In some cases, you may wish to analyze documents based on line number rather than paragraphs. There is a MAXQDA function that allows you to set the number of characters that should make up each line, which will then be treated as a paragraph. To do so, open the document in the “Document Browser” and switch to Edit Mode. Then right-click in the document and select Convert to line numbered text. You can then enter the number of characters that should make up each line (normally a range of 50-70 characters is appropriate). This option is only available for text documents that do not contain photos, tables, or external links.

The result of the procedure is a line-numbered text with a fixed number of characters per line and the insertion of a paragraph mark at the end of the line.