Retrieving graphics in pdf documents

[henlet]

I'm new to MaxQDA and having some pretty basic problems! I'm using it with Parallels 6 for Mac and Mac OS X 10.6.
When I tried to import a Word document (.doc or .docx) I got a message saying the file 'cannot be opened'. So I saved the file to rtf format. This opens OK in MaxQDA but has no graphics. So finally I saved it as a pdf. This can be imported and does keep its graphics. But I don't know how to code them. When I try to highlight the figure and code it, it doesn't appear in the retrieved segments.
Please can anyone help?
(The graphics in questions are graphs and charts)
Thank you!

[Stefan Rädiker]

Hi,

MAXQDA wasn't able to import the doc/docx file, because there is no Word installed in your windows installation on parallels.

We recommend to import the documents as RTF, as you did, not as a PDF, because you'll loose some functionality in this case. In the menue "Project > Options" you can choose, if objects (graphics) within a documnt should be imported or not.

If you create a new document in MAXQDA and the EDIT mode is on you could paste a document (including graphics) via the clipboard (copy and paste). Just press CTRL+V in the MAXQDA window "Document Browser".

If you have imported a document and would like to add a graphic later on into it, you can use the clipboard, too.

Best
Stefan

[henlet]

Many thanks Stefan. The 'copy and paste' into a new document worked well. Interestingly though, when I copied the Mac Word document (.docx) and pasted it into MaxQDA, it missed out the graphics again. But then I was able to copy the graphics separately from the .docx file and paste them into the new document. Strange. But now I have everything I need in MaxQDA and I'm ready to code!
Thank you again.