Excel Translator Skill

Overview

This skill translates the text content of an Excel file (.xlsx) from English to Chinese using openpyxl. The Chinese translation is placed directly below the original English text in the same cell, separated by a newline — no new rows or columns are inserted. Original formatting (merged cells, fonts, colors, images) is preserved.

Workflow

1. Identify the input .xlsx file path from the user.
2. Run scripts/translate.py from the shell.
3. Deliver the output file to the user as an attachment.

Running the Script

python3.11 /home/ubuntu/skills/excel-translator/scripts/translate.py "/path/to/input.xlsx"

The output file is saved automatically with a _translated suffix in the same directory.

Custom output path:

python3.11 /home/ubuntu/skills/excel-translator/scripts/translate.py "/path/to/input.xlsx" -o "/path/to/output.xlsx"

Environment Variables

The script reads API credentials from environment variables. These are pre-configured in the Manus sandbox:

• OPENAI_API_KEY — API key for the translation model.
• OPENAI_BASE_URL — Base URL for the API endpoint (defaults to https://api.openai.com/v1).

Bundled Resources

• scripts/translate.py — Core translation script. Scans all sheets, translates English text cells concurrently via OpenAI API, writes "English\nChinese" back into the same cell with wrap_text=True, and saves the result.