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Set up and manage document translation in Microsoft Syntex

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The document translation service for Microsoft Syntex is set up in the Microsoft 365 admin center.

Prerequisites

Licensing

Before you can use translation in Syntex, you must first link an Azure subscription in Syntex pay-as-you-go. Translation in Syntex is billed based on the type and number of transactions.

Permissions

You must be a SharePoint Administrator or Global Administrator to be able to access the Microsoft 365 admin center and set up document translation.

Important

Microsoft recommends that you use roles with the fewest permissions. This helps improve security for your organization. Global Administrator is a highly privileged role that should be limited to emergency scenarios when you can't use an existing role.

Set up translation

After an Azure subscription is linked to Microsoft Syntex, translation is automatically set up and turned on for all SharePoint sites.

Manage sites

By default, document translation is turned on for libraries in all SharePoint sites. Follow these steps to limit which sites users can use document translation.

  1. In the Microsoft 365 admin center, select Setup, and then select Use content AI with Microsoft Syntex.

  2. On the Use content AI with Microsoft Syntex page, select Manage Microsoft Syntex.

  3. On the Microsoft Syntex panel, select Document translation.

  4. On the Document translation panel:

    a. Choose which site or sites this service should be enabled for.

    b. To restrict user access to this service, under Sites where document translation can be used when it's turned on, select Edit. On the Where can document translation be used? panel, change the setting from All sites to Selected sites (up to 100) or No sites. For selected sites, follow the instructions to select the sites or upload a CSV listing of the sites. You can then manage site access permissions for the sites you selected.

    c. Select Save.

Video transcript translation

To turn on translation for video transcripts and closed captioning, see Enable transcript translations in Stream for SharePoint.