How to translate websites on Firefox

 The browser currently supports translation in a number of languages ​​for us to choose from. Below are instructions for translating websites into Vietnamese on Firefox.

Instructions for translating websites on Firefox

Step 1:

Users visit any website then localize the content they want to translate on Firefox. Next, right-click and select Translate the selection into English, which is set as default by the browser.

Step 2:

You will now see the content translation interface on Firefox as shown below. To change the target translation language , in Sang you select the language you want. Currently, Firefox browser does not support translating websites into Vietnamese.

For example, choose to translate into French and you will see the translation results as shown. Also below you will see the Translate Full Page option to do so.

Step 3:

Immediately the website on Firefox is translated into the language you choose.

To return to the original language , look at the address bar and click the translation icon . Then we click on Show original to return to the original language of the website.

Step 4:

In addition, when clicking the gear icon and selecting Translation settings , you will have access to customizing the translation feature on Firefox.

You will now see a list of languages ​​that support website translation on Firefox. We can press Download to download the offline translation language.

Instructions for looking up words on Firefox using Simple Translate

Step 1:

Users click on the link below to install the Simple Translate utility on Firefox.

1. Download utility

After installation is complete, you will be transferred to a new web interface with information about the utility version you are using.

Step 2:

Now open the website you want to translate, highlight the word or text that needs to be translated and then click on the utility icon on the address bar.

Soon you will see the content converted to another language.

If you want to change the target language, click Translate this page and select the language you want to translate to.

In addition, the utility also supports translating entire websites via Google Translate, translating links and translating the currently selected tab. To translate the entire website, just right-click anywhere on the page and select Translate this page to translate.

We will then go to the Google Translate website to translate the entire content on the page.

The way to translate a link is similar, right-click on the link and select Translate selected link . You will also be redirected to the translation page on Google Translate to use.

Step 3:

For the Simple Translate translation utility to work more effectively, we should change some settings. Click on the utility icon on the browser, then click on the gear icon .

Step 4:

Switch to the widget-specific settings page. The interface is divided into 5 main sections with different setting content. With the General section , users can select 2 target languages ​​at Target language. So when translating, the tool prioritizes switching to that default target language, so select Vietnamese as the default target.

If you want to add an explanation when choosing to translate a single word, activate Show multiple translation candidates when a single word is translated.

The definition of the word will add what type of word the word belongs to as shown below.

Step 5:

Continue down to the Web page section to edit different translation types.

Display translation button : Displays the word translation button to open the content translation frame. The translation icon will look like the image below and we just need to click on it to immediately display the translation. You can adjust the size and position of the translation button display in the Style section below.

Display translation panel : Displays the translation panel without having to click the translation icon as above. Then the user just needs to highlight the word that needs to be translated and immediately display the translation results frame.

Don't display button or panel : Do not display the translation icon or translation frame. Thus, users only use the translation frame at the utility icon in the browser address bar.

Do not display the button if translation is not required : The utility detects the language and if it matches the target language, the translation icon will not be displayed when highlighting the word.

Automatically switch to the second language : The utility detects the language and if it is the same as the default target language, automatically switches to the second target language. This part depends on your language setting in the first section General.

Step 6:

In the Style section , you will customize the display interface of buttons and translation frames. Translation Button to adjust the translation icon and the Translation Panel to adjust the translation frame. With the translation frame, you can choose Width and Height for the vertical length, font size for Font size and Background color for the background color.

If you change the background color, you should choose a color that is clear and pleasing to the eye, and should not choose a color that is too dark to match the color of the content after translation.

The remaining items can be left as set.

Step 7:

If you want to return to the previous settings, click the Reset button in the Reset settings section .

A very useful utility for users to instantly translate words or paragraphs on the current Firefox web page. Simple Translate offers many setup options for translating content on the website, suitable for each person's needs.

Wishing you success!

Kareem Winters

Update 17 July 2024