MAXQDA 10
New Function Overview
MAXQDA 10 includes over 130 changes that improve almost all aspects of the program, but here are some of the quick highlights:
Full support for PDF and DOC files
In addition to handling the RTF format, many new formats can now be directly imported and coded, including PDF, DOC and image files.
Search bars in every window
Quickly search for that code, document, text segment, or coding. MAXQDA 10 now offers you a search function in a handy bar located in all four major windows.
Improved user interface
In addition to the completely overhauled look, MAXQDA 10 has many new aspects that make it even easier to handle. These include toolbars that can be dragged anywhere on your screen, the option of having several documents open in separate tabs, optional color highlighting of coded segments, and much more.
Audio and video files linked to transcripts
With the integration of a media player in MAXQDA 10, it is now possible to link audio and video files with transcribed text. With the help of time stamps visualized in the Document Browser, you can play back the original file to help in your analysis.
MAXMaps models
MAXQDA 10 makes it even easier to find and visualize connections in your data set. The five prepared models make it possible to automatically create a visualization of your data with a few mouse clicks.
Mixed methods functions
There has always been a focus on mixed methods in the development of MAXQDA, but the newest version takes the program to the next level. With the new code variables, the Quote Matrix, and the Typology Table, there are even more options for combining and analyzing both your qualitative and quantitative data in a meaningful way.
Coding of images
MAXQDA 10 now makes it possible for you to analyze pictures as well as text. Images can be imported just like text files. By clicking and dragging on the picture, you can create a box around a section of that image that you want to code. This section of the picture is then shown when called up via the retrieval function.
Expanded memo functionality
There are now new formatting options for memo text to allow, for example, for lists and special indent formatting. It is also now possible to easily compare your memos with the new tabbed viewing, so you can have many memos open at the same time.
Spatial connections with geo-referencing
With the geo-referencing function, you can connect any part of a text or code with a place on Google Earth™!
Expanded Teamwork Functionality
It is now possible to compare the coding of two independent coders of the same document in MAXQDA 10 with the Intercoder Reliability function. An interactive table displays exactly where codings do not overlap, so these segments can be discussed in a team, and code definitions can then be altered or made more precise to enhance intercoder reliability.
