Copy and paste data into cha. file?

[Brian MacWhinney]

> On Jun 9, 2015, at 11:58 AM, Amber <ambalashes at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I am wondering if it is possible to copy and paste (line by line if necessary) already transcribed data into CLAN, or convert a different file type into .cha and open it in CLAN. 

Cutting and pasting works, but conversion into other file types usually doesn’t.  

> I ask because I want to transcribe some data as soon as possible but have not yet got over the learning curve of transcribing in CLAN.

Basic typing in the CHAT editor is no different from typing in MS-Word.  All the same basic commands are there.

> But I do want to run analyses using CLAN eventually. So if I do it in CHAT format but in an Excel or Word file, will I be able to copy + paste it over OR convert the file it later? 

If you work in Excel, there will be no way to get your data into CLAN.  If you type what looks like a CHAT file in Word, you can cut and paste, but there will be some minor problems you will have to later fix.  Best to just use the CLAN editor directly.  

—Brian

> Thanks very much.
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