ATLAS.ti Mobile for the iPad
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1. di documents Dateiordner 2 Children amp happiness hprx HPRX Datei 17 KB Figure 39 Document folder and project file Open ATLAS ti on your computer and select Prosect Import IMPORT ATLAS TI IPAD PROJECT Go to the folder where your iPad project is stored and select the project file You may not see the file extension hprx if your Windows Explorer is not set to show file extensions A progress bar tells you how far the process has come along Once finished ATLAS ti opens a new HU This HU has the name of your iPad project Alternatively Open ATLAS ti on your PC and drag the project file onto the title bar of the ATLAS ti window You do not need to create a new Hermeneutic Unit first ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL PROJECT EXPORT AND IMPORT 39 Just drag the file onto the title bar of the currently opened HU ATLAS ti will create a new HU from your iPad project gi documents New Hermeneutic Children amp happiness hprx Project Edit Documents Quotations Codes Memos Networks Analysis DY P RR F o S Ps drag amp drop the project Mies file onto the title bar to import the Mobile project Figure 40 Importing the Mobile project to ATLAS ti desktop ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL2. WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 20 Previous Next We ve had bad luc quotation name field tf Delete Humorous quotation comment field Edit Codes No Codes Figure 13 Fly out window after having created a text quotation In PDF documents you can only select text no images This is different from the desktop version where you can select both Writing Quotation Comments Below the Deere button you see a field where you can enter a comment Tap if you want to write something about the quotation This could be an intitial interpretation an idea you how the quotation might be linked to other pieces of data a more detailed explanation based on context knowledge you have etc If you do not want to enter a code right away tap on the text pane The fly out window disappears You now see a white box in the margin area indicating the length of the quotation display of quotations We ve had bad luck with our kids they ve all grown up Christopher Morley display of currently active quotation Christopher Morley Figure 14 Display of quotations in the margain area Tap to activate a quotation It will be highlighted in a bright yellow color ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 21 Double click to make the fly out window to come up again e g if you want to code the quotation or want to edit attached codes later see below Working With Codes on page 26 Creating Image Quo
3. i Look at children Of course they may but generally speaking do ag as s much or as ae as don t usually aati in TA a manner y feel angry with someone they express it and then it is finished They can still play with that person the following day Dalai Lama XIV Figure 23 Display of codes in the margin area All segments that have been set as quotation are highlighted If segments are overlapping this is indicated by a different shade of the highlight color see Figure 23 The code names are displayed at the top of each quotation box in the margin area ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES 28 Coding With An Existing Code You can select multiple codes from the code list by simply tapping on each code The code field turns light blue A second tab removes the selection You also see the selected codes listed in the fly out window see Figure 24 invented term tha logies of unimaginable sophistication yet ne world economy is propelled to soaring Add and Remove Codes Delete Create Code Time factor About child s play i Quotations Edit Codes 2 Codes Special characteristics O 7 Quotations Special characteristics Parental concern 9 p rel Fi i 1 Weta tons Being curious Quotations Being curious gt 2 Quotations Childrens needs 1 Wuota tons Figure 24 Cod
4. ART A NEW MOBILE PROJECT 15 In ATLAS t ffnen In ATLAS ti In PDF In GoodNotes offnen Printer offnen ffnen eReading In Thalia In iBooks In Dropbox ffnen ffnen ffnen j In Evernote In Boxcryptor ffnen ffnen Figure 7 Add a document from another app via Open it The apps to chose from are of course dependent on what you have installed on your iPad So it may look different on your iPad Select one of the two available options You will then be taken back into ATLAS ti Mobile where you can choose a name for the new document If the document already has a name this name is already entered You can accept it or enter a different name Press the App To Prosect button Next select the project to which you want to add the document Click on the button New Project if you want to add it to a new project Images and Videos Photo video and drawing apps won t allow sending content directly to other apps Almost all of them allow saving to the Photo Library though So save the images or videos to the Photo Library from the app Switch to ATLAS ti Mobile and add your documents from the Photo Library Via An E Mail To Yourself Not all apps support sending documents to other apps For those cases Send the document to yourself via e mail Once you ve received the mail you sent yourself select the document in the Mail program t
5. Copes tab at the bottom of the screen to open the Code screen ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES 30 Tap the Epi button next to the search field All codes display the delete icon in front of the name Tab the icon and confirm by pressing the Detete button Press Done when your are finished ATLAS ti Projects Create Code Doane Time factor About child s play a T Special characteristics Figure 28 Deleting a code in the code screen Setting Code Colors And Writing Code Definitions There are two ways to access the pane where you can modify code properties In the Add and Remove Codes pane select a code and click on the arrow pointing to the right Add and Remove Codes Add and Remove Time factor Create Code Time factor Special characteristics atio 2 Quotations We ve had bad ve all grown up A child can ask cannot answer Figure 29 Changing code properties Alternative At the main project page select the Codes tab at the bottom see Figure 26 ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES To enter a definition or description for the code tab on the commend field To change the color tab on the grey rectangle and choose a color from the palette that opens Create Code Q Search Edit Time facto 20 i lt NI Time factor l Quotations Being curious 2 Quotations We ve had b
6. E lt a l k i CU atlas ti ATLAS ti Mobile for iPad User Manual ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL ATLAS ti Mobile User Manual Copyright 2013 by ATLAS ti Scientific Software Development GmbH Berlin All rights reserved Version 169 20130708 Author Dr Susanne Friese QUARC Consulting Programming Design Layout www hypertexxt com Copying or duplicating this manual or any part thereof is a violation of applicable law No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including but not limited to photocopying without written permission from ATLAS ti GmbH Trademarks ATLAS ti is a registered trademark of ATLAS ti Scientific Software Development GmbH Adobe Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated Microsoft Windows Excel and other Microsoft products referenced herein are either trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or in other countries Google Earth is a trademark of Google Inc All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this document are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL Contents ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL INTRODUCTION 5 Introduction ATLAS ti the powerful workbench for the qualitative analysis of large bodies of textual graphical audio
7. MOBILE PROJECT 11 Start A New Mobile Project Creating A New Project 3 Open ATLAS ti Mobile and press the App Provect button Enter a name and press Done Add Project Q Search Projects Enter Name Figure 2 Add a new project Adding Documents ATLAS ti Mobile supports the following document formats Text PDF image audio and video There are three ways of adding documents to your ATLAS ti Mobile projects Via the App Documents button in the app The App Document button offers you to select a photo or video from your camera roll photo stream or any of your albums to record a new audio or video to take a new photo or to create a new text document e Via the Open it button from other apps e Sending yourself a document via Email text and PDF only ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW MOBILE PROJECT 12 Add Documents Via The Add Documents Button Press the App Documents button Add Document Q Search Documents Add Document New Text Document Choose Photo or Video from Library o Take Photo Record Video Record Audio Figure 3 Add documents Adding An Existing Document For instance select the option Choose Photo or Video from Library I Select a photo You will be prompted to enter a name Then press App To PROJECT Add Document to Project Birthday party Add to Project Figure 4 Adding an existing photo The photo will immediately be loaded
8. OBILE PROJECT 17 If you want to use the video you will see the Add Document to Project screen Enter a name and tab the App To Protect button Documents With Geo Tags If your documents contain geographical information you can view the location where the documents were taken on a map This applies to image and video documents as well as to text documents created in ATLAS ti Prerequisite is that have given the respective apps permission to tag your documents To view the geo location open a document and tab the i next to the project or document name If the document contains a geo tag the map will be displayed below the comment pane See Figure 9 Last Modified Heute 10 42 Created Heute 10 41 by iPad von Susanne Friese Close Market Field sites markets around capetown 377 Albert Road Cape Town Westkap 7925 S dafrika If documents have a geo gt tag the location can be shown on a map sq Figure 9 Viewing the geographical location of a document with geotag Renaming A Document Or Your Project If you want to rename your project or a document tab the i next to the project or document name ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW MOBILE PROJECT 18 Tab inside to edit name Close Children amp happiness Figure 10 Editing a project or document name Removing Documents From A Project Open the project so that you see all documents that you have added yo your pr
9. a progress report If you selected Dropbox as destination the data are uploaded to your Dropbox account thus you need an internet connection and it takes a bit longer than saving the project to the iPad document folder Accessing Your Project In The Documents Directory To access your project via the Documents Directory connect your iPad to your Mac or PC Wait for iTunes to start Select your IPad from the sidebar Select the Apps tab Scroll down to the Fite SHarina interface Select ATLAS ti from the list of File Sharing applications on the left Select the folder with your project name and click on the Save as button at the bottom of the screen ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL PROJECT EXPORT AND IMPORT 38 Freigabe Apps Dokumente von ATLAS ti ATLAS ti 5 AudioMemos Downloader gt cre Files Pro Figure 38 List of file sharing applications Accessing Your Project In The Dropbox Open your Dropbox folder and look for select the folder Apps Within the Apps folder you find an ATLAS ti folder and therein a folder that has the same name as your project Importing A Mobile Project To ATLAS ti Desktop Double click on the project folder that you either downloaded from iTunes or the one in your ATLAS ti Dropbox folder Inside the folder you ll now find a folder that contains your documents plus your project file compare the explanation provided in the section Project on page 8
10. ad luck with our kids they ve all grown up A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer Childrens needs Reason to have children f Downside i Downside adults Figure 30 Change code colors in code pane Display Of Code Colors Code colors show up in various places In the margin ares the code labels in the quotation bars display the selected colors el but generally much or as long as SAM lees 4 213 HI at Se OT education over feel angry with ished They can still rds bruise the heart Figure 31 Display of code colors in the margin In the Code screen Figure 32 each code field hows a small color stripe at the right hand side The code name below a quotation is also displayed in the user defined code color You will also see this in the quotation screen as well as in the fly out window when coding a data segment ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES Display of code colors 32 Time factor Time factor 7 Quotations About child s play Special characteristics Parental concern Being curious Childrens needs 2 Quotations W h ba V i ki A Reason to have children Te tu salsa ur kids they ve all grown up l A child can ask questig that a wise man cannot answer Downside la Figure 32 Display of code colors in the code area Retrieving Coded Quotations Press the Copes tab at the bottom of the screen Fi
11. and video data has now received a companion ATLAS ti Mobile for the iPad With the app you can begin to collect and analyze data wherever you are and can take your iPad along Perhaps you want a work on a document while on a long train plane or boat ride Email it to yourself so it is available on the iPad Add it to an ATLAS ti Mobile project read it write comments and perform coding work You can later merge the result with your existing ATLAS ti desktop project Supported file formats are text PDF images audio and video files for details see Adding Documents on page 11 below ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL MAIN CONCEPTS AND FEATURES 6 Main Concepts And Features ATLAS ti Mobile utilizes the same concepts as you know them from your desktop application Primary documents quotations codes and memos If you are not familiar with them yet please read this section The most basic level of an ATLAS ti project consist of the documents that you want to analyze Quotations are your selections from the documents On the next level codes equivalent to tags or keywords are applied to quotations In addition you can write down your thoughts and ideas in comments and memos Comments are always attached to a specific object in ATLAS ti Mobile that would be either quotations or codes Memos are independent objects think of them as pages of a note pad for writing more extended text Documents ATLAS ti mobile supports t
12. and you can begin to make selections or to code it ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW MOBILE PROJECT 13 If you want to add further documents press the return button that shows the project name Then press App Documents again Adding A New Image Audio Or Video Document Select either of the three options Take a Photo Record Video or Record Audio i Take a new photo or make a new recording If you like what you got press the Use button enter a name and press the App PROJECT BUTTON again Adding A New Text Document Let s copy some text first before we create the new document You may find some interesting data on the internet using Safari or any other browser on your iPad You may previously have written some notes using any of the note apps or you may have some text stored in Evernotes Anywhere you already have or come across interesting text highlight the section you want to add to your ATLAS ti project and copy it press and hold a word then choose Select All from the menu then select Copy Go back to your ATLAS ti Mobile app and select App Document New Text DOCUMENT document will be loaded immediately Hold down your finger on the top left corner in the new text document and f Enter a name for your new text document and press App To Project The wait until you see the Paste button Press the Paste button to insert the text Editing Text Documents When you load a new text documen
13. ap and hold it and choose Open In ATLAS ti The Mail program won t allow this for audio video and image documents ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW MOBILE PROJECT 16 PDF Some applications may not support sending PDFs to other apps but may allow mailing the PDFs to yourself as described above Collecting Data Image Audio And Video Files Take A New Photo Tap the App pocuments button and then select Take PHoto This opens the camera of your Ipad and you can a photo as usual If you like the photo tap Use otherwise tap the Retake button If you want to use the photo you will see the Add Document to Project screen Enter a name and tap the App 10 Provect button Add A New Video Recording Tap the App pocuments button and then select the Record Vipeo option This opens the camera of your iPad and you begin to record a video as usual If you like the video tab Use otherwise tab the Retake button If you want to use the video you will see the Add Document to Project screen Enter a name and tab the App To Protect button Add A New Audio Recording Tap the App pocuments button and then select the Recorp Aupio option This opens the Audio Recorder Audio Recorder 00 00 00 Figure 8 Audio recorder Press the Record button To end the recording press you ve guessed it STOP Enter a name for the new audio document Then select Done ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW M
14. are stored inside the project file independent of the document to which they belong Quotations can be regarded as a transparent layer overlaid on top of a document From a technical standpoint a quotation consists of a name and a pair of coordinates that specify the beginning and end of the quotation The content a document is therefore not altered by the creation deletion or modification of quotations Read more about the basics of quotations http downloads atlasti com library Maietta_2009 05_6 pdf The term code is used in many different ways in everyday and professional life First we would like to define what that term means in qualitative research and then in ATLAS ti From a methodological standpoint codes serve a variety of purposes They capture meaning in the data They also serve as handles for specific occurrences in the data that cannot be found by simple text based search techniques Codes are used as classification devices at different levels of abstraction in order to create sets of related information units for the purpose of comparison From a low level tool perspective codes are typically short pieces of text referencing other pieces of text graphical audio or video data Their purpose is to classify a frequently large number of textual or other data units In the realm of information retrieval systems the terms tag index or keyword are often used for what we call code or c
15. er or modify a code later you need to activate the quotation again In both cases you see the fly out window at the right hand side of the screen with the quotation name on top i Press the Epir Codes button in the fly out window to code a quotation To code a quotation with a new code press the Create Cope button and enter a name Press Done Repeat the process if you want to enter more than one code Children amp happiness uotes ro Q i Add and Remove Codes Children must be taught how to thini Margaret Mead Enter Name When approach a child he ins tenderness for what he is and 8506 become Louis Pasteur __Christopher Morley ee seem awe Figure 21 Creating a new code TH zu gra 2313 The code s for a quotation are listed in the lower half of the fly out window ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES 27 ot what to think We ve had bad luc gt s w Delete ime two sentiments for what he may Edit Codes Time factor an cannot answer den Figure 22 Display of codes Click on the text pane to view the margin area with the coded segment If you do not return to the margin area the selected code will be applied to the next selection you are making without having to create a quotation first nnn ee i SV aaa ana Sap arte A ANE Kids they dance before they learn there is anything that isn t music William Stafford
16. ey dance that isn t music Special characteristics 3 Codes Figure 18 Deleting quotations Navigating Through Your Quotations Load a document To jump from one quotation to the next click on either the Previous or Next buttons that you see on top of the margin area ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 24 Navigate through your quotations Tab the Previous and Next Keyboard Lock Previous Children must be taught how to think not what to think Margaret Mead Louis Pasteur We ve had bad luck with our kids they ve all grown up gt 0 pp Figure 19 Navigate through your quotations The Quotation Screen To access the Quotation Screen press the Quotations tab at the bottom of the screen The Quotation Screen provides an overview of all quotations you have created On the left hand side you see a list of all quotations sorted by document If a quotation is coded the code is displayed underneath the quotation name If you are looking for a particular quotation or quotations that include a particular word enter it into the search field As the quotation names include the full text for text quotations this is a way to quickly search through all tagged material given that you have also entered meaningful names for image audio and video quotations as recommended You can use the Quotation Screen to delete quotations see
17. gure 26 Select a code You will see the quotations that have been coded with this code on the right hand side see Figure 32 above a To view the quotation in context tap on the arrow pointing to the right 2 Quotations We ve had bad luck with our kids they ve all grown up Time factor A child can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer Time factor Figure 33 Viewing quotations in context The screen switches to the Quotation screen Click on the button SHow DOCUMENT ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES Children amp happiness The Code Screen 33 CEES vow are worried about seeing him sp Show in Document birtnday party Quotes rg children amp ha You are worried abo be so busy again About child s play Special characteris Parental concern We ve had bad luck y ve all grown up Time factor A child can ask qu an cannot answer Time factor 3 Codes Edit Codes Look at children the following day Special characteristics Of course they may quarrel Downside Asmile is a curve ets things straight Advice About child s play Special characteristics Parental concern A person s a person matter how small Taking kids seriously List of quotations by document Figure 34 Retrieving quotations via the Quotation screen To review other quotations also coded with this code you need to go back to t
18. he analysis of text PDF image audio and video files These documents are always stored independently of your ATLAS ti project file This becomes relevant when importing the mobile project to your desktop version In the desktop version the term primary documents or P Docs is used The two terms however refer to the same thing the documents you are analyzing in your project Quotations A quotation is a segment from a document that is interesting or important to the analyst In textual documents a quotation is an arbitrary sequence of characters that can range in size from a single character to a word a sentence a paragraph up to the entire data file Usually quotations are created by the researcher However if repetitive words or phrases are found in the text the auto coding feature can be used to automatically segment these quotations and assign a code to them Auto coding is not yet implemented in ATLAS ti Mobile but may well be in the future Although creation of quotations is almost always part of a broader task free quotations can be created that indicate interesting parts in the primary data for which a meaningful classification has not yet been found Free quotations resemble notes scribbled in the margin of a book ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL MAIN CONCEPTS AND FEATURES Codes Keep code names brief and succinct Use the comment pane for longer elaborations Memos Quotations As Layers Quotations
19. he desktop version project files are called Hermeneutic Unit HU for short The only exception is if you add text files as internal documents In this case your project file also contains these documents ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL MAIN STEPS IN WORKING WITH ATLAS TI 9 Main Steps In Working With ATLAS ti The diagram below illustrates the main steps of working with ATLAS ti Mobile starting with the creation of a project adding documents identifying interesting things in the data and coding them Memos and comments can be written at any stage of the process Once your data is coded it is ready to be queried ATLAS ti mobile offers simple queries based on a single code For more complex queries you need to import your mobile project to the desktop version The insights gained from working with and querying your data can then be visualized using the ATLAS ti network view function in the desktop version atlas ti Creating a project Adding Identifying relevant documents data segments Coding Creating families Export to ATLAS ti Sorting amp structuring desktop SY Gb Analyzing amp Querying data Developing models amp Visualize Figure 1 Workflow when working with ATLAS ti mobile Some steps must be taken in sequence like creating a project first adding documents and noticing interesting things in your data that you comment on or code But other than that there are no strict rule
20. he previous screen To do that tap on the project name button at the top left hand side of the screen and then on the Codes tab Figure 26 at the bottom of the screen To access the Code Screen press the Copes tab at the bottom of the screen The Code Screen lists all codes on the left hand side On the right hand side you see the details for the selected code The name and code color is displayed on top directly below you see the code comment field e g for writing a code definition Below the comment field all quotations coded with this code are listed If you tab on the right arrow of a quotation field this brings you too the Quotation Screen from where you can access the quotation in context see Retrieving Coded Quotations Further you can work with the Code Screen to create new codes see page 29 or to delete codes see page 29 ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES Time factor 2 Quotations About child s play Special characteristics 7 Quotations Parental concern 2 Quotanons Being curious 0 Quotations Childrens needs 1 Quotations Reason to have children 1 Quotations Downside Downside adults 2 Quotations Taking kids seriously Effect of a child Things to remember 13 Codes Documents 4 Figure 35 The Code Screen 34 Special characteristics Characteristics behavior special to children 7 Quotations You are worried about seeing him spend hi
21. ing with multiple codes Add Modify Or Remove Codes If you do not code a quotation right away or later want to add more codes or remove some you need to activate the oe quotation first For text and image quotation tap on the quotation in the margin area so that it becomes active Then double click Audio or video quotations simply need to be tapped For text and image quotation click on the Ebit Copes button for audio and video quotations tab Edit Details Figure 25 Tab Edit Details if you want to add or modify codes for an audio or video quotation Proceed as explained earlier in the section Coding With An Existing Code ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES 29 To remove a code simply tap it in the list so that it is no longer highlighted It will also disappear from the list in the fly out window Creating New Free Codes Deleting Codes You can also create new codes without coding data segments at the same time In order to do this Press the Codes tab at the bottom of the screen to open the Code screen Documents 4 ee Quotations 6 Codes 13 i 4 Memos Figure 26 Accessing code properties Tab the Create Cope button at the top left hand side of the screen to enter a new code name ATLAS ti Projects Create Gode Q Search Edit po Enter Name Code Name Done Parental concern LEALI E Figure 27 Create new code in code screen Press the
22. oding For practical purposes the length of a code should be restricted and should not be too verbose If textual annotations are what you want you should use quotation comments instead Memos capture your thoughts regarding your data and your project and are an important device for project management and writing up analysis ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL MAIN CONCEPTS AND FEATURES Project 1 In ATLAS ti Mobile memos are standalone objects Once you transfer your mobile project to the desktop version you can link them to quotations codes and other memos You can sort them according to types method theoretical descriptive etc and group them into families The following library articles are available on memos e http downloads atlasti com library Friese 2009 09 1 pdf Your ATLAS ti project consists of two things A project file plus the documents you add to a project Thus the project file itself in most cases does not actually contain your documents You will notice this when exporting your mobile project there will be a project file plus a folder that contains your documents ATLAS ti will know what to do with this file and folder Thus you do not have to be concerned about it the only thing you shouldn t do is to delete the additional folder If you are already familiar with the desktop version of ATLAS ti the exported project is similar to a copy bundle file For those already familiar with ATLAS ti In t
23. oject Press the Epit button at the top right All documents show a black circle with an X Figure 11 Removing documents Tap the little x in the upper left corner of the document that you want to remove from the project F Press Done to continue to work on your project Saving The Project The project does not have to be saved explicitly All changes are saved immediately ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 19 Working With Quotations Creating Text Quotations Press and hold over a word within the text segment that you want to select as quotation After around 2 seconds a magnifying glass appears and the word highlighted in blue Drag the blue handles at the beginning and end the desired positions A magnifying bar will appear to make it easier to find the exact beginning or end of the selection Tap the Create Quotation button that appears above the selected text tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become Louis Pasteur kids th We ve had bad luck with our kite fhey ve all grown up Christopher Morley become Louis Pasteur ieee eS We ve had bad luck with our kids they ve all grown up Christopher Morley Figure 12 Select a text passage A fly out window appears from the right The quotation name is shown at the top By default the content of the quotation is used Tap into the field if you want to rename it ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL
24. page 23 ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 25 You are worried about seeing him sp Show in Document Quotes rg children amp ha As a child my family ake it or Leave it Things to remember Beautiful eyes are ts that bum below _Special characteristics i Kids they dance bef that isn t music A Special characteristics our American way of ild it fails us all Special characteristics Listen to the desir their own decision Advice 3 Codes Edit Codes About child s play World Happiness Report Special characteristics levels human well being impro Parental concern environmental damage notably Parental concern invented term that combines tw Child amp dog Child kisses the dog Special characteristics ioe Child is singing and swinging Documents 4 G Quotations 26 Codes 13 Memos 0 Figure 20 The Quotation Screen On the right hand side of the screen you see the name of the selected quotation underneath the comment field and below the comment field the list of codes that have been applied to the selected quotation If you tap on the right arrow in a code field this brings you to the Code Screen see page 33 ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH CODES 26 Working With Codes Coding With A New Code You can either add a code directly when creating a quotation or any time later If you ent
25. plex findings to crisp placeholders and or theoretically relevant concepts analysis Beginners often stuff lengthy treatises into a code name blurring the distinction between codes comments and memos and thereby mistaking codes for their more appropriate siblings If you find yourself using more than a few words as code word consider making use of the code comment field to describe the code more extensively or if you have some thoughts on the data segment you are coding write your thoughts into the quotation comment field Like codes memos have names Just like code names a memo s title should be short concise and descriptive Don t confuse the name with its content How Memos And Comments Differ Memos are similar to comments in that both are intended to hold lengthy texts as opposed to codes that are simply naming a concept Comments exclusively belong to one entity They are not displayed separately from the object to which they belong Adding Memos The memo screen currently allows you to add edit and to delete memos Press the Memo tab to open the Memo screen ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMOS 36 ATLAS ti Projects Add Memo Enter Name Project planing notes IMSS Figure 36 Adding a new memo Tap the Apo Memo button and enter a name for the new memo Press Done An editor opens Click on the Font Size button to select a larger or smaller font Write your text and pres
26. red line As for image quotation the Quotation Name field is empty and you can enter a name recommended If you do not enter a name the start and end positions are shown in the quotation list See Retrieving Coded Quotations Figure 17 Adjusting the length A Tap on the commend field to describe the newly created video segment Adjusting The Size Of Quotations Select a quotation so that the blue handles are shown For text and image quotation tap on the quotation in the margin area so that it becomes active Then double tap Audio or video quotations simply need to be tapped Move the handles to the desired position to modify start and end positions Done ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 23 Deleting Quotations Open a document and select a quotation in the margin area then double click so that the fly out window pops up again OR Select a quotation in the quotation list and select the option SHow IN Document Press the Deere button OR Open the Quotation screen by pressing the Quotations tab at the bottom of the screen see Figure 26 Tab the Epi button next to the search field Select the quotation you want to delete and confirm by tabbing the Derete button 3 When you are finished press Done Quotes rg children amp ha As a child my famil it or leave it Things to remember Beautiful eyes that Special characteristics a Kids th
27. s ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL MAIN STEPS IN WORKING WITH ATLAS TI 10 General Steps The following sequence of steps is of course not mandatory but describes a common script Create a project see Creating A New Project on page 11 It serves as an idea container and encloses your data all your findings codes memos and structures under a single name Next add documents text PDF graphic audio and video files to your ATLAS ti project See Adding Documents in page 11 segments in your audio or video file that are of further interest assign key words codes and write comments and memos that contain your thinking about the data See Working With Quotations on page 19 Working With Codes on page 26 Working With Memos on page 35 Compare data segments based on the codes you have assigned possibly add more data files to the project Review your data and retrieve coded segments See Retrieving Coded Quotations on page 32 Export your mobile project to do further work in the desktop version like grouping objects by families sorting and structuring your codes list asking more complex questions using the various analytical tools and build semantic prepositional or terminological networks from the codes you have Read and select text passages or identify areas in an image or select created See Project Export And Import on page 37 ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW
28. s Close when you are done Project planing notes Interview with John 3 July 3 pm Cafe Good Time Example text Example text Interview with Carol 5 July 10 am Example text Main Street 20 Example text Example text 7 5 nali a meeting with research Figure 37 Writing or editing a memo Deleting Memos Il x On the Memo screen press the Ept button Tap the little in the upper left corner of the memo you want to delete Press Done if you are finished ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL PROJECT EXPORT AND IMPORT 37 Project Export And Import Exporting A Mobile Project To continue your work in the desktop version e g to run more sophisticated analysis to link various objects or to create network views export your Mobile project Two options are available You can export your project to the document directory of your IPad or to a Dropbox account If you export it to the document directory you can download the project from iTunes to your Mac or PC If you upload your project to Dropbox for the first time ATLAS ti Mobile will ask you to enter your access data You can log out from your Dropbox account any time tap the Settings button This is necessary for instance if you want to change the Dropbox account that is linked to your ATLAS ti Mobile app Export A Project Select a project and then tab the Export button Select the destination Documents Directory or Dropsox You will see
29. s earl g Never in his life will he be so busy ag y About child s play Special characteristics Parental concern Look at children Of course they may quarrel bu still play with that person the following Special characteristics As great scientists have said and as all childre achieve perception and compassion and h Special characteristics NE Beautiful eyes are those that show the beautiful thoughts that bum below Special characteristics Kids they dance before they learn there is anything that isn t music Special characteristics our American way of life fails the child it fails us all Special characteristics Child kisses the dog Special characteristics G Quotations 26 Codes 13 Memos 0 ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH MEMOS 35 Working With Memos Suggested uses Writing memos is an important task in every phase of the qualitative analysis for memos process The ideas captured in memos are often the pieces of a puzzle that 1 To take are later put together in the phase of report writing Theory building often methodological associated with building networks also can involve the use of memos notes 2 Serve a bulleti P o Difference Between Memos And Codes projects 3 As a project lanni a Code names are or should be succinct dense descriptors for concepts 4 A space to emerging during the stage of closely studying the data They often reduce write up your com
30. t for the first time it will be loaded in edit mode If you do not want to make any changes accidentally press the KeyBoarD Lock button This is especially important when you begin to code the document If you want to make changes unlock the button This automatically activates the keypad Searching Documents Enter a search term into the search field The first hit is highlighted Tab the next and previous icon to navigate through the document from one hit to the next ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL START A NEW MOBILE PROJECT 14 Next and Previous icons Use to move from one hit to the next w lt gt Q child gt Previous Children must be taught how to think not what to think li Margaret Mead When approach a child he inspires in me two sentiments tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become Louis Pasteur Figure 5 Text Search Adding Documents From Other Apps You can add PDF text audio video and image documents from other apps to your ATLAS ti Mobile projects To do so open the app that contains the document you want to add and locate the Open in button by tapping on the top right corner of the document Report pdf In ATLAS ti ffnen Offn rin Figure 6 Add a document from another app via Open in ATLAS ti You may see the button Open in ATLAS ti or Open in or both as shown in Figure 6 and 7 below ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL ST
31. tations Hold your finger on the image and draw a frame Pull at the blue handles to adjust the size ATLAS ti Mobile immediately creates a quotation from the selection Children amp happiness Birthday party i E Birthday traditions i Delete Blowing out the birthday candles m Edit Codes No Codes at Figure 15 Creating an image quotation In the field Quotation Name you can enter a name for the quotation recommended If you do not enter a name the coordinates of the quotation are shown in the quotation list See Retrieving Coded Quotations Tap on the commend field to describe the newly created image quotation Creating Audio Or Video Quotations Hold your finger on the audio wave form and pull it down A quotation is immediately created when you release your finger ATLAS ti Mobile USER MANUAL WORKING WITH QUOTATIONS 22 Children amp happiness Child amp dog Child kisses the dog Wi Delete Edit Codes No Codes Figure 16 Display of a video quotation To review the segment size tap on the quotation that is drawn over the wave form and select Play As soon as you tap the quotation the start and end position as well as the total length of the quotation are shown at the right hand side of the video main screen To adjust start and end positions use the regular video controls in the main video window Stop the video at the desired position and pull the blue handles to the
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