preferred" to make it your default interface or proofing language.

When you're ready, click "OK" to save your choice. PowerPoint will exit and relaunch to display the new language.

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• You can change the language in PowerPoint in three different ways to help with editing or translating, or to set your display settings in another language. 
• To change the language settings in PowerPoint for editing purposes, you'll need to access the "Language..." option in the "Tools" tab. 
• To translate text, you can launch the Translator tool instead.
• If you're looking to change the display language, you'll have to change your operating system settings. 
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If you want to change the language in PowerPoint, the presentation program offers you three different options depending on what you need. 

You can change the editing language, which tells PowerPoint how to edit text as you type in your preferred language. This may prove particularly helpful if you've been sent a slideshow to edit that's written in another language. 

You can also select "Translate…" to use the Translator tool on text in real-time, though Microsoft Office notes that this feature is only available for users with an Office 365 subscription, Office 2019 for Mac or Windows. This feature allows you to highlight entire text boxes or individual words and transform your presentation text any of the languages PowerPoint offers. 

Lastly, you change the display language on PowerPoint by altering your operating system's language setting. On a Mac, depending on the language, you may be asked to add input sources.  

None of these options affects the others, so you can have different languages for edits, slide text, and display. Here's how to change all three language settings in PowerPoint.

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1. Open PowerPoint on your Mac or PC. 

2. Click the "Tools" tab on the top menu.

3. Select "Language…" from the dropdown menu.

4 . In the pop-up window that appears, scroll and select a language from the list. 

5. Check the box for "Do not check spelling or grammar" if you don't want PowerPoint to use the language for proofreading. 

6. Click the "Set As Default" button if applicable.

7. Click the "Yes" button to proceed.

How to use the PowerPoint Translator Tool for text

1. Open PowerPoint and click "Tools."  

2. Choose "Translate..." from the dropdown menu. 

3 . The "Translator" window on the right side of your presentation screen will open. 

4. Click a text box that you'd like to translate. The text will appear in the white box in the Translator window. 

5. Select a language from the "To:" dropdown menu. The translated text will appear in the blue box below.

6. Click "Insert" to insert that translated text in a new text box on the slide. You can then move the text box and resize it as needed.

7. You can also highlight individual words or sentences with different translations appearing below the blue box, depending on the context. Click the three dots to view a sample sentence. 

8. Choose "Insert" when you're ready to substitute.

How to change the PowerPoint display language on Mac

1. Click the Apple icon on your Mac. 

2. Select "System Preferences…" from the dropdown menu. 

3. Click the "Language & Region" option in the first row. 

4. Toggle to the individual "Apps" menu. 

5. Click the (+) icon in the lower right of the window.

6. Select "Microsoft PowerPoint" from the "Application:" dropdown menu.

7. Select your preferred language from the "Language:" dropdown menu below.

8. Click the "Add" button.

9. Restart the app when prompted. 

How to change the PowerPoint display language on PC

1. Sign on to an Administrator account.

2. Select the Start button.

3. Choose Settings.

4. In the window, click Time & Language.

5. Select the Language option. 

6. Choose a language from the Windows display language dropdown. 

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Find the best way to translate a PPT document by using the filters below . We’ll show you the method that suits your need.

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Professional use: Translate PPT files using a translation management system

Best for: Professional use; more cost-effective; maintains formatting.

• maintains document formatting;
• integrated features such as machine translation and translation memories;
• improved team collaboration (no more countless back and forth e-mails).

If you need to translate a PPT file for business use, the most cost-effective solution is using a translation management system (TMS) , such as Redokun. This tool is specifically designed to make your document translation easier so that you spend less time getting to your final deliverable.

By using a TMS to translate your PowerPoint presentation, you can automate three main tasks that tend to be the most time-consuming when done by hand. They are:

• Extracting the text into organized segments for translation
• Getting translation suggestions for each segment
• Preserving the styles, images, and layout of your presentation

Here's a quick video of how to translate your PowerPoint on Redokun. If you prefer, you can also continue scrolling for the step-by-step tutorial.

Here are the 5 simple steps to translate your PPT document with Redokun (look out for the productivity boosters).

Step 1: Upload your PPT document to Redokun

First, sign in to your Redokun account and upload your PPT document. Tip: You can activate your free trial without entering credit card information.

See Redokun in action: See how you can translate a PowerPoint document in Redokun with our interactive demo.

The upload wizard will guide you through setting up your PPT translation project, which is pretty simple.

• First, set the source language of your PPT presentation.
• Then, select the target languages you want to add to the project.

Step 2: Assign your translators for each target language

For each target language you selected in Step 1, you can assign one or more translators (or even yourself) to work on that specific language.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be a translator. You can loop in your editor, your business partner, or anyone involved in approving the final translation of your PPT presentation.

Productivity Booster 1: And just by uploading your PPT file to Redokun, you can happily skip over one of the most tedious jobs in translation history. Copy-pasting your translatable text into a spreadsheet - Redokun does this automatically for you.

Don't have an in-house translation team? Here is a list of 40+ places you can find a translator .

Step 3: Pre-translate your entire PPT presentation (Optional)

Next, you’ll have the option to pre-translate your PPT document. This will pre-fill all text segments in your presentation with machine translation or previous translations you’ve confirmed on Redokun.

By pre-translating, your work is half done before you even open the document. Now you can focus on making the translations perfect rather than starting from a blank slate.

Step 4: Translate with your team using the enhanced Web Editor

Now you and your team members can start translating your PPT presentation in the Web Editor, which will look like this:

Here’s quick tour of what you can do in the Web Editor:

• Discuss the project and tag your teammates: You’ll have two ways to do this. You can use the top section to leave general comments and instructions for the project. Or you be more specific by leaving comments at a specific text segment you need help with.
• Translate your document in context: On the left side, you’ll see the page previews of your PPT presentation. This is better than translating in a spreadsheet because you’ll have access to the visual context while translating each segment. Knowing where the text will go in a presentation - and what other texts surrounds it - can help you better understand how to translate them.

At the segment level, there are also a couple of neat things you can do:

• Get machine translation suggestions: Google Translate and DeepL machine translators are built into your workspace. Just click on any segment and the suggestions will appear below it.
• Get suggestions from your Translation Memories (TM): ou can automatically reuse any translations from other projects you’ve completed on Redokun before. TM is the key to language consistency, especially if your PPT slides are just one part of your business presentation.

You are likely to use the same terminology or phrases across different documents, and you don’t have to keep translating them. Even if a new segment is only 70% similar to an old segment, you can pull up the old translation to update it.

If you have more than one translator assigned to your document, they can translate together in real time - just like in Google Docs. You can see who is online in the Web Editor and what they’re currently working so you don’t accidentally override their work.

Productivity Booster 2: Imagine if Slack, PowerPoint, and Google Translate were rolled up into one tool. The Web Editor is basically that. I find it extremely convenient to not have to switch between tools while translating a document, which often breaks my concentration (like when I accidentally switched to YouTube).

Step 5: Download translated PPT presentation from Redokun

Once you have filled up all the segments, click Confirm Translation at the top right corner of the Web Editor. This will lock your document from further changes and save your work into your Translation Memories database for future reference.

On the Document Detail page, click Download to generate a copy of your PowerPoint presentation in the target language. All the original images and text arrangements will remain. You’ll have a complete set of PPT slides ready to be shown to a new audience.

Productivity Booster 3: This is perhaps the biggest booster of them all. Using a TMS like Redokun, you can skip an entire stage in your translation workflow - the design stage. You’ve already spent so much time creating the original PPT presentation. Why spend even more time re-creating the same presentation… but in another language? You have the ability to auto-generate a translated PPT slide deck, which only needs a little

Personal use: Use the built-in translation tool in Microsoft PowerPoint

Recommended for: Personal use; maintains simple formatting.

You can translate your PPT document within Microsoft PowerPoint. This method creates a simple machine translation of your content that is suitable for personal reading (here is a guide with all the info about machine translation software ).

First, open your PowerPoint Presentation. On the toolbar, select Review > Translate .

The translator menu will appear on your right as seen below. You may click on any text box you wish to translate, and the selected text will automatically show up in the menu.

Next, choose your source language and target language. Once the translation is complete, click the Insert button to replace the original text on the slide with its translation.

Keep in mind that you can only translate one text box at a time using the built-in translator. If you have multiple text boxes on each slide (e.g. title, subtitle, captions), you need to manually insert each corresponding translation.

Important Info

• You can only translate PPT documents slide-by-slide; one text box at a time. This isn't the most productive method for PowerPoint presentations with a significant number of slides.
• Since you're doing the manual work of transferring the translations into the text boxes, you have control over the slide layout (additionally, here is a list with the most common translation problems and their solutions including the design and formatting issues). However, it also means you need to spend time adjusting the font styles and sizes if the target language doesn't support the original style.
• Microsoft Translator is a free machine translation service that is not suitable for business use. The translated copy may contain inaccuracies and inconsistencies that must go through intensive post-editing.
• Only recommended if you're only translating a PPT file for your own understanding.

Personal use: Upload the PPT slides to Google Translate

Recommended for: Personal use; does not maintain formatting.

This is another fast and free method to translate a PPT file for your own reading.

In almost the same way you can also translate word documents , translate excel spreadsheets , and pdf documents .

First, go to Google Translate on your browser and select the Documents tab.

Select the source language and the target language of your choice. Then, upload your PowerPoint presentation, which can be either a .ppt file or a .pptx file.

Once you click Translate, the entire translated PPT presentation will appear as plain text in your browser. As shown below, any images and font styles will not be maintained. You may only transfer the translation into your PPT document yourself using the good ol' copy-paste method.

• Translations for Google Translate are usually sufficient for those who want to translate a PPT file for their own reference. However, it is not so suitable for professional use, such as in business meetings or market distribution.
• As mentioned, there is no way to download the translation as a PowerPoint file with all its headings and design elements intact. If you have a 30-page PPT presentation to translate, there are better solutions further down this list.
• To protect your valuable data, it's best to avoid uploading your business documents onto free translation websites.

Curious to learn more? Here is a detailed guide about machine translation , its history, and thoughts on whether or not it will replace human translators.

Why use Redokun to translate PPT files?

Do you translate your PPT slides (among other types of documents) for your business? Do you feel like you and your team spend way too much time preparing documents for multilingual markets? So much so that it takes away your focus from the actual marketing work you still need to do in those markets?

If you do, then you should use a translation management system like Redokun, which helps you breeze through the manual tasks that nobody likes to do. With just one simple tool, you can manage your team and assets centrally while speeding up your translation process.

Here are eight more reasons to adopt Redokun today.

1. It's super easy to start using the tool with your entire team.

Redokun is intentionally simple so that busy marketing teams can start enjoying the features and delivering projects right away . When you first open the software, you'll know where everything is, and what each button does - no guessing game.

You can introduce the tool to your team at the start of the day and get everyone on board in just a few hours (if not minutes). Redokun might be packed with features, but it doesn't come with the headaches and lengthy onboarding that usually come with learning a new tool.

2. You can easily keep track of your projects and collaborators, making sure deadlines are met.

The administrative work can build up very quickly when you're translating one document into three or more languages. You need to start the email thread, CC and BCC the right people, extract the text for the translator... the list goes on. Once that's done, you still need to follow up with the translators or else the project might come to a standstill.

With Redokun, you only need to upload your original document and assign a translation team to each language pair by entering their email. The text extraction and notification of assignment are done automatically. When your team starts translating on Redokun, you can check the overall progress from your dashboard. If someone do fall behind schedule, you can also quickly ping them within Redokun to find out what's going on.

3. Help your translation team feel more productive and speed up their work.

Speaking of falling behind schedule, it's usually because the content is complex or technical, or you have large volume of text to translate. So how can you help your translators speed things up when they feel overwhelmed by that 20-page document they need to translate?

The quick solution is computer-assisted translation , such as using Google Translate or DeepL. Redokun integrates these tools into its Web Editor. So whenever your team feels like they need a little inspiration, they can receive translation suggestions in just one click. You can even pre-translate an entire PPT document so that the only work left to do is to review and polish.

4. Preserve the design and layout of your translated PPT files effortlessly.

By translating on Redokun, you save a lot of time because you don't need to manually reproduce the PPT file for each language . Once the translation is done, Redokun automatically generates a PPT file for you, which contains the translation in the exact same design and layout as your original PPT file.

So instead of spending hours on design interventions, you can generate multilingual version of your PPT presentations in a couple of minutes.

5. Translate your frequently used terms and terminologies consistently.

By being consistent, your brand voice becomes more easily recognizable. Since your Translation Memory database is built into Redokun, you won't need to second guess how to translate the terminologies you often use.

Now “terminology” is a broad term that encompasses a number of things. It could be your product names, your headings and subheadings, or even industry-specific jargon.

Now you only need to translate these segments once. And in subsequent projects where they appear again, the Web Editor tells you exactly how you translated them the last time. Saves you the hassle of going back to check an older PPT file that's stashed somewhere in the archives.

6. Update your PPT presentation across multiple languages quickly.

Let’s say the translations are already in progress but your PowerPoint presentation needs to be updated. It’s easy to update it in one language but doing it in multiple languages is harder. But with Redokun, you only have to upload the revised PPT document in the source language . Your translators will be automatically notified of newly added text they need to translate - without compromising any of the translations they’ve completed.

7. Translate different types of documents with the same tool.

PowerPoint isn’t the only document you can translate on Redokun. You can also upload your Word , Excel , XML , HTML , or SRT subtitle files to the Web Editor.

You will likely have content that is written in different file formats. Having them under one roof saves you time and money because you don't need to switch to another tool or workflow just to translate another piece of content. You can also ensure that your translations are consistent across different content types.

In fact, many businesses fail at doing marketing translation because they look at each content separately. But in the grand scheme of branding, every piece of content you publish is related to one another, regardless if it’s a PowerPoint slide deck or a product catalog. The medium may be different, but the messages should stay the same so that your audience remembers you.

That’s why businesses with effective global branding should consider using Redokun for its translation memory software .

8. Create a translation workflow that's clear and enjoyable for everyone.

Your team feels more motivated when they always know what their next step is (and who to ping if they don’t). By consolidating your efforts on one platform, you’ll always know where to find what you need and how to deliver important updates.

How to know if your team dynamics are suffering? If you find that your current translation workflow is messy because it involves a number of people, it’s a sign to evaluate the core of your operations.

Where do you start the conversation when creating a new translation project? How do you pass along key information to your translators and anyone who comes after them? Where do they translate your documents?

If any of the above is done manually or executed on separate platforms… then the missing piece in your workflow is a translation management system.

Now I understand that not everyone on your team will feel like this tool is necessary, and you might have some hesitations yourself. So here’s a way to try a translation management system without any kind of commitment. I’d like to invite you and your team to a 14-day free trial of Redokun .

Just create an account with any email and follow the guide above to translate your first PPT presentation together.

Till next time,

Shu Ni Lim is a seasoned SaaS content marketer specialising in creating actionable content for both B2B and B2C audiences to support product-led growth.

With more than 5 years of experience in content creation and strategy, her expertise extends to collaborative translation and effective management of marketing materials for different channels.

Her content management experience covers channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and e-commerce platforms.

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How do I change the language of all Powerpoint slides at once?

I want to change the proofing language of all my slides in a Powerpoint. I've tried setting the language via the Language Preferences menu, however this only changes it for new powerpoints.

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• 7 Possible duplicate of Change the spell-checking language on a PowerPoint presentation –  sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio Commented Aug 31, 2016 at 7:06
• 2 It seems that the newest version of PowerPoint is especially buggy in this respect. I have a text box where I've changed the language of all text to language A. (The default language is B.) So when I start typing within that text box, the language automatically changes to B. I thought maybe changing the default language helps (having tried everything else) but no. Now the default language is A, the language of all other text in the text box is A (and I've restarted PP) but all new text still appears as B. So my only remaining question is: is there a way to switch proofing off altogether? –  lebatsnok Commented Nov 8, 2017 at 9:45
• Yes there is a way to turn of spell checking: support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/937422/… -- solved my problem! –  lebatsnok Commented Nov 8, 2017 at 9:48
• The comment by superuser.com/a/1096722/474383 is actually more relevant. Just changing the keyboard languages (in Windows, not PowerPoint) will make all the newly created text boxes adhere to that language. –  Roel Vermeulen Commented Jul 19, 2020 at 15:44
• 1 The best solution , imo, is to save the presentation as XML and to replace language strings (e.g., "de-DE" with the desired language (e.g., "en-US"). It changes the language not just of normal slides, but also of master slides ! –  MrTomRod Commented Jul 15, 2023 at 2:56

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To change the language of the entire PowerPoint easily, open the View tab and select the Outline view.

• Ctrl + A to select all.
• Tools → Language → Choose your language to set.

Likewise while you have everything selected you can change other things like fonts, colours etc. Although of course in many case this is better done by changing the slide master, a presentation that has had many editors may have lots of 'hard' formatting set which deviates from the underlying master and needs resetting to be consistent. You can also reset individual slides to the master style, but this may result in placeholders moving as well, which may be undesirable in some situations.

PowerPoint 2013

• View → Outline → select all slides (in a left menu) via Ctrl + A .
• Review → Language → Set Proofing Language... → Choose your language to set.

As for me - PowerPoint restart was needed. Probably because I also did changed Editing Language :

• Review → Language → Set Proofing Language... → Language Preferences → Choose Editing Languages .

• 66 Thanks for answer, but after changing the language, the newly typed text is still in the previous language (the default one). Moreover, if you go to the master slides, select the slide , you'll notice, that the language in the language bar is still the default one, and the menu to change it is greyed out. I'm getting crazy that it haven't been solved by Microsoft for so many years. –  Endrju Commented Apr 25, 2014 at 14:52
• 9 Powerpoint is just shockingly bad isn't it? I actually miss using open office when I have issues like this. I'll be back to open office as soon as they support saving to a video. –  mjaggard Commented Oct 9, 2015 at 14:06
• 4 Main limitation of this is that if someone in their infinite wisdom created custom text box instead of using proper Title+Content layouts, this just won't work. –  Lilienthal Commented Sep 18, 2018 at 13:42
• 6 Does not work for me as soon as I select multiple slides or even multiple elements on a slide I'm not able to select the language anymore. Maybe due to a very broken master slide, I don't know –  Kai Commented May 13, 2020 at 15:52
• 11 It's absolutely CRAZY that this shit piece of software will not let me once and for ever switch the language used in a presentation deck for good. Yes, you can select all and change it - but every new slide again is presented with the wrong language set... –  Zordid Commented Oct 27, 2020 at 13:13

Using Powerpoint 2010 I opened the Outline menu -

Selected all text (Ctrl+A), opened the language menu and set my proofing language

And it worked!

The language menu is located on the Review ribbon tab (after the Slide Show tab and not visible on the screenshot).

• 5 Only works for a single slide –  Helge Klein Commented Oct 16, 2013 at 8:12
• 19 This works for basic slide layouts. It will not change the language for text inside text boxes or nested within other shapes. –  Duncan Jones Commented Nov 25, 2013 at 9:53
• Works on Office 2007 too. –  Alfredo Osorio Commented Nov 12, 2014 at 19:03
• Worked on Office Mac too. –  Jim McKeeth Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 18:35

I improved upon Inigo's answer to provide a recursive version that changes all items to the desired language.

This version will recursively investigate each shape that is a group type. Some experimentation suggests that msoGroup and msoSmartArt are the group types - feel free to add to that list if you find other types of shapes that can hold text objects.

• 2 When running this in PowerPoint 16.10 on OSX, I get: Compile error: Method or data member not found –  Etienne Low-Décarie Commented Feb 17, 2018 at 20:20
• Thanks a lot for this brilliant solution. If I want the US English, can I just change msoLanguageIDEnglishUK to msoLanguageIDEnglishUS ? –  Foad Commented Dec 10, 2020 at 7:40
• one other issue I just saw is that it apparently doesn't change the language of the text inside tables. –  Foad Commented Dec 10, 2020 at 7:53
• 1 For those new to Macros (on PowerPoint), help yourself: ionos.com/digitalguide/online-marketing/online-sales/… –  Nadjib Mami Commented Jan 5, 2021 at 22:37
• Got "Execution error" on line targetShape.TextFrame.TextRange.languageID = languageID with Office 365. –  Hebo Commented Apr 28, 2023 at 13:40

The existing answers work for text that is present in the outline. Unfortunately in my case this didn't cover a significant part of the text, including figures, tables, etc.

This macro solved the problem for me :

The "msoLanguageIDEnglishUS" which is used in the above macro can be replaced by any desired language. The full list of languages can be found in this article

(Credit goes to Ganesh Kumar who posted the original macro here . I added support for first level of shape grouping. To further improve it the macro can be made recursive to look for groups which contain other groups, etc.)

• +1 Good start. See my answer for a fully recursive version based on this answer. –  Duncan Jones Commented Nov 25, 2013 at 9:52

Based on Inigo, Duncan, Maria and DomDev's answers, this works for shapes, tables, groups, SmartArt, now and in the future:

• As for other solutions, on when running this in PowerPoint 16.10 on OSX, I get: Compile error: Method or data member not found . Any suggested solutions? It seems to highlight .DefaultLanguageID . –  Etienne Low-Décarie Commented Feb 17, 2018 at 20:27
• @EtienneLow-Décarie: The API might have changed in PowerPoint 16; I don't have it so I can't check, sorry. –  tricasse Commented Feb 19, 2018 at 10:06
• Works for me in Powerpoint 2016 on Windows 7 (exact MS Office version is 16.0.11029.20108) –  Christopher K. Commented Dec 19, 2018 at 16:18
• 1 Perfect! Only improvement I could think of is changing the language for slide notes sections, too :) –  Marcus Mangelsdorf Commented Apr 17, 2019 at 9:10
• The compile error above is because the LanguageID property was not included in the TextFrame object in later PowerPoint versions. Use TextFrame2 instead of TextFrame... –  markussvensson Commented Jun 2, 2021 at 13:42

In addition to answer provided by Mastergalen and to address comments regarding newly type text:

If you will notice, that language will automatically change back whenever you start to type new text (which is very annoying), you have to change current default language for PowerPoint:

• make sure PowerPoint window is an active window
• if not go to Control Panel > Region and Language > Keyboards and Languages . Click Change keybords... , switch to Language bar tab and check Docked in the taskbar option. (this is from Win7, so might be a bit different in other versions).
• now key action - in the Language bar in the taskbar, click language code and switch to EN (if you want currently to use English in PowerPoint). From now on, all new text in PowerPoint will be in the selected language :-)
• if you want write in your original language, just change it back.

• 3 But that also changes the keyboard layout, doesn't it?... I want to type English text but I really want to keep my German keyboard layout.... –  Johannes S. Commented Jul 16, 2018 at 12:53
• 2 @JohannesS. If you right click En in the task bar and select Settings.. you will see in Installed languages German (DE) and English (En), if you expand English, there will be Keyboards listed, expand Keyboards, and add your prefered German keyboard, probably remove English one also. I didnt try it, but should work in theory ;-) –  Gas Commented Jul 16, 2018 at 21:24
• 4 Wait, so I need to change my keyboard language if I want to have different proofing language? That's stupid. –  Matěj Račinský Commented Apr 4, 2019 at 21:38
• 1 This is THE answer. I changed the preferred language to English with Hungarian keyboard. Nothing else worked well. If you don't do something like this then all your new English text will be all underlined even if you type in a text box that you previously select all-d to English. It's crazy. –  Piedone Commented Nov 23, 2019 at 13:47
• 1 @MatějRačinský no, you need to change the input language, not your keyboard layout. Windows is smart enough to distinguish between the two, so you can enter Spanish text with a French keyboard layout, and PowerPoint will check Spanish spelling. That is actually quite smart. To configure, in Windows 10 21H1, go to Language settings. You configure a list of Preferred languages at the bottom, and for each one, you can choose a (potentially different) keyboard layout. The language bar then allows you to switch between languages as well as betwen layouts independently. –  bers Commented Apr 30, 2021 at 8:45

The version of Duncan works well for everything but tables. I found another code which seems to also work with tables: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4735765/powerpoint-2007-set-language-on-tables-charts-etc-that-contains-text

• 1 This seems to have worked on Office 365 –  Hebo Commented Apr 28, 2023 at 13:39
• Powerpoint is around since 1990, and one has to mess with flippin' VB to change the language for the entire presentation. Somewhat pathetic. Nevertheless, thanks for the script. It seems to have worked on my Powerpoint for Microsoft365 (Version 2304 Build 16.0.something.something) –  Dohn Joe Commented May 12, 2023 at 14:52

I made an add-in back in 2014 for myself which still works fine in PowerPoint 2016. https://github.com/wobba/officeaddin/releases/tag/v1.0.1

It scans for used languages, and allows you to change all at once, looping over.

• 1 really - this didn't make it into Powerpoint itself and is only available for windows? –  Wolfgang Fahl Commented Dec 13, 2020 at 15:45
• I know.. and the add-in model using javascript don't support iterating over object setting the language :( –  Mikael Svenson Commented Dec 21, 2020 at 13:43
• Does not appear in Office 365, sadly –  MappaM Commented Aug 4, 2022 at 9:44
• 1 The add-in still works fine in Windows desktop version of PowerPoint. But not for Online web version as the API does not support setting language. –  Mikael Svenson Commented Oct 16, 2022 at 8:33

If other methods don't help, unexpected changes of the language may also be caused by the language setting in the slide master.

In order to change it, go to View > Slide Master , select the parent-most master slide, select all elements, and change the language as described in the accepted answer . The change should propagate to all layouts, though placeholder text will remain in the original language.

If possible, the clean solution is to use a template configured with the correct language. However, depending on company-mandated templates / the office installation, or simply when trying to fix an existing file, this might not be possible.

• It doesn't work on 365 v2008 build 13127.21064. Powerpoint always detect languages even if they are not in the list of language preferences. At the moment i have to go to every text box, select all, and set the "proofing language" to the desired and default. Powerpoint is a really unprofessional software –  Daniel Perez Commented Jan 29, 2021 at 9:23
• If only it was as simple as that :) –  MappaM Commented Oct 16, 2023 at 6:58

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