Policy
Use legacy translation features
Microsoft Office
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting allows you to use legacy translation features in Office apps, such as Word, instead of the Translator feature, which uses the cloud-based Microsoft Translator service. Legacy translation features include the following: - Translation of the entire document, by using the browser-based Bilingual Viewer. - Translation of selected text, by using the Research pane. - Translation of an individual word when hovering over the word, by using the Mini Translator. You may need to use legacy translation features in special cases that require extra configurability, such as when using customer translation providers. If you enable this policy setting, translation commands, such as those on the ribbon or in shortcut menus, will use the legacy translation features instead of the Translator feature. If you disable or don’t configure this policy setting, translation commands, such as those on the ribbon or in shortcut menus, will use the Translator feature instead of the legacy translation features. Note: This policy setting only applies to apps and subscription versions of Office, such as Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, that support the Translator feature.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path software\policies\microsoft\office\16.0\common Value name uselegacytranslationfeatures | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.