MAXQDA offers a variety of options for exporting data to other software programs like SPSS or Microsoft Office programs.
The following table lists many, but not all, possibilities for trasnferrring your data.
| Data Type | Option in MAXQDA | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Single document | Right-click on Document Name and select Export Document Click on the Export icon in the "Document Browser" Texts can be highlighted in the "Document Browser" with Ctrl+A (Windows) and cmd+A (Mac) and exported via the clipboard |
DOCX for texts, XLSX for tables, PDF for PDF files and original image formats for images |
| Highlighted segments in a text, table or an image | Ctrl+C (Windows), cmd+C (Mac) in the "Document Browser" window or right-click on the highlighted segment and select Copy to copy the selected segment to the clipboard | Object in the clipboard |
| One or more coded segments | In the "Overview of Coded Segments", for example, select segments with Ctrl or cmd and a mouse click and then select an export variant or copy it with Ctrl+C or cmd+C to the clipboard. | XLS/X, DOCX, HTML, RTF, clipboard |
| All coded segments in the “Retrieved Segments” window | Reports > Export > Retrieved Segments or with the icon in the “Retrieved Segments” window | XLS/X, DOCX, 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 | DOCX, RTF, XLS/X, HTML |
| Memos for a document (for teamwork export) | Right-click on the document and select Export teamwork | .MEX (internal format) |
| Memos for a document | Right-click on the document and select Overview of Memos | DOCX, RTF, XLS/X, HTML |
| Text of a memo | Copy to clipboard with Ctrl+C or cmd+C or the Export icon in the Memo window | Windows clipboard |
| List of variables | Variables > List of Document Variables or List of Code Variables and then click on the Export icon in the toolbar. | .HTML, XLS/X |
| Variable table (export) | Variables > Export Document Variables or Export Code Variables or click on the Export icon in the “Data editor” | XLS/X, SPSS, TXT (tab-delimited), RTF, DOCX |
| Variable table (import) | Variables > Import Document Variables or Import Code Variables | XLS/X, SPSS, TXT (tab-delimited), RTF, DOCX |
| Variables & 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 icon in the toolbar | XLS/X, SPSS, TXT (tab-delimited), DOCX, RTF |
| Code frequencies table | Visual Tools > Code Matrix Browser 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 |
Table: XLS/X, HTML, DOCX, RTF, DOCX Image: PNG, SVG |
| Code frequencies | Reports > Overview of Codes and click the Export symbol | XLS/X, HTML, RTF, TXT (tab-delimited) |
Exporting project components as Excel files
One possibility for exporting is worth noting in particular. If you select the following option in the ribbon menu, Reports > Export > Project Components as Excel File, MAXQDA will generate an Excel file that lists the following contents in the individual tables of an Excel file:
- "Document System" with code frequencies
- "Code System" with code frequencies
- Memos
- Coded segments
- Document Variables and their values
- Code Variables and their values
- Links
- Summaries
