How to Automatically Translate Text Variables into Other Languages

This article describes how to go from verbatim text responses in either a single language or multiple languages:

To a state where the responses are translated into the language of your choice in a new variable:

If you'd like to translate and categorize the text in one go using Dislpayr's text categorization tools, please see: How to Automatically Translate Text When Classifying Text Data.

Requirements

You will need a Text variable. Text variables are represented by an A next to the variable in the Data Sources tree:

Method

1. Select the text variable to be translated in the Data Sources tree.
2. Select + > Ready-Made New Variables > Translate Text.
3. A dialog box will appear, asking you what language to translate the text to. Select the desired output text.
4. Click OK.
5. A new variable with the translated text will appear in your Data Sources tree. 

If you want to classify the resulting text variable, see How to Classify Text Data.

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