The following table provides an overview of what data types you can import into MAXQDA:
| Data | Format | Examples | Notes |
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| Texts, Transcripts |
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| Audio files |
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Can be transcribed automatically: |
| Video files |
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Can be transcribed automatically: Can be coded directly. |
| Documents |
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| Tables |
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| Images |
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| Video files subtitles |
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| Surveys Questionnaires |
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| Pre-structured texts and tables |
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| Websites |
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| Emails |
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| YouTube comments |
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| Bibliographic Data |
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Please note: In Windows, ODT documents can only be imported in MAXQDA if Microsoft Office (2003 or later) is installed on your computer. Otherwise, the documents can be saved in DOCX format and then be imported into MAXQDA.
All text and table documents imported into MAXQDA can be edited in the "Document Browser". This means you have the option of fixing typos, deleting or adding text, etc. This is also possible once you have done some coding and/or creation of memos. This means you don't have to have a completed document to start your coding. PDFs, images, and audio/video files cannot be edited in MAXQDA.
You can also create new texts or spreadsheets in an opened project at any time, into which you can paste content from the clipboard.
Analyzing texts in any language (Unicode supported)
The fact that MAXQDA supports Unicode makes it possible not only to import and analyze documents in any script, from Japanese to Cyrillic to Arabic, but also to create codes and variables in these languages. The support for Unicode text is available in every MAXQDA function.
Unicode is an international standard with the goal of standardizing all known languages and characters. This makes it possible to work with various languages in the same document. One sentence can be in English, the next in Mandarin, and the next in Arabic. In MAXQDA, even codes and variable names can be created with "foreign" characters, and searches and in-vivo coding are possible with any language.
