What's New in v6.2
Version 6.2 is an important version step that once again adds new features that are as innovative as they are powerful to an already innovative and powerful tool.
Read below about some of the new features.
Best of all, this upgrade is once again FREE for all v.6 license holders! To upgrade, simple run the Live Update from the Help menu.
Survey Import
Imagine converting the results of a large online survey into a Hermeneutic Unit in ATLAS.ti with just a few mouse clicks. ATLAS.ti v.6.2 lets you do just that!
A typical work flow:
- Create an online survey using, for example, Google Docs (a very convenient tool, although other frameworks are supported as well)
- Download and store the survey as an Excel table once your respondents have filled out the questionnaire
- Import the table into ATLAS.ti
- Voilà: Each row (= one respondent) becomes a primary document, and content is collected and created from the answers to open-ended questions. PD families are created from single and multiple-choice questions; quotations are created for each answer and coded with the respective question (you may use abbreviations). This accomplishes a lot of tedious pre-coding work in a few seconds.
Now you can get started with what really matters: Your analysis!I
It's that easy to work with survey data from nearly any source.
 | Working with the Survey Import in ATLAS.ti 6 |
PDF Reloaded!
The ATLAS.ti PDF engine--the already the most powerful in the business--just got even better. The following significant improvements have been implemented in version 6.2:
Compatibility
ATLAS.ti can now handle PDF documents up to version 1.7 (ISO 32000, Adobe Acrobat 8). This should cover virtually all existing documents.
Performance
Highly improved performance results in even faster loading, scrolling, searching and auto-coding of PDF documents. Smooth scrolling, zooming, multi-page view and cross-page quotations are now standard.
Look & Feel
Further improvements such as continuous and single page mode, page up and down buttons, and an further refined text selection conceptmake working with PDF documents even more efficient and smooth.
Navigation Tools
A new bookmark navigator lets you utilize internal links and tables of contents contained in PDF documents. A thumbnail viewer makes navigating through long documents a breeze when using using the scroll bar.
 | New PDF Features in v.6.2 |
| Working with PDF in ATLAS.ti 6 |
User Interface
You may find a few changes in your familiar user interface:
Margin Area
A new kind of bracket replaces the old thin one. Its advantages: Easier recognition of color indicators and easier to point at for menus and drag & drop operations. Additionally, the gradient coloring makes adjacent brackets more distinguishable.
Drop Down Menus
The drop down lists now display the objects images. This makes distinguishing the different types (e.g. documents) easier.
Network Editor
A new, more detailed display mode for network nodes has been introduced. And, very importantly, it is now possible to drag objects FROM the Network Editor.
Other Changes
Font Themes
A new font preferences tab in General Preferences addresses two common issues that users face:
Optionally reduce the number of fonts offered for a specific language
Allow named sets of fonts (themes) that may serve different purposes: presentation, notebook, etc.
The XML-XSL Converter
ATLAS.ti lets users expand the available functionality by editing or creating "style sheets" that control the transformation of HUs into web sites, rich texts and other representations. For version 6.2 we have taken a few steps towards increased usability. This includes a new and reworked set of style sheets plus a few simple ones that encourage learning to create your own. Also, in the XML Converter tool you will find a new version column that lets you sort the new ones to the top, and vice versa.
Drag & drop FROM the network editor
Up to now the network editor was only a target for drag & drop operations. Dragging something within the editor was reserved for moving nodes across the network editor's pane. Now, you can move the nodes - or to be more accurate, the objects they represent - to all possible targets of drag & drop: other network editors
selections in the primary document areabrackets and objects in the margin
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and even targets outside ATLAS.ti: Word™, PowerPoint™
To initiate a drag & drop operation, you need to hold down the ALT key before starting the drag. You will notice, that the node does not move as usual. You can also drag multiple nodes which is a little more tricky: you need to hold down both the ALT and the CTRL key before starting the drag. This will transfer all selected objects (you need to select them in advance) to an appropriate target. Note that in the margin area to receive all the selected nodes, you have to release the CTRL key before dropping (releasing the mouse button).
All kinds of families
Create any kind of family from the nodes in a network view.
Rounded rectangle nodes
As part of a complete revision of the network editor it has already been given a new node look that goes especially nice with colored codes. You can select this option from a drop down now available with the toggle button in the toolbar.
 | Overview: What's new in ATLAS.ti 6.2 | 1.2 M |
