Exporting Query Results

You can export query results to HTML, PDF, Microsoft  Word, Microsoft Excel, as a rich text or plain text file. The format available will depend on the type of query you ran and how you chose to store your query results. Refer to Handling Query Results for more information.

Exporting Text Query, Coding Query & Compound Query Results

To export the text query, coding query and compound query  results you have stored as nodes:

  1. In Navigation View, click Queries.

  2. Click on the Results folder.

  3. In List View, select the query result to export.

  4. On the Project menu, click Export Result.

  5. Select the required options

    Option

    Description

     

    Export

     You can choose to export:

    • Entire content: Exports source content coded at the node as HTML files. If you select this option you can also choose to include annotations and other links.

    • Reference view: this exports the text-based node references (as displayed in the Reference tab) as a document (.txt, .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf)

    • Summary view: Exports a list of all the sources coded at this node  including folder hierarchy and coverage (as displayed in the Summary tab). This can be exported as a spreadsheet (.xls) or as a document (.txt, .doc, .docx, .rtf or .pdf).

    Name

    Include the project item name.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Format

    If you choose to include the name, you can select the required format.

    Description

    Include the description as defined in the node properties.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Annotations

    Annotated text is highlighted and numbered. The text of the annotation is displayed under the heading Annotations.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    See Also Links

    'See also' links are identified by superscript roman numerals (i) and the destination of the link is displayed under the heading See Also Links.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Relationships

    The items to which the node is related are displayed under the heading Relationships.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Memo Links

    If the node is linked to a memo, the memo is listed under the heading  Linked Memo.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Paragraph Numbers

    This will display the paragraph number beside each paragraph.

    This option is only available when exporting the entire content or the reference view.

    Open on Export

    Select this option, if you want the exported file to open automatically when the export has completed.

     

  6. Click OK.

The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  1. In the Save in list, select the destination for the exported file.

  2. In the File name field, enter a name for the exported file.

  3. In the Save as type field, select the format for the exported file.

  4. Click Save.

Exporting Word Frequency Query Results

To export  word frequency query results as a summary or tag cloud:

  1. Open the query result in Detail View.

  2. To export the results in list form, select the Summary tab. Then on the Project menu, click Export List.

OR

To export the results as a tag cloud, select the Tag Cloud tab. Then on the Project menu, clickExport Tag Cloud.

  1. Click Save.

The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  1. In the Save in list, select the destination for the exported file.

  2. In the File name field, enter a name for the exported file.

  3. In the Save as type field, select the format for the exported file.

  4. Click Save.

Exporting Coding Comparison Query Results

To export coding comparison query results:

  1. Open the query result in Detail View.

  2. On the Project menu, click Export List.

  3. Click Save.

The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  1. In the Save in list, select the destination for the exported file.

  2. In the File name field, enter a name for the exported file.

  3. In the Save as type field, select the format for the exported file.

  4. Click Save.

Exporting Matrix Coding Query Results

To export Matrix Coding Query results:

  1. In Navigation View, click Queries.

  2. Click on the Results folder.

  3. In List View, select the query result to export.

  4. On the Project menu, click Export Matrix .

  5. Click Save.

The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  1. In the Save in list, select the destination for the exported file.

  2. In the File name field, enter a name for the exported file.

  3. In the Save as type field, select the format for the exported file.

  4. Click Save.

 

In List View, you can select multiple items to export by holding down either the SHIFT key for a range of items or CTRL key for non-consecutive items, as you click with your mouse. If you selected different types of query results, e.g., a text query result stored as a node and a matrix coding query result stored as a matrix, you can only export them as lists.

Right-click:

  1. In List/Detail View, right-click on the query results.

  2. Click the Export Result or Export List option.

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