It's been a while since I've worked on a multi-language survey. So I'm a bit rusty.
I was hoping to get a few pointers in the right direction.
Let's assume my primary language is English.
I understand you need to write the survey in English first and fully test it before thinking about the next steps of language setup.
Let's assume I need to set the survey up in Italian.
Using the File | Translation | Export Text For Translation menu option, I can export to a number of formats. Which format is most widely used? Is Excel the way to go?
The translation file can be passed on to a translation house / translator where they populate the file with the Italian script.
This next issue has me concerned - I noticed the translation file has HTML, CSS, Perl Script, JavaScript, SSI Script, error script, etc. How does the translator know about these programming scripts and how do they know to stay clear from editing them?
Assuming the translator has completed their task, we make a copy of our English survey and import the translated file back in to the copied survey via the File | Translation | Import Translated Text menu option.
Then we arrange for someone who knows Italian to conduct the testing of the Italian version survey.
I can setup a landing page which says something like "Which language would you like to complete the survey in?"
1/ English - skip to English survey
2/ Italian - skip to Italian survey
Upon survey closure, I can blend the 2 data files together.
Have I left anything out of this explanation?
Appreciate any relevant notes you would like to make.