Data Type

Option in MAXQDA

Format

Single document

Project > Export > Displayed document

Right-click on the document name

Or select everything in the “Document Browser” with Ctrl+A and copy it to the Windows clipboard.

RTF, XLS/X for tables, PDF for PDF files and original image formats for images

Highlighted document segment

Highlight and copy the selection with Ctrl+C (Windows) or cmd+C (Mac) or by selecting Copy from the Edit drop-down menu.

Formatted text in the clipboard

One or more coded segments

Highlight the segments by clicking on them while holding the Ctrl or cmd button and choose the export option or copy with Ctrl+C or cmd+C

XLS/X, HTML, RTF, clipboard

All coded segments in the “Retrieved Segments” window

Project > Export > Retrieved Segments or with the icon in the “Retrieved Segments” window

 XLS/X, HTML, RTF, clipboard

Coded segments for a single document (teamwork)

Right-click on the document and select Export teamwork

.MEX (internal format)

Memos

Export in the Overview of memos

RTF, XLS/X, HTML

Memos for a particular document (for teamwork export)

Right-click on the document and select Export teamwork

.MEX (internal format)

Memos for a particular document

Right-click on the document and select Overview of memos

RTF, XLS/X, HTML

Text of a memo

Copy to clipboard with Ctrl+C or cmd+C

Windows clipboard

List of variables

Variables > List of document variables or code variables and then click on the icon in the toolbar for HTML or XLS/X table

.HTML, XLS/X

Variable table (export)

Variables > Export data (document variables) or (code variables) or click on the Export icon in the “Data editor”

.TXT (tab-delimited), HTML, XLS/X

Variable table (import)

Variables > Import data (document variables) or (code variables)

XLS/X or TXT (tab-delimited)

Variables and variable values for a document (teamwork)

Right-click on the document and select Export teamwork

.MEX (internal format)

Export variable values for a document

Right-click on a document, select Overview of variables, and click on the Export icons in the toolbar

TXT (tab-delimited), HTML, XLS/X, RTF

Code frequencies table

Codes > Overview of coded segments and click the Export icon

or

highlight the cells of the table that you want to copy and hit Ctrl+C or cmd+C to copy them to the clipboard

TXT (tab-delimited), HTML, XLS/X or clipboard

Code frequencies

Codes > Overview of codes then export symbol

TXT (tab-delimited), HTML, XLS/X