All four main windows in MAXQDA have a magnifying glass icon in their toolbars. Clicking on this icon opens a search field. Below you can see the search field in the “Document Browser.”
MAXQDA begins searching as soon as you type the first character in the field. It carries out a classic search, meaning that it looks anywhere for that character combination, even if it’s not found at the beginning of a word. Searching for “sic” will bring up words like “musical” and “sick.”
MAXQDA also shows you how often that particular search string has been found.
