Introduction to Qualtrics

The Translations section of Qualtrics allows you to add multiple language options to your survey. To access this section, select the ‘Translations’ icon in the navigation menu on the far left of the screen. It looks like this:

Adding translations

In the Translations section, you can select a Base language for your survey. This is the language in which you wrote the survey and the language in which you would like your data to be displayed. You can then add one or more additional language options.

You will need to translate each survey question into the additional language or languages you have selected. You can do this manually if you are familiar with the language, or use the auto-translate feature, which uses Google Translate. However, it is highly recommended that you have someone check the translation and edit it as needed. Participants can then choose to view the survey in a language other than the base language when they begin the survey, if they wish.

There are also other ways to decide which language is displayed to participants, for example by using query strings. For more information, see the Qualtrics support page on translations.

Example

Let’s add a language option of your choice to your Test Survey. Select the Translations icon and then select Add language from the menu on the left. Next, either select the name of the language from the list on the left, or select the three dots next to the language on the right and choose View incomplete translations.

For each question in the survey, either type the translation in the box on the right if you are familiar with the language, or select the three dots in the top-right corner of the question and choose Auto-translate. Once you have translated some or all of the questions, preview the survey to see the different language options.