CP 5.5 importing localized text from Word changes formatting in text boxes - Localization in general

Hi All,
I need to localize my English CP 5.5 project into multiple languages, up to 27 .
To check that I will not run into issues I tried out on how it works.
This is what I did:
Make copy of the English project
Renamed the project with extension of language, xyz_German.cptx
Exported Project captions and text captions to word
Open file looks it does NOT look good, the two columns OK but the formatting is NOT as in project - Bullets are missing etc.
Nevertheless I changed some of the text in the 'Updated Text Caption Data' column
Went back to the project and imported the Project captions...
The project was updated
And I saw the items reflected from the Word doc were I did not make the language changes.
Now I am puzzled on how to proceed:
Why do I not see formatting such as bullets in text boxes in the Word doc. - BUG? - Fix?
Is Word the right translation media for so many languages?
Is Export to XML a better choice?
How can I ensure that formatting in different languages will be OK - Icannot read all of the languages such as Chinese (S)
If Word would be the choice, how do I ensure that the translation company does not change the formatting?
OK this for a start.
I would highly appreciate input !!!!!
Thanks.

Hi Svendsen2,
If "Import Project captions and closed captions" is not working for you,Mail me the word document. Please mail it to ashwin at adobe dot com. Do not zip it as it might not reach me.
Thanks
Ashwin Bharghav B

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