Screencasts

Introduction

ScreenCasts are short videos to help you learn Transana.

ScreenCast videos walk you through the basics of using Transana. The links in the left column

will guide you to additional pages to view the ScreenCasts listed in each category.

The Transana Tutorial, available in Transana’s Help menu, is the most complete source of detailed information for learning Transana.
Using the Tutorial and the ScreenCasts you should be able to confidently master all the features of Transana.

Screencasts
Table of Contents

Introduction

Screencasts Page 1

  • Transana Overview
  • Transana’s Analytic Model
  • Transana’s Main Screen
Bringing Data Files Into Transana

Screencasts Page 2

  • Starting Transana – Professional and Basic Versions
  • Using Transana Multiuser
  • Creating a Library in Transana
  • Ading Your First Text File to Transana
  • Adding Your First Media File to Transana
  • Import Survey Data
  • Batch Episode Creation
  • Adding Multiple Simultaneous Media Files to Transana

Transcription & Time Codes

Screencasts Page 3

  • Types of Transcripts
  • Transcription with Transana
  • Time Codes in Transana
  • Transcription Shortcuts
  • Using Speech Recognition Software with Transana
  • Transcript Formatting and Transcript Templates

Creating Analytic Codes & Categories

Screencasts Page 4

  • Creating Keywords and Keyword Groups
  • Default Keywords
  • Creating Collections in Transana

Categorizing & Coding Data

Screencasts Page 5

Analyzing Text-based Data

Analyzing Media-based Data

Analyzing Still Image Data

Summary

Common Analytic Tasks with Coded Data

Reports, Maps, and Graphs

Screencasts Page 6

  • Transana’s Text Reports
  • Transana’s Word Frequency Reports and Word Clouds
  • Transana’s Keyword Map Reports
  • Filter Dialogs and Filter Configurations

Searches

Screencasts Page 7

  • Quick Searches and Search Results
  • Full Searches
  • Boolean Basics and the use of Parentheses in Searches in Transana

Writing Tools in Transana

Screencasts Page 8

  • Working with Notes
  • Research Journals and Hyperlinks

Tools and Utilities
Screencasts Page 9

  • Media Conversion
  • File Management and Update Database
  • Find Missing Files
  • Transferring Coded Data In and Out of Transana

Additional Topics

Screencasts Page 10

  • Analyzing Sports Video
  • What Has Transana Done for Qualitative Methodology?
  • The Data Conversion Utility for Transana 3.00

Transana Overview

A quick overview of the qualitative analysis of media-based data with Transana. (4:16 in length, Transana 3.21 shown.)

Transana’s Analytic Model

An introduction to Transana’s basic terminology and an overview of the Transana Analytic Model. This ScreenCast underlies all the remaining ScreenCasts. (7:57 in length.)

Transana’s Main Screen

This ScreenCast introduces Transana’s main screen and shows how the different components interact with each other. (7:04, Transana 3.00 shown)