There are many situations in MAXQDA where table overviews are used to display information, and they are similar in how they can be worked with, which is similar to the handling of tables in Excel. All table overviews have a toolbar offering quick access to frequently-used functions.

The overviews include various icons depending on their function and purpose. The following icons are found in nearly all of these toolbars:

  Only activated documents – Displays only the rows in which activated documents appear. The symbol can only be clicked when at least one document is activated.

  Only activated codes – Displays only the rows in which activated codes appear. The symbol can only be clicked when at least one code is activated.

  Filter – Turns the filter for the columns on and off. The symbol can only be clicked when a filter has been set for at least one column. Set the filter by right-clicking on the column header.

  Delete filter – Deletes the defined filter for all columns of the table.

  Search – Turns the search toolbar for the table on and off.

  Excel table – shows the current table in an Excel document. This does not happen within MAXQDA, but can be printed out or saved as a separate file.

  HTML table – shows the current table in an HTML document. This can also be saved or printed out, but is no longer connected to your MAXQDA project.

  Export – saves the content of the table in diverse formats including Excel (XLS/X) or Website (HTML) and opens the file. Unlike the two functions above, you can choose the file name and location. This exported file is also no longer connected to your project file.