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Installing spellers for Office 2010 Language Interface Pack languages
Posted
12 days ago
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Palle Petersen
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The Office localization team has published the full list of spellers available for the Language Interface Pack languages, from Afrikaans, Albanian and Armenian down to Yoruba - currently 49 languages. You can see the full list of spellers on the Office...
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Do you speak Bangla, Belarusian, Hausa, Igbo, Kurdish, Punjabi or Tigrinya?
Posted
1 month ago
by
Palle Petersen
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If you speak one of these languages, we are looking for feedback on the key Windows 8 terminology. The Terminology Feedback Program gives you an opportunity to comment on these terms as they will appear in the next version of Windows. The lists include...
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Give feedback on Windows terms for Armenian, Tamil, Urdu & Vietnamese
Posted
3 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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We are now looking for feedback from our users on the key Windows terminology for Armenian , Tamil , Urdu and Vietnamese . So we have opened a Terminology Feedback Program that gives you an opportunity to comment on these terms as they will appear...
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Machine Translation for Hmong added to Bing Translator
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3 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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The Microsoft Translator MT system has added Hmong to the list of supported languages, bringing the number of languages available to 38. The work of adding Hmong was the result of collaboration between members of the Hmong community to help create...
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14 new languages announced for Windows 8
Posted
3 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
February 21 is UNESCO's International Mother Language Day . To mark this, the Windows team are today announcing that Windows 8 will be available in 14 new languages , bringing the total number of languages supported to 109. The languages announced...
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SharePoint Server 2010 available in Indonesian, Malay & Azerbaijani
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3 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 have now released in 3 more languages: Indonesian, Malay and Azerbaijani. These new "Language packs" enable creation of sites and site collections in multiple languages without requiring separate...
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Help us translate “sideload” and “semantic zoom” for the Windows 8 Developer glossary
Posted
3 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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Do you have suggestions on how to translate sideload or semantic zoom in Chinese? Spanish? Japanese? Or any of the languages below? Why not join the community and help refine the Windows 8 Developer glossary for your language! Your input is invaluable...
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SharePoint Server 2010 now also in Irish, Macedonian & Vietnamese
Posted
3 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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SharePoint Server 2010 and SharePoint Foundation 2010 have now released in 3 more languages: Irish, Macedonian and Vietnamese. These new "Language packs" enable creation of sites and site collections in multiple languages without requiring separate...
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It's here! Microsoft Manual of Style now available
Posted
4 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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The 4 th edition of the Microsoft Manual of Style that was announced last week is now available! Microsoft Press and O’Reilly have just released the first public update since the 3 rd edition came out in 2004. This Microsoft Press edition includes...
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Coming soon: Microsoft Manual of Style, 4th Edition
Posted
4 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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The 4th edition of the Microsoft Manual of Style – essentially the English Style Guide for Microsoft products - has been released to manufacturing and will available in ebook versions (PDF, ePub, Mobi/Kindle) and hard copy in a few weeks. The new...
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SharePoint Server 2010 now available in Welsh, Serbian and Bosnian
Posted
4 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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If you are managing SharePoint Server 2010 or SharePoint Foundation 2010 and want to make them available in more languages, the Office localization teams has just released Language Packs for Welsh , Serbian Cyrillic and Bosnian Latin . Language packs...
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Localizing Windows Phone apps: New terminology and Style Guides posted
Posted
5 months ago
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Palle Petersen
5
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Another 15 localization style guides for developing international Windows Phone apps have just been made available by the Windows Phone team. Style guides provide instructions to help ensure that your app speaks to the user in the same tone, style...
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Help us translate “charm” and “speed bump” in Windows 8 – for 23 languages!
Posted
6 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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A few weeks ago we asked speakers of Chinese Simplified, Japanese, German and French help us translate the planned, new terminology in Windows 8. We got some brilliantly creative suggestions and insightful comments that will help us get the language experience...
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Scheduled downtime for Microsoft Language Portal
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7 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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We are upgrading the Microsoft Language Portal to a new server tomorrow and will need to take it offline for a short period of time. The downtime is expected to only last between 15 and 30 minutes and will happen tomorrow, Thursday October 27, between...
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New Microsoft ERP terminology glossary and blog launched
Posted
7 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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If you work with ERP terminology, check out the Microsoft Dynamics AX glossary just published on TechNet . Each term entry contains a definition and cross-references to related concepts. Also have a look at Karen Scipi’s blog which features an...
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Help us figure out how to translate “charm” and “app” in Windows 8
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8 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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We are starting the work to figure out what we should call Windows 8 user interface terms such as “ charms ”, “ apps ”, “ snapped apps ” or “ thumb keyboard ” in international versions. You can now have a say in what we call all this in Chinese Simplified...
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Office 2010 now available in Kyrgyz (кыргыз)
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8 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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You can now download the released version of Microsoft Office 2010 in Kyrgyz (кыргыз) - the official language of the Central Asian Republic of Kyrgyzstan. This “ Language Interface Pack ” version of Kyrgyz allows you to change the user interface in the...
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53 new international Microsoft Style Guides available for download!
Posted
8 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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We’ve added another 53 new and updated international localization/translation style guides to the Microsoft Language Portal . International style guides provide general Microsoft guidelines for style, tone, orthography and other language topics. They...
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Implementing the Portuguese spelling reform in Portugal
Posted
9 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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A few days ago, we posted the new and updated European Portuguese Style Guide . With this new edition, we will now begin to gradually adopt the Portuguese spelling reform in new products and services until the expiry of the transition period in Portugal...
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New writing style in Russian Microsoft products
Posted
9 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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The new Russian Style Guide posted last week (together with 37 other international style guides ) contains a significant change in the way we will address users in many new Russian products and services going forward. Basically, every single part of the...
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New and updated Microsoft Style Guides for 38 languages released
Posted
9 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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Hot on the heels of the 5 Windows Phone-specific style guides we posted last week , we are now making 38 updated and expanded international style guides available for download . International Style guides provide general Microsoft guidelines for style...
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How does your French Windows Phone say “Oops”? Style Guides now available
Posted
9 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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If you are developing Windows Phone apps for international markets, it’s now easier to ensure that your app speaks to the user in the same tone, style and level of formality as the Windows Phone OS. The Windows Phone team have just made 5 international...
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Localizing Microsoft products into Georgian
Posted
9 months ago
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Palle Petersen
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This new video from the Microsoft Local Language Program tells the story of why it’s important to have translated IT products in Georgian . Why it matters: “When the computer is in my language, it gives me the feeling of identity and I can be at the same...
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New data posted on the Microsoft Language Portal
Posted
9 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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The Microsoft Language Portal has been updated with terminology and UI translations from a number of international Microsoft products that have released over the last 3 months. This data will help you globalize and localize products quickly, efficiently...
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Office 2010 now available in Amharic (አማርኛ)
Posted
10 months ago
by
Palle Petersen
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You can now download the released version of Microsoft Office 2010 in Amharic (አማርኛ) - the national language of Ethiopia. This “ Language Interface Pack ” version of Amharic allows you to change the user interface in the following Office 2010 applications...
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