The following keyboard shortcuts are available in MAXQDA.
General
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| F1 | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + ? | Opens the MAXQDA help system. |
| Ctrl + N | ⌘ (cmd) + N | Creates a new project. |
| Ctrl + O | ⌘ (cmd) + O | Opens an existing project. |
| Ctrl + A | ⌘ (cmd) + A | Highlights the entire text. |
| Ctrl + C | ⌘ (cmd) + C | copies the selected segment to the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + X | ⌘ (cmd) + X | cuts out the selected segment and puts it in the clipboard. |
| Ctrl + V | ⌘ (cmd) + V | Pastes the selection from the clipboard. |
| Alt + 1 | ⌥ (option) + 1 | Opens/closes the window "Document System". |
| Alt + 2 | ⌥ (option) + 2 | Opens/closes the window "Code System". |
| Alt + 3 | ⌥ (option) + 3 | Opens/closes the window "Document Browser". |
| Alt + 4 | ⌥ (option) + 4 | Opens/closes the window "Retrieved Segments". |
| Ctrl + Alt + B | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + B | Opens the logbook. |
| Ctrl + Alt + M | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + M | Opens the Code Matrix Browser. |
| Ctrl + Alt + R | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + R | Opens the Code Relations Browser. |
| Ctrl + F | ⌘ (cmd) + F | Opens the search toolbar for the current window or the table overview. |
| Ctrl + ⇧ + F | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + F | Opens the text search. |
| Ctrl + P | ⌘ (cmd) + P | Prints the focused window or view. |
| Alt + Double-click | ⌥ (option) + Double-click | Inserts a MAXQDA object (e.g. a document or code) into MAXMaps, if MAXMaps is open. |
| Ctrl + R | ⌘ (cmd) + R | Resets activations in the "Document System" and "Code System". |
"Document System“
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Double-click | Double-click | Opens a document. |
| ⇧ + Double-click | ⇧ + Double-click | Opens a document in a new tab. |
| Ctrl + Click | ⌘ (cmd) + Click | Activates or deactivates a document. |
| F2 | Enter | Renames a document. |
| Del | ⌘ (cmd) + Backspace | Deletes a document. |
| Alt + ↑ (ArrowUp) Alt + ↓ (ArrowDown) | ⌥ (option) + ↑ (ArrowUp) ⌥ (option) + ↓ (Arrow Down) | Moves a document or document group up and down. |
| Ctrl + Drag & Drop | ⌥ (option) + Drag & Drop | Creates a copy of the document without coded segments (start dragging and then hold Ctrl/option) |
| Ctrl + T | ⌘ (cmd) + T | Creates a new document and opens it for editing in the “Document Browser“. |
| Ctrl + D | ⌘ (cmd) + D | Opens the dialog window for importing documents. |
| Alt + ⇧ + M | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ + M | Creates a new memo or opens an existing memo for a document. |
| Ctrl + Alt + ↑ (ArrowUp) Ctrl + Alt + ↓ (ArrowDown) | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + ↑ (ArrowUp) ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + ↓ (ArrowDown) | Opens the next/previous document. |
"Code System“
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + Click | ⌘ (cmd) + Click | Activates or deactivates a code including the subcodes. |
| Ctrl + ⇧ + Click | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + Click | Activates or deactivates a code without subcodes. |
| F2 | Enter | Renames a code. |
| Entf | Backspace | Deletes a code. |
| Alt + ↑ (ArrowUp) Alt + ↓ (ArrowDown) | ⌥ (option) + ↑ (ArrowUp) ⌥ (option) + ↓ (Arrow Down) | Moves a code or subcode up and down in the same hierarchy level. |
| Alt + → (ArrowRight) Alt + ← (ArrowLeft) | ⌥ (option) + → (ArrowRight) ⌥ (option) + ← (ArrowLeft) | Increases and decreases the level of hierarchy of a code. |
| Ctrl + Drag & Drop | ⌥ (option) + Drag & Drop | Creates a copy of the code without coded segments (start dragging and then hold Ctrl/option). |
| Alt + N | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + N | Inserts a new code on the currently highlighted level. |
"Document Browser“
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + E | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + E | Starts and stops Edit Mode. |
| Ctrl + ⇧ + P | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + P | Starts and stops Paraphrase Mode. |
| Alt + L | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + L | Codes the selected segment with the most recently used code. |
| Alt + W | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + W | Opens the dialog window for creating a new code, which will be used to code the selected segment. |
| Alt + C | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + C | Codes the selected segment with the code shown in the Quick List. |
| Alt + I | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + I | Codes the selected segment with a newly-created code named after the first 63 characters of the selected segment (in-vivo-coding). |
| Ctrl + L | ⌘ (cmd) + L | Inserts an internal link at the location of the selected segment. The location it is linked to is set by highlighting another segment in that document or another one in the project and hitting Ctrl + L again. |
| F6 | F6 | Inserts a new timestamp into a transcript when in transcription mode. |
| PgUp PgDn | PgUp PgDn | Moves to the next/previous page of a PDF document. |
| Pos1 End | Pos1 End | Moves to the beginning or the end of a PDF document. |
| Ctrl + Plus Ctrl + Minus | cmd + Plus cmd + Minus | Zooms in or out of the document. |
| Ctrl + Zero | ⌘ (cmd) + Zero | Zooms the view to 100 %. |
| Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + ⇧ + Tab | ⌥ (option) + Tab ⌥ (option) + ⇧ + Tab | Opens the next/previous tab. |
| Ctrl + F4 | ⌘ (cmd) + W | Closes the current tab or the current view. |
“Multimedia Browser” toolbar
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| F3 | F3 | Jumps to the next memo. |
| ⇧ + F3 | ⇧ + F3 | Jumps to the previous memo. |
| F4 or F5 or 2 x ⇧ | F4 or F5 or 2 x Ctrl | Plays or pauses the media file. |
| F7 | F7 | Sets a clip start. |
| F8 | F8 | Sets a clip end. |
| F9 | F9 | Plays a clip. |
| F10 | F10 | cancels the clip mark. |
| F12 | F12 | Jumps forwards 5 seconds. |
| ⇧ + F12 | ⇧ + F12 | Jumps back 5 seconds. |
| Ctrl + L | ⌘ (cmd) + L | Insert a link start to the selected clip. Use the same keyboard shortcut to insert a link target. |
| Alt + ⇧ + M | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ + M | Insert a memo at the current position of the media file. |
Table overviews, e.g., Overview of Coded Segments
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + ⇧ + E | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + E | Opens the table as Excel file in the standard program. |
| Ctrl + ⇧ + H | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + H | Opens the table as HTML file in the standard internet browser. |
| Ctrl + E | ⌘ (cmd) + E | Opens the dialog window for exporting the table or view. |
| Del | ⌘ (cmd) + Backspace | Deletes the chosen row/s. |
MAXDictio Dictionary
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl + ⇧ + N | ⌘ (cmd) + ⇧ + N | Creates a new category. |
| Ctrl + Alt + N | ⌘ (cmd) + ⌥ (option) + N | Creates a new search item. |
| Ctrl + E | ⌘ (cmd) + E | Opens the dialog window for exporting a dictionary. |
| Del | ⌘ (cmd) + Backspace | Deletes the chosen category. |
MAXDictio Stop list
| Windows | macOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt + ⇧ + N | ⌥ (option) + ⇧ + N | Creates a new word to be excluded. |
| Ctrl + E | ⌘ (cmd) + E | Opens the dialog window for exporting the stop list. |
| Del | ⌘ (cmd) + Backspace | Deletes the focused items. |
