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  • Welcome
  • MAXQDA Screens and Menus
    • Starting the Program
    • The MAXQDA Interface and the Four Main Windows
    • The Main Menu
    • The Toolbars
    • The Context Menus and Toolbars in the “Document System”
    • Context Menus and Toolbar in the “Document Browser”
    • Context Menus and Toolbar in the “Code System”
    • Context Menus and Toolbars in the “Retrieved Segments” Window
    • The Status Bar
  • Use of Table Overviews in MAXQDA
    • The Toolbar in Table Overviews
    • Managing Table Overviews
    • Searching inside Table Overviews
    • Filtering Table Overviews
  • Documents and the “Document System”
    • General Information about Importing Documents in MAXQDA
    • General Information on the Preparation of Text Documents
    • Importing Documents into MAXQDA
    • External Files
    • Objects Embedded in Text
    • Hyperlinks Embedded in Texts
    • Opening and Editing Documents
    • Opening two documents simultaneously
    • Opening Documents in Tabs
    • Renaming and Deleting Documents
    • Moving and Sorting Documents
    • Creating a New Document in MAXQDA
    • Assigning Colors to Documents
    • Creating Document Sets
    • Inserting Line Numbers in a Text Document
    • The Document Properties Window
    • MAXQDA supports Unicode: Analyzing texts in different languages
    • Notes on PDF Documents
    • Notes on Image Documents
    • Notes on Table Documents
    • Converting a Text Document into a Table Document
  • Importing Structured Documents
    • What are Structured Documents?
    • Importing Structured Documents with the Preprocessor
    • Importing Text from a Table/Spreadsheet (e.g. Answers to Open Questions)
    • Importing Bibliographical Data from Endnote, etc.
  • Import Web Pages with MAXQDA Web Collector
    • Save Web Page with Web Collector
    • Import Websites into MAXQDA
  • Import Online Surveys from SurveyMonkey
  • Links: Document Links, External Links, Web Links, and Geolinks
    • Links in MAXQDA
    • Document Links
    • External Links
    • Web Links
    • Geolinks
    • The “Overview of links”
  • Codes and How to Code
    • Information on Codes and Coding in MAXQDA
    • The “Code System”
    • Creating a New Code
    • How to code
    • Highlight Coding / Color Coding
    • Coding with MAXMaps
    • Coding with the Code Favorites
    • Coding with Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Emoticode: Coding with Emoticons and Symbols
    • Displaying Code Frequency in the “Code System”
    • Assigning Colors to a Code
    • Visualizing Coded Segments in the “Document Browser”
    • Coding Stripe Column Visualization Options
    • The Properties Window for Codes
    • Creating a Code Alias
    • Deleting Coded Segments: The Undo Function
    • Deleting a Coded Segment
    • Deleting Codes
    • Modifying Coded Segments
    • Moving and Sorting Codes in the “Code System”
    • Creating Code Sets
    • Copying Subcodes
    • Moving all Coded Segments of a Code
    • Copying all Coded Segments of a Code
    • Creating a New Top-Level Code
    • Splitting up a Code
    • Transferring the “Code System” to another Project
    • Importing Codes and Code Memos from an Excel Table
    • Weight Scores: Indicating Segment Relevance
    • Creating Comments for Coded Segments
    • Overview of Codes
    • The „Overview of Documents“ for a Code
  • Creative Coding: Arranging Codes in MAXMaps
    • The Idea behind Creative Coding
    • Starting Creative Coding and Selecting Codes
    • Organizing Codes
    • Quitting Creative Coding and Transferring Changes to the Code System
  • Intercoder Agreement
    • The Problem of Intercoder Agreement in Qualitative Research
    • The Agreement Testing Concept in MAXQDA
  • Memos: Managing Your Ideas
    • About Memos
    • Memos Attached to Document Segments
    • Viewing and Editing Memos
    • Creating Document Memos in the “Document System”
    • Creating Code Memos in the “Code System”
    • Printing and Exporting Individual Memos
    • Managing Memos in the “Overview of memos”
    • Searching for Text in Memos
    • Exporting a Selection of Memos
    • Linking Codes to Memos
    • Viewing Memos Linked to a Code
    • Compiling Memos of a Specific Document or Document Group
    • Converting a Memo into a Document
  • Variables
    • Document and Code Variables in MAXQDA
    • The “List of document variables” and the “List of code variables”
    • Adding new variables
    • Changing Variable Types
    • Renaming and Deleting Variables
    • The “Data editor”
    • Entering Variable Values in “Data editor”
    • Exporting Document and Code Variables
    • Importing Document Variables
    • Importing Code Variables
    • Importing and Exporting Variables from and to SPSS and other statistical packages
    • Displaying Document Variables as Tooltips
  • Searching for Text: The Lexical Search
    • Lexical Search Options
    • Search in the Four Main Windows
    • The Lexical Search: Options in the Dialog Window
    • Search Results
    • The Extended Lexical Search
    • Exporting Search Results
    • Autocoding Search Results
    • Keyword in Context (KWIC)
  • Coding Query: Finding Coded Segments
    • Activation: The Principle of Segment Retrieval
    • Activation by Color
    • Removing Activations (Deactivation)
    • The “Retrieved Segments” Window
    • Include Subcodes in Retrieval
    • Finding Important Coded Segments Using Weight Scores
    • The Simple Coding Query
    • Jumping from Retrieved Segment to the Original Document
    • “Overview of retrieved segments”
    • Table view of the “Retrieved Segments"
    • Printing and Exporting “Retrieved Segments”
    • Coding “Retrieved Segments”
    • Copying “Retrieved Segments” with Source Information into the Clipboard
  • Complex Retrievals
    • Logical Combinations of Codes
    • Detailed Information about Complex Retrieval Functions
  • Visual Tools
    • Code Matrix Browser: Visualizing Codes per Document    
    • Code Relations Browser: Visualizing Overlapping Codes
    • Document Comparison Chart: A Visual Comparison of Coded Text
    • Document Portrait: Visualizing a Document
    • Codeline: The Sequential Visualization of a Document
    • Tag Clouds
  • MAXMaps
    • What Does MAXMaps Do?
    • Getting Started – Creating a New Map
    • Arranging a Map
    • Objects in MAXMaps
    • Object Properties
    • The Object Library
    • Link Mode: Linking Objects
    • Exporting and Printing Maps
    • Synchronization with MAXQDA
    • Model Templates in MAXMaps
    • The One-Case Model
    • The One-Code Model
    • The Code Theory Model
    • The Co-Occurrence Model
    • The Code-Subcode-Segments Model
    • Options in MAXMaps
  • Statistics and Graphics Functions
    • Frequency Tables and Diagrams for Variables
  • Summary-Grid
    • Frequency Tables and Charts for Subcodes
    • The Idea behind the Summary Grid
    • Creating and Editing Summaries
    • Summary Tables
    • Overview of Summaries
  • Mixed Methods Functions
    • General
    • Activation by Document Variable: Variables as Selection Criteria for the Coding Query
    • Crosstab
    • Quote Matrix
    • Typology Table
    • Configuration Table
    • Similarity Analysis for Documents
    • Joint Displays
    • Transforming a Code into a Document Variable
    • Transforming a Code into a Categorical Document Variable
  • Importing and Analyzing Twitter Data
    • What Possibilities does MAXQDA offer for Analyzing Twitter Data?
    • Importing Twitter Data
    • Autocoding and Analyzing Twitter Data
  • Focus Group Analysis
    • How can MAXQDA support Focus Group Analysis?
    • Importing Focus Group Transcripts
    • Tranforming an already imported text into a focus group transcript
    • The “Overview of Focus Group Participants”
    • Coding Query for Coded Segments
    • The Code Matrix Browser: View Coded Segments per Participant
    • Crosstab for Focus Groups
    • Using the Lexical Search for Contributions from Participants
    • Notes on Teamwork and Exporting Code Systems
  • Transcribing and Coding Audio and Video Files
    • General Information about the Analysis of Audio and Video Files
    • The “Media player” Toolbar
    • Inserting Audio and Video Files in a MAXQDA Project
    • Playing Audio and Video Files in MAXQDA
    • Notes on Synchronizing Transcripts and Media Files
    • Importing Transcripts without Timestamps and Subsequently Inserting Timestamps
    • Importing f4/f5 Transcripts with Timestamps
    • Transcribing Directly in MAXQDA: Transcription mode
    • Synchronizing Transcribed Text with Audio/Video files
    • The “Overview of Timestamps”
    • Coding Audio and Video Files in the Multimedia Browser
  • Teamwork: Using MAXQDA as a Team
    • How can MAXQDA support Teamwork?
    • Transferring a MAXQDA Project to Other Team Members
    • Transferring Coded Segments, Memos, Variables, etc. from one Project to another
    • Merging Two MAXQDA Projects
  • Admin System for User Management
    • Calling Up and Activating User Management
    • The Main User Management Window
  • Reports
    • Smart Publisher
    • Creating a Codebook with Category Definitions
    • Code Frequencies per Document, Document Group and Document Set
    • Project Information
  • Project Organization and Data Security
    • Renaming, Deleting, and Duplicating Projects
    • Manual and Automatic Backups for Projects
  • Import/Export Options
    • Overview of Import and Export Options
    • Print Preview
    • Opening Projects from Earlier Versions (MAXQDA 11 or older)
    • Opening MAXQDA Projects in MAXQDA 11
  • Special Features and General Options
    • The Logbook
    • Checking for Updates
    • General Preferences
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Troubleshooting
  • Technical Data and Information
    • Limitations and technical information
    • File Management
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  • Welcome
  • MAXQDA Screens and Menus
    • Starting the Program
    • The MAXQDA Interface and the Four Main Windows
    • The Main Menu
    • The Toolbars
    • The Context Menus and Toolbars in the “Document System”
    • Context Menus and Toolbar in the “Document Browser”
    • Context Menus and Toolbar in the “Code System”
    • Context Menus and Toolbars in the “Retrieved Segments” Window
    • The Status Bar
  • Use of Table Overviews in MAXQDA
    • The Toolbar in Table Overviews
    • Managing Table Overviews
    • Searching inside Table Overviews
    • Filtering Table Overviews
  • Documents and the “Document System”
    • General Information about Importing Documents in MAXQDA
    • General Information on the Preparation of Text Documents
    • Importing Documents into MAXQDA
    • External Files
    • Objects Embedded in Text
    • Hyperlinks Embedded in Texts
    • Opening and Editing Documents
    • Opening two documents simultaneously
    • Opening Documents in Tabs
    • Renaming and Deleting Documents
    • Moving and Sorting Documents
    • Creating a New Document in MAXQDA
    • Assigning Colors to Documents
    • Creating Document Sets
    • Inserting Line Numbers in a Text Document
    • The Document Properties Window
    • MAXQDA supports Unicode: Analyzing texts in different languages
    • Notes on PDF Documents
    • Notes on Image Documents
    • Notes on Table Documents
    • Converting a Text Document into a Table Document
  • Importing Structured Documents
    • What are Structured Documents?
    • Importing Structured Documents with the Preprocessor
    • Importing Text from a Table/Spreadsheet (e.g. Answers to Open Questions)
    • Importing Bibliographical Data from Endnote, etc.
  • Import Web Pages with MAXQDA Web Collector
    • Save Web Page with Web Collector
    • Import Websites into MAXQDA
  • Import Online Surveys from SurveyMonkey
  • Links: Document Links, External Links, Web Links, and Geolinks
    • Links in MAXQDA
    • Document Links
    • External Links
    • Web Links
    • Geolinks
    • The “Overview of links”
  • Codes and How to Code
    • Information on Codes and Coding in MAXQDA
    • The “Code System”
    • Creating a New Code
    • How to code
    • Highlight Coding / Color Coding
    • Coding with MAXMaps
    • Coding with the Code Favorites
    • Coding with Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Emoticode: Coding with Emoticons and Symbols
    • Displaying Code Frequency in the “Code System”
    • Assigning Colors to a Code
    • Visualizing Coded Segments in the “Document Browser”
    • Coding Stripe Column Visualization Options
    • The Properties Window for Codes
    • Creating a Code Alias
    • Deleting Coded Segments: The Undo Function
    • Deleting a Coded Segment
    • Deleting Codes
    • Modifying Coded Segments
    • Moving and Sorting Codes in the “Code System”
    • Creating Code Sets
    • Copying Subcodes
    • Moving all Coded Segments of a Code
    • Copying all Coded Segments of a Code
    • Creating a New Top-Level Code
    • Splitting up a Code
    • Transferring the “Code System” to another Project
    • Importing Codes and Code Memos from an Excel Table
    • Weight Scores: Indicating Segment Relevance
    • Creating Comments for Coded Segments
    • Overview of Codes
    • The „Overview of Documents“ for a Code
  • Creative Coding: Arranging Codes in MAXMaps
    • The Idea behind Creative Coding
    • Starting Creative Coding and Selecting Codes
    • Organizing Codes
    • Quitting Creative Coding and Transferring Changes to the Code System
  • Intercoder Agreement
    • The Problem of Intercoder Agreement in Qualitative Research
    • The Agreement Testing Concept in MAXQDA
  • Memos: Managing Your Ideas
    • About Memos
    • Memos Attached to Document Segments
    • Viewing and Editing Memos
    • Creating Document Memos in the “Document System”
    • Creating Code Memos in the “Code System”
    • Printing and Exporting Individual Memos
    • Managing Memos in the “Overview of memos”
    • Searching for Text in Memos
    • Exporting a Selection of Memos
    • Linking Codes to Memos
    • Viewing Memos Linked to a Code
    • Compiling Memos of a Specific Document or Document Group
    • Converting a Memo into a Document
  • Variables
    • Document and Code Variables in MAXQDA
    • The “List of document variables” and the “List of code variables”
    • Adding new variables
    • Changing Variable Types
    • Renaming and Deleting Variables
    • The “Data editor”
    • Entering Variable Values in “Data editor”
    • Exporting Document and Code Variables
    • Importing Document Variables
    • Importing Code Variables
    • Importing and Exporting Variables from and to SPSS and other statistical packages
    • Displaying Document Variables as Tooltips
  • Searching for Text: The Lexical Search
    • Lexical Search Options
    • Search in the Four Main Windows
    • The Lexical Search: Options in the Dialog Window
    • Search Results
    • The Extended Lexical Search
    • Exporting Search Results
    • Autocoding Search Results
    • Keyword in Context (KWIC)
  • Coding Query: Finding Coded Segments
    • Activation: The Principle of Segment Retrieval
    • Activation by Color
    • Removing Activations (Deactivation)
    • The “Retrieved Segments” Window
    • Include Subcodes in Retrieval
    • Finding Important Coded Segments Using Weight Scores
    • The Simple Coding Query
    • Jumping from Retrieved Segment to the Original Document
    • “Overview of retrieved segments”
    • Table view of the “Retrieved Segments"
    • Printing and Exporting “Retrieved Segments”
    • Coding “Retrieved Segments”
    • Copying “Retrieved Segments” with Source Information into the Clipboard
  • Complex Retrievals
    • Logical Combinations of Codes
    • Detailed Information about Complex Retrieval Functions
  • Visual Tools
    • Code Matrix Browser: Visualizing Codes per Document    
    • Code Relations Browser: Visualizing Overlapping Codes
    • Document Comparison Chart: A Visual Comparison of Coded Text
    • Document Portrait: Visualizing a Document
    • Codeline: The Sequential Visualization of a Document
    • Tag Clouds
  • MAXMaps
    • What Does MAXMaps Do?
    • Getting Started – Creating a New Map
    • Arranging a Map
    • Objects in MAXMaps
    • Object Properties
    • The Object Library
    • Link Mode: Linking Objects
    • Exporting and Printing Maps
    • Synchronization with MAXQDA
    • Model Templates in MAXMaps
    • The One-Case Model
    • The One-Code Model
    • The Code Theory Model
    • The Co-Occurrence Model
    • The Code-Subcode-Segments Model
    • Options in MAXMaps
  • Statistics and Graphics Functions
    • Frequency Tables and Diagrams for Variables
  • Summary-Grid
    • Frequency Tables and Charts for Subcodes
    • The Idea behind the Summary Grid
    • Creating and Editing Summaries
    • Summary Tables
    • Overview of Summaries
  • Mixed Methods Functions
    • General
    • Activation by Document Variable: Variables as Selection Criteria for the Coding Query
    • Crosstab
    • Quote Matrix
    • Typology Table
    • Configuration Table
    • Similarity Analysis for Documents
    • Joint Displays
    • Transforming a Code into a Document Variable
    • Transforming a Code into a Categorical Document Variable
  • Importing and Analyzing Twitter Data
    • What Possibilities does MAXQDA offer for Analyzing Twitter Data?
    • Importing Twitter Data
    • Autocoding and Analyzing Twitter Data
  • Focus Group Analysis
    • How can MAXQDA support Focus Group Analysis?
    • Importing Focus Group Transcripts
    • Tranforming an already imported text into a focus group transcript
    • The “Overview of Focus Group Participants”
    • Coding Query for Coded Segments
    • The Code Matrix Browser: View Coded Segments per Participant
    • Crosstab for Focus Groups
    • Using the Lexical Search for Contributions from Participants
    • Notes on Teamwork and Exporting Code Systems
  • Transcribing and Coding Audio and Video Files
    • General Information about the Analysis of Audio and Video Files
    • The “Media player” Toolbar
    • Inserting Audio and Video Files in a MAXQDA Project
    • Playing Audio and Video Files in MAXQDA
    • Notes on Synchronizing Transcripts and Media Files
    • Importing Transcripts without Timestamps and Subsequently Inserting Timestamps
    • Importing f4/f5 Transcripts with Timestamps
    • Transcribing Directly in MAXQDA: Transcription mode
    • Synchronizing Transcribed Text with Audio/Video files
    • The “Overview of Timestamps”
    • Coding Audio and Video Files in the Multimedia Browser
  • Teamwork: Using MAXQDA as a Team
    • How can MAXQDA support Teamwork?
    • Transferring a MAXQDA Project to Other Team Members
    • Transferring Coded Segments, Memos, Variables, etc. from one Project to another
    • Merging Two MAXQDA Projects
  • Admin System for User Management
    • Calling Up and Activating User Management
    • The Main User Management Window
  • Reports
    • Smart Publisher
    • Creating a Codebook with Category Definitions
    • Code Frequencies per Document, Document Group and Document Set
    • Project Information
  • Project Organization and Data Security
    • Renaming, Deleting, and Duplicating Projects
    • Manual and Automatic Backups for Projects
  • Import/Export Options
    • Overview of Import and Export Options
    • Print Preview
    • Opening Projects from Earlier Versions (MAXQDA 11 or older)
    • Opening MAXQDA Projects in MAXQDA 11
  • Special Features and General Options
    • The Logbook
    • Checking for Updates
    • General Preferences
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Troubleshooting
  • Technical Data and Information
    • Limitations and technical information
    • File Management

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