But when you want to drag in elements of your data to think about the relationships and connections between them then you need to turn sync mode on. When you create a map of abstract ideas, such as the one illustrated in Figure 11.1.1, you can work with sync mode turned off. This mode is about connecting the map to the data in your project and it can be switched on or off independently of which of the other 3 modes is currently in force. There is a fourth mode, but one that has a completely different dimension, this is called “Synchronisation” or “Sync mode” for short. In Move mode you again use clicking and dragging, but this time you want the whole map to move as a single object so that you can get to a corner of the map that might otherwise be off the screen. In Link mode you use similar techniques to make the links, and you don’t want the objects to move as you link them together.
In Select mode by clicking on and dragging an object you can move it around within the map. In this mode you can zoom in or out, to see the map apparently enlarged or shrunk, and you can drag the whole map across the working screen.Ī few moments’ thought will help you to understand why the 3 modes are required, it is all to do with using the mouse movements to create different effects. This becomes useful when you have created a large map and you need to be able to concentrate your attention on one part of it at a time. The “Move” mode allows you to move the working window over different parts of the map. You can choose to represent different strengths of connection with varying thicknesses of the lines, or even with varying colours. Again the linking arrows can represent simple or complex ideas, tentative suggestions or important conclusions. The “Link” mode is where you create lines or arrows to indicate connections between the objects in the map. You can even include images in your maps. The objects can represent abstract ideas (as in Figure 11.1.1) or they can be items from your project such as documents, codes, memos or data segments. In this mode you can create objects and drag them around inside the map to place them where you want. The “Select” mode is probably the one you will use most of the time. The modes limit the activities that you can do at any one time and so you need to become familiar with what you can do in each. You can only be in one of these modes at any moment, so changing to another mode closes the previous one. There are three mutually exclusive working modes called “Select”, “Link” and “Move”. Working Modesīefore we look at the processes used to create a map it is necessary to understand the various modes in which you work in this part of the program. Our first exercise will lead you through the procedures to create something like this for yourself. In this view there are three panels showing in the MAXMaps window: to the left a list of the maps already created in this project, in the centre the map itself, and to the right a list of layers with check boxes indicating which ones are currently displayed.
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The first time you open MAXMaps in a new project it will only have empty panels but you will soon learn how to create maps of different kinds for a variety of purposes.įigure 11.1.1 – MAXMaps – an abstract mapįigure 11.1.1, above, illustrates a map of abstract ideas. It opens in a new window on top of the main screen there will be times when you want to have access to both the project screen and the map window so that you can drag items from the project onto a map.įigure 11.1.1 shows an illustration of the mapping window with a partly completed map in place. The mapping tool in MAXQDA11 is called “MAXMaps” and it can be launched from the “Visual tools” menu or, if it is open, with the first icon on the Visual tools toolbar.
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