When opened in the Document Browser, text documents and tables are in 
View Mode by default to prevent unintentional changes during analysis. Switch to 
Edit Mode using the mode switcher in the Document Browser toolbar to modify the content, for example, to correct a typo or create new text.
For text documents, standard text formatting options such as font size and style are available in Edit Mode. When Edit Mode is active, a formatting toolbar appears below the coding toolbar.
For table documents, you can edit the content of cells, but not the visual appearance of the text. To insert a new paragraph within a table cell, hold Alt (Windows) or Option ⌥ (macOS) and press Return.
Saving text edits
Changes made in Edit Mode are saved to the MAXQDA project file when Edit Mode is closed. Your edits are also saved automatically every five minutes while you work. You can adjust this interval in General Preferences.
Undoing text changes
You can undo changes made in Edit Mode the same way as in any word processor. Right-click in the Document Browser and select Undo Text Changes, or click the 
Undo icon in the toolbar.
Select Undo All Text Changes to revert all edits made since you last activated Edit Mode in a single step.
Spellchecking
When spellchecking is enabled, MAXQDA underlines unrecognized words in editable text documents and memos. Right-click an underlined word to see suggestions, replace all occurrences, add the word to your personal dictionary, or ignore it. To enable spellchecking and select a language, see General Preferences.
Editing the custom dictionary
Words you add via Add to Dictionary are stored locally in a file named "(language)_UserDictionary.txt", which you can open and edit in any text editor to add or remove entries.
- Windows: Press Windows key + R and enter "%appdata%\MAXQDA".
- macOS: Go to "Users/(USERNAME)/Library/Preferences/MAXQDA".
