Available Support Resources

The full 400+ page manual in PDF format (which can be displayed and printed using the free Acrobat Reader software) is available from the Help menu. You can also find it online here.

The content of the full manual is almost completely accessible via the online help which you can launch with the F1 button. In addition to reading the text, you can search through an index in the usual online help manner. The help system is also sensitive to your current context. For example, with the search dialog open, pressing F1 will yield help to questions concerning the help features.

Included in any installation of ATLAS.ti (including the free trial version) is the comprehensive Quick Tour and a fully pre-coded sample project which should help to get you started right away. The QuickTour is available from the Help menu in ATLAS.ti. 

Our growing collection of video tutorials aims to help you get started with ATLAS.ti, avoid some common pitfalls when working with ATLAS.ti, and make your work with ATLAS.ti overall more efficient and enjoyable.

The ATLAS.ti Knowledge Base (formerly FAQ) provides instant assistance for common problems. You'll find it here.

If you run into a problem, it might be a "bug" in the software. We remove any bugs as soon through our frequent service packs as we become aware of them. Always be sure that your installation is on the very latest available version.  Running the Live Update from the Help menu might already solve your problem. In fact, we strongly recommend that you leave automatic update checking turned on permanently.

We request that you update your software to the latest version before contacting our support hotline.

You find the version number of your software on ATLAS.ti's main screen and under the Help menu. It consists of three different parts, the major version number (4 , 5. 6, 7,...), the minor version number (0, 1, 2, 3)  and the "build" number (e.g, 6.2.27, 7.0.75, etc.,) .

The most current version number is listed here.

General information about updating is available here. 

The ATLAS.ti Online Community provides an interactive online experience for all users, and serves as the central exchange for general information related to ATLAS.ti:

Find news, events, discussions, online resources, etc. at http://forum.atlasti.com (click to go directly to the forum) or read more about it at the Forum info page.

Important: Please note that the forum is NOT an official support channel, it is a peer-to-peer platform where users help other users. Especially with methodological or quasi-methodological questions this is a great place to turn to. But please direct all purely technical questions as well as licensing and similar questions exclusively to our Support (see below). 

The ATLAS.ti Mailing List Another effective resource for methodological questions is the ATLAS.ti mailing list with thousands of dedicated members worldwide.

A great many available training events help you to jump over ATLAS.ti's learning curve in a very effective way: by hands-on introductions through skilled and knowledgeable trainers.

Please see the ATLAS.ti Training Center for available training opportunities, both from official ATLAS.ti trainers and from independent consultants and trainers world-wide.