Set up and manage document translation in Microsoft Syntex
The document translation service for Microsoft Syntex is set up in the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Prerequisites
Licensing
Before you can use document translation, you must first link an Azure subscription in Syntex pay-as-you-go. Document translation 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, document translation is automatically set up and turned on for all SharePoint sites and for OneDrive.
Manage sites
By default, document translation is turned on for libraries in all SharePoint sites and for OneDrive. To limit on which sites users can use document translation, follow these steps.
In the Microsoft 365 admin center, select Settings > Org settings.
On the Org settings page, select Pay-as-you-go services.
On the Pay-as-you-go services page, select the Settings tab.
Under Document & image services, select Document translation.
On the Document translation panel, under Where document translation can be used when it's turned on, select Edit.
On the Where can document translation be used? panel:
a. Under SharePoint, 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.
b. Under OneDrive, to turn off document translation in OneDrive, clear the Available in OneDrive checkbox.
Select Save.
Video transcript translation
To turn on translation for video transcripts and closed captioning, see Enable transcript translations in Stream for SharePoint.