Convert Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese and vice versa

Microsoft Office Word 2003

  • Select the text that you want to convert.

    If you don't select any text, the entire document will be converted.

  • On the Tools menu, point to Language, and then click Chinese Translation.

    This command is not available if there is no text in the document.

  • Under Translation direction, click Traditional Chinese to Simplified Chinese or Simplified Chinese to Traditional Chinese.
  • ShowTips

    • To convert common terms at a word level, for example the word "computer," select the Translate common terms check box.

    • Some traditional characters are variants that are not regarded as standard glyphs in mainland China. They are only appropriate for use in Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR, and Macao SAR. To convert to Traditional Chinese by using character variants that will make the converted text more readable, select the Use Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao character variants check box.