Translation and Language Detection Functions Added to Microsoft Excel: How to Use Them?
Microsoft has added translation and language detection features to its spreadsheet program, Excel. These new features, offered as functions, are expected to enhance the user experience. However, Excel’s new features are still in the testing phase.
The US-based tech giant Microsoft has announced the addition of two new features to its popular spreadsheet software, Excel. These features, which are currently in the testing phase and available to Microsoft 365 Insider users, aim to enhance the user experience.
Excel’s new features are introduced as new functions. Named “TRANSLATE” and “DETECTLANGUAGE,” these functions will be used for translation and language detection, respectively. Consumers who frequently use Excel will no longer need a separate service for translation.
How will Excel’s new functions be used?

According to Microsoft’s announcement, the new functions in Excel will operate in the same logical manner as its other functions. For example, when you use the “TRANSLATE(text, [source language], [target language])” function, you’ll see the translation of the specified text between two languages.
The function “DETECTLANGUAGE(text)” will be used similarly to TRANSLATE. If you have a text that you need to work on but you’re unsure of its language, you simply use the “DETECTLANGUAGE(“text to detect language”)” function. Excel will quickly indicate the language in which the text is written.
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