ATLAS.ti Forum http://forum.atlasti.com/ Discuss all aspects of software-based qualitative data analysis (QDA) with ATLAS.ti en-US Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:18:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://forum.atlasti.com/images/misc/rss.jpg ATLAS.ti Forum http://forum.atlasti.com/ Different format of primary documents http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5246&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:43:43 GMT Dear all, I am working on a research project for a period of time. At first we do not know the rich text format is preferrable, so there are about 20 primary documents are Microsoft Word format(.doc), and they are coded. Now some errors happened, like the direction of the sentences, the space... Dear all,

I am working on a research project for a period of time. At first we do not know the rich text format is preferrable, so there are about 20 primary documents are Microsoft Word format(.doc), and they are coded.
Now some errors happened, like the direction of the sentences, the space between paragraphs et.al.

After reviewing the similar topics posted on this board, I still don't know how to do, except for converting all 20 documents to RTF files and do the coding again.

Thank you very much!!

May ]]> General May http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5246 Quicker Way to Super Families http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5245&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:19:58 GMT I already suggested many times, to create managers which include the
families and superfamilies and don't offer them in many steps as further tools.

Until a better solution is found, there are some possible and probably simple
changes, which could quicken us:

1. Introduce a further button for super families directly in the manager
near to the families, so that we don't need so many steps to open them.

2. When we Ctr+click the manager buttons, Atlas.ti opens e.g. family managers.
I suggest to introduce Shift+Ctr+click to directly open super family tools,
and/or offer them also in a small list, as in the case of Ctr+click on the code
manager button.

We shouldn't need three steps to open the super family tools. One or two
are enough and possible as I think.

Thanks, Michael ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5245 Incompatible Files - Handling http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5244&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:45:38 GMT Atlas.ti allows to assign even incompatible exotic file formats. This is very good, because it makes possible to manage the whole research related files together in the PD Manager. In the moment we click on such a file in the PD Manager drop down list, Atlas.ti opens it as text file. I... Atlas.ti allows to assign even incompatible exotic file formats. This is very good,
because it makes possible to manage the whole research related files together
in the PD Manager.

In the moment we click on such a file in the PD Manager drop down list, Atlas.ti
opens it as text file. I would like to suggest to improve this behavior, so that
it better answers the typical user need in such a situation.

It makes no sense to code such incompatible exotic files in their hieroglyphic
text version, but it makes sense to organize them in families, to comment and
open them in their original environment (software).

SUGGESTION 1: display their thumbnail instead of their text version and near
to it a button to open the file in its original application.

SUGGESTION 2: for exotic files we cannot code, Atlas.ti should allow to edit
them using their original application. With other words to ignore such changes.

Thanks, Michael ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5244 Images and Covers for Documents http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5243&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:18:37 GMT In numerous cases the original document image (its thumbnail) would be more helpful than only reduced icons. * Books * Newspapers and Magazines * Videos, * People, Faces * Website PDFs * Fotos * Art and Illustration In numerous cases the original document image (its thumbnail)
would be more helpful than only reduced icons.
  • Books
  • Newspapers and Magazines
  • Videos,
  • People, Faces
  • Website PDFs
  • Fotos
  • Art and Illustration
  • X-Ray images
  • Information graphics
Please make possible, that we can see Fotos, PDF-Covers and
Video-Previews in the PD manager but also in the network views.

The more visual information our documents include, the more important
is to realy see it and not only abstract names. This also helps to better
remember them or associated thoughts.

See also: http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=4924

Thanks, Michael

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]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5243 Linking codes directly in PD? http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5242&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:42:18 GMT Dear all,

I'm trying to link codes directly in my primary document. I.e. in the right window next to my text by clicking first on one code, holding down shift and dragging it to the related code. Unfortunately nothing happens and I can not create a link.

Only via the code manager it is possible to create such links. However this is extremely uncomfortable when having to scroll between >200 codes.

Can anybody give me advice how to directly code links in the PD? Or is this not possible, since links are managed on a higher logical level (i.e. only in the code manager)?

Thank you a lot!!!

Best Andreas ]]> General andreas http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5242 Neighbors and Cooccuring http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5241&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:46:08 GMT Can someone describe what neighbors and cooccuring codes mean in the "import neighbors" and "import cooccuring" tool?

Thank you. ]]> General j.malagila http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5241 Index and Linguistic Help http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5240&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:25:06 GMT INDEX:

We need an improved orientation in less or semi structured environments.

Before we code and organize our data, we only have document names which
aren't necessarily a good orientation. But even after coding and organizing,
we only can navigate by our own structures or starting complicated search
actions. But why only this, when there is already so much more information?

Suggestion: a customizable, visible index (special interface) would additionally
offer many new impulses an let us discover new aspects or simply quicken
many of our searches.


LINGUISTIC ENGINE

Answers are often as good as the asked questions.

- If we simply ask (search) for “violence”, then we only find this word!
- We can extend this using: violen* or even viol*
- We can even begin to add synonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms etc.: force,
aggression, fury, war, hostility, ferocity, riot, sadism, beat, battle, knock,
punch… and many, many other kinds of associations, which can be grouped
in diverse search swarms.

The many alternatives we use, the many eventually relevant places we can
identify in our documents.

Problem: this takes a lot of time!

Fact: a computer can help us with such things!
There already exist a lot of linguistic systems for all kinds of needs.

Suggestion: create an own “linguistic engine” and/or cooperate with
people which provide something like that, and make possible that Atlas.ti
enables the use of common linguistic information a computer can already
automatically offer, to quicken our swarm building or make our searches
more exact.

Why should the user invest so much energy in things which are
already done by other specialists?

The user should only customize such things and better spent his time with
really important structural thoughts and his own innovative ways.

Thanks, Michael ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5240 Better Doc Management http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5239&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:20:02 GMT A further alternative on how to better manage our documents. Imagine we would have an additional, global, HU independent Browser, which could display the assigned documents for all HUs at the same time. We would be able: 1. To sort by document - to see to which HUs (one or many) it is... A further alternative on how to better manage our documents.

Imagine we would have an additional, global, HU independent Browser, which
could display the assigned documents for all HUs at the same time. We would
be able:

1. To sort by document - to see to which HUs (one or many) it is currently assigned
2. To sort by HU - to overview the HU PDs.
3. To change the paths for one or many PDs in one go.

Results:

a) Better overview our general research data.
b) Easier location change for whole PD groups.
c) Location change even for PDs which are simultaneously assigned to many HUs.
d) Knowing at the glance which docs aren't free because already assigned to HUs
(instead to separately check many HUs)


Thanks, Michael ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5239 Data Source Management - Change Path http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5238&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:08:34 GMT Documents/Data Source Management/Change Path only works for one single PD. It would help a lot to can change the path for many PDs in one go. Thanks, Michael Documents/Data Source Management/Change Path only works for one single PD.
It would help a lot to can change the path for many PDs in one go.

Thanks, Michael ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5238 working with PDF documents in atlas http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5237&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:04:23 GMT Dear all, I am trying to work with PDF documents in atlas, and I am experiencing a problem. These documents I am looking at are forms that have been filled in with handwritten notes. Each document is about a dozen pages. I scanned them and got PDF files, but when I go and load them into atlas I... Dear all,

I am trying to work with PDF documents in atlas, and I am experiencing a problem. These documents I am looking at are forms that have been filled in with handwritten notes. Each document is about a dozen pages. I scanned them and got PDF files, but when I go and load them into atlas I can only visualise the first page. Could someone please tell me what I should do in order to be able to load the entire document? Is another format to be preferrd to PDF?
Thanks


Anna ]]> General ab247 http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5237 Long Term Filtering http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5236&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:29:23 GMT The current occasional filtering is very helpful. Nevertheless an additional
long term filtering (permanent filter) would help a lot. They would work
independently of each other.

The long term filter would allow to generally reduce the amount of entities
in the lists as long as they aren't needed. E.g. hide theories or theory parts
which aren't relevantly involved in the current work. This would generally simplify
and quicken our work.

Thank you, Michael ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5236 Families vs entire-document Codes http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5233&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:12:21 GMT Hi I have a few articles on different subjects, such as Political Science and Computing in the same HU. If I want to code these entire documents after their subject is it best to use: A. Families called Political Science and Computing B. Code the document as an entire quotation. and why? Hi

I have a few articles on different subjects, such as Political Science and Computing in the same HU. If I want to code these entire documents after their subject is it best to use:

A. Families called Political Science and Computing
B. Code the document as an entire quotation.


and why?


Thanks

Zach ]]> General zachbb http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5233 Where to store PDs http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5232&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:09:05 GMT Hi everyone I have many PDFs that I would like to import into Atlas as PDs. My questions are: 1. Is it ok to save these under a folder in My Documents, or should I save them under a folder in the C: drive. 2. Can I place some documents in sub folders, and others in another sub folder? Or... Hi everyone

I have many PDFs that I would like to import into Atlas as PDs. My questions are:

1. Is it ok to save these under a folder in My Documents, or should I save them under a folder in the C: drive.

2. Can I place some documents in sub folders, and others in another sub folder? Or should they all be in the same folder?

3. Should the HU be saved in the same folder as the PDs?

Thanks

Zach ]]> General zachbb http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5232 Save Cooccurrence Table Explorer http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5231&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:34:09 GMT A suggestion: Thanks for the cooccurrence tools, especially the table explorer. I know it says "Under Construction"... and thus, I would like to suggest a specific feature that should be installed soon. After having selected a few codes for a more specific and more concise table of co-occurring codes I would like to safe this recalculated table for future use (e.g., checking the quotations that consist of co-occurring codes). Right now, for every new session, I have to rebuild the selected code cooccurrence table from scratch instead of just opening an earlier saved version. ]]> Suggestions volker http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5231 Codes, Memos, Internet http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5230&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:35:24 GMT Atlas.ti currently supports:

- Google search for the current code
- Embedded links in docs, memos, comments.

I would like to suggest to improve this support, allowing us to better exploit
internet resources and standards. I suggest two "small" but helpful things:


WEB-Memos

Introduce a new kind of memos: WEB-Memos! The memo would be nothing
else than a link to an URL, similar to the common favorite links managed by
web browsers.

Also allow the import/export of such links from/to common browser.
For an active internet user, such lists are important collections of relevant
addresses.

An every interesting or important website could be directly connected to
our projects, and its URL managed as memo within our HU. Things which
belong together would be together!

(I could imagine many ways to create such memos. One of them would be
to simply drag the URL link from the browser into the memo manager)


WEB-Search for the current code

I don't know if technically possible, but it would be very effective to not only
generally use Google to search for a code, but to can specify a more exact
address like Wikipedia, to search using Wikipedia's engine within its own
database. With other words: Atlas.ti would start Wikipedia, introduce the code
into its search field and start the search.

I could imagine to create a list of many search places and use them alternately
depending on needs.

I also suggest to introduce ALT+F to automatically search the web for the
current standard search address and the currently selected code. This would
be quicker than using the menu entries.


Thanks,
Michael
 ]]> Suggestions Michael http://forum.atlasti.com/showthread.php?t=5230