Hyperlinks Embedded in Texts

Thanks to the expansion of the Internet, everyone knows what a link and what happens when you click on one. Documents imported into MAXQDA can also have hyperlinks in them. Clicking on the link in MAXQDA brings up the webpage or HTML file in the default browser.

Hyperlinks are always made up of two parts: the visualization (whether it be a button, picture, or text) and the URL, which is the information about the location of the file, which may be a WWW address. By hovering over the link, you can see the location/URL in the tooltip that appears. Usually, this is not otherwise visible.

Hyperlink in a text
Note: When you enter an Internet address in a text in MAXQDA, it will automatically transform into a clickable hyperlink when you close Edit Mode.

If you want to work in MAXQDA with pictures or other objects that require a lot of memory, it is recommended that you don’t import the pictures into the project file, but just link to them. The links can still be coded and called up in the “Retrieved Segments” window, but they don’t affect the size of the project file. Since MAXQDA 10, it has been possible to import pictures into the “Document System” and save them either in the project file or externally as external files. Limits for the file size of imported objects are set under Projects > Options.

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