Import/Export Options

Import/Export Options

Contents IMPORT/EXPORT OPTIONS... 1 OVERVIEW OF IMPORT AND EXPORT OPTIONS... 1 PRINT PREVIEW... 2 OPENING PROJECTS FROM EARLIER VERSIONS (MAXQDA 11 OR OLDER)... 2 OPENING MAXQDA PROJECTS IN MAXQDA 11... 4 IMPORTING PROJECTS FROM MAXAPP... 5

Import/Export Options Overview of Import and Export Options MAXQDA offers a variety of options for exporting data to other software programs like SPSS or Microsoft Office programs. The following table gives an overview of the different options. Data Type Single document Option in MAXQDA Format Project > Export > Displayed document RTF, XLS/X for tables, Right-click on the document name PDF for PDF files and Or select everything in the Document original image formats Browser with Ctrl+A and copy it to for images the Windows clipboard. Highlighted Highlight and copy the selection with Formatted text in the document segment Ctrl+C (Windows) or cmd+c (Mac) or clipboard by selecting Copy from the Edit dropdown menu. One or more coded Highlight the segments by clicking on XLS/X, HTML, RTF, segments them while holding the Ctrl or cmd clipboard button and choose the export option or copy with Ctrl+C or cmd+c All coded segments in Project > Export > Retrieved Segments XLS/X, HTML, RTF, the Retrieved or with the icon in the Retrieved clipboard Segments window Segments window Coded segments for Right-click on the document and select.mex (internal format) a single document Export teamwork (teamwork) Memos Export in the Overview of memos RTF, XLS/X, HTML Memos for a Right-click on the document and select.mex (internal format) particular document Export teamwork (for teamwork export) Memos for a Right-click on the document and select RTF, XLS/X, HTML particular document Overview of memos Text of a memo Copy to clipboard with Ctrl+C or Windows clipboard cmd+c List of variables Variables > List of document variables.html, XLS/X or code variables and then click on the icon in the toolbar for HTML or XLS/X table Variable table (export)variables > Export data (document.txt (tab-delimited), variables) or (code variables) or click on HTML, XLS/X the Export icon in the Data editor 1

Variable table Variables > Import data (document XLS/X or TXT (tab(import) variables) or (code variables) delimited) Variables and variable Right-click on the document and select.mex (internal format) values for a Export teamwork document (teamwork) Export variable values Right-click on a document, select TXT (tab-delimited), for a document Overview of variables, and click on the HTML, XLS/X, RTF Export icons in the toolbar Code frequencies Codes > Overview of coded segments TXT (tab-delimited), table and click the Export icon HTML, XLS/X or or clipboard highlight the cells of the table that you want to copy and hit Ctrl+C or cmd+c to copy them to the clipboard Code frequencies Codes > Overview of codes then TXT (tab-delimited), export symbol HTML, XLS/X Print Preview You can start a print process from within lots of functions and windows in MAXQDA. A preview window will appear that allows to set borders, headers and footers etc. For some functions e.g. when printing the document displayed in the Document Browser window some additional settings are offered in the left window pane. Opening Projects from Earlier Versions (MAXQDA 11 or older) To open a project that was created in an earlier version of MAXQDA, launch MAXQDA and select Open project. A dialog window will appear, from which you can select the file type which corresponds to your project. 2

Open projects from previous versions in MAXQDA 12 MAXQDA 12 for Windows can read the following project formats: MAXQDA 12 (Ending: MX12) MAXQDA 11 for Windows (MX5) MAXQDA 10 (MX4) MAXQDA 2007 (MX3) MAXQDA 2 (MX2) MAXQDA (M2K) MAXQDA Exchange files (MEX), that were created with MAXQDA for Mac versions 11.2.2 or newer. MAXQDA Exchange files (MEX), that were created with MAXQDA for Windows MAXQDA 12 for Mac can read the following file formats: MAXQDA 12 (Ending: MX12) MAXQDA 11 for Mac (MX11) MAXQDA Exchange Files (MEX), that were created with MAXQDA for Mac version 11.2.2 or newer. MAXQDA Exchange Files (MEX), that were created with MAXQDA for Windows version 11.1.0 or newer. Note: MAXQDA 12 will install a copy of the project in the new MX12 format in the 3

folder where the project is located. Please note that the conversion process may take several minutes to complete. The progress of the conversion process will be displayed on your screen at all times. Opening MAXQDA Projects in MAXQDA 11 MAXQDA 11 for Windows (as of version 11.1.1) and MAXQDA for Mac (as of version 11.2.3) can open MAXQDA 12 projects using the MAXQDA exchange file format. To open a MAXQDA 12 project in MAXQDA 11, proceed as follows: 1. Open the project in MAXQDA 12. 2. Select Project > Export MAXQDA exchange file. If the project accesses files that are stored in the remote data folder, MAXQDA will ask if these files should be bundled in a compressed ZIP file. If you select Yes, and have saved a large amount of data externally such as large video files this process may take a long time to complete. 3. Open MAXQDA 11 and select Open existing project and click OK. 4. Select MAXQDA Exchange file as the file type, navigate to the saved file and click Open. MAXQDA will search in the folder where the exchange file was saved for the compressed ZIP file, and automatically decompress the file in the remote data folder. Note: MAXQDA 11 creates a new MAXQDA 11 project in MX11 format in the folder where the selected file is located. Please note that the conversion process can take several minutes to complete. MAXQDA will constantly display the progress of the conversion for your information. Should MAXQDA 11 already open with a project, you can choose to open it directly through the main menu Project > Open MAXQDA Exchange File. The following modifications will be made when the project is converted: Overlapping codes from PDF files will be split into multiple codes. Focus group documents and codes will become normal text documents and codes. The default color for codes will change from grey to green. Tables in text documents are counted as paragraphs in MAXQDA 12 and MAXQDA 11. In MAXQDA 11 for Windows paragraphs are also counted within a table. Therefore, please note when you open a project in MAXQDA 11 for Windows, the source data for coded segments in text documents that contain a table may change. 4

Importing Projects from MAXApp In the main toolbar, you will find the option to Import MAXapp Projects. With this function, you can import documents that you created with MAXApp on your mobile device into the currently opened MAXQDA project. The documents will be imported into a new document group with their document memos, coded text segments precoded with emoticodes, and geographical references where it applies. Export project from MAXApp Open the project you want to export in MAXApp. Android Export the project via Dropbox or via the internal memory of the device. For the last option you need to connect your device with a USB cable to your computer. ios Export the project via Dropbox or via itunes. For itunes export you need to connect your device with your computer first. Import Project into MAXQDA 12 MAXApp project import icon In the main toolbar, click on the Import MAXApp Project button and a file dialog will appear. Navigate to the folder that is labeled identical as the MAXApp project. (If you have exported to Dropbox a folder labelled MAXApp has been created on the top level of your Dropbox. If you have exported to device a folder labelled MAXApp has been created on the internal storage of your device.) Open the ZIP or XML file inside the folder that is labeled with the project name and choose Open. The documents will be imported into your project and placed in a new document group that is named exactly like your MAXApp project. 5