Translation on the web
Yahoo Babelfish - Machine translation
If you need to get the gist of a document, email or website in a foreign language, Yahoo's Babelfish offers a quick and easy solution. Cut and paste text into the box or enter a web URL, select the language and Babelfish provides an instant "gist" translation. It may be a little strange, but you should understand what it means!
Remember - anything you translate from English using Babelfish will result in an equally strange translation which may not be understood or could even cause offence. Machine translation should be approached with caution and is not a substitute for using a professional translator. Contact us to find out more!
- Babelfish website
- Download RLN South West's guide to translation services: Translation: Getting It Right
Kwintessential's online website translation
Kwintessential, a company which offers cross-cultural solutions, provides a free website translation tool. English websites can be translated into ten languages.
As for other machine translation tools, this tool usually gives an approximate idea of the content, and there are likely to be mistranslations. Machine translations are not a substitute for a professional translator.
Kwintessential free website translation tool
Displaying foreign characters with accents
A quick guide to displaying foreign characters and accents in Windows programs.
Displaying foreign characters with accents
Typing characters in non-Roman alphabets on your computer
If you use Microsoft Windows, you can download Microsoft's Global Input Method Editors onto your PC which enable you to type Chinese, Japanese and Korean text.
Microsoft Global Input Method Editors for Chinese, Japanese and Korean
The website below explains how to change your PC to enable you to type Kyrillic (Russian) characters on your PC: Russian
Disclaimer: These sites are provided for your reference only. They are not maintained by RLN SW and RLN SW accepts no responsibility for the effects of any changes you make or programs you download to your computer as a consequence. If your computer is on a network, contact your network administrator - do not attempt to make any changes yourself. If you are not confident with the instructions, contact a professional.
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