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Final Fantasy XI has an auto-translating function to bridge the language divide between Japanese players and English speaking players. Text entered using this feature will appear in Japanese to those using the JP version of the game and in English to those using NA or EU version. Players are not able to add words or phrases but there is a list of items that rotate depending on the player.
Using the Auto-Translate
There are two ways to input text: auto-complete or through a category search.
Auto-complete
When entering text in the game you can always press the Tab Button to activate the auto-complete. This will open up a menu which will give you all the words and phrases that start with the letters you have already entered.
Category Search
Choosing a bracketed word from the auto-complete menu, or pressing tab without any previous input will trigger the category menu to be displayed, which consists of 38 original categories. Choosing one of these will then open up a sub-menu of words or phrases pertaining to the category.
After you have already selected a word it will show in your input bar with {colored brackets} signifying that it is an auto-translated word; if you delete or modify any part of this word the brackets will disappear and it will no longer be translated.
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