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Card Sorting – DownloadsThis page has the downloads you need you need to start printing and processing card sorts. If you plan to use web-based sorting (Websort.net »), you can skip straight to the software downloads. On this page:
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Note that we have videos available on separate page. These can be viewed in place or downloaded for later reference and distribution: Card Sorting Videos Templates for PrintingWe provide mail merge templates for Microsoft Word 2007 and earlier (unfortunately the bar codes do not work on the Macintosh versions of Word). The templates include versions for 4 cards to a page or 14 self-adhesive labels to a page, in both A4 and US Letter page sizes (be sure to download the correct template set for you page size). To download the files, right-click the links and select "Save target as..." (or similar for browsers other than Internet Explorer). All of the files are stored in compressed zip file form.
Note that for open card sorts, we suggest you just use blank group cards. Participants will be instructed to write the group names on the blank cards.Type these in as you are doing the data capture. For group cards, just type 'G' (case is not important) followed immediately by the name. For example 'GFruit & Veg' (omitting the quote marks). Email News/Discussion ListClick here to join our card sorting news/discussion list. This will allow you to be notified of updates or special offers and provides a useful way to engage with other SynCaps users. SoftwareOur cluster analysis software is called SynCaps (Syntagm Computer Aided Paper Sorting). It is available in two main versions:
Both versions produce participant, item, card, and matrix spreadsheet (.csv) files for further analysis, making SynCaps the most comprehensive analysis tool available. (Note that Microsoft Excel or similar is needed for the analysis of exported files.) A comparison chart of features, with examples, is available by clicking here. SynCaps V1 Cluster Analysis SoftwareThis software works on most versions of Windows and is available as a free download. It processes the the data file produced from bar code scanning, produces a dendrogram and output files suitable for further analysis by Excel or similar packages (see the comparison table for examples). Detailed instructions are included. Note that version 1.3.8 and later support Unicode, so that non-Latin alphabets (such as Greek or Cyrillic) can be used. What's new in V1.6 - this version is free and no longer includes a licensing dialog. SynCaps V1 Download Don't forget that you will need one of the free Word mail merge downloads (above) in order to computer-print cards or labels with bar codes. SynCaps V1 is free.
SynCaps V2 Cluster Analysis SoftwareSynCaps V2 includes all of the functionality of V1. It adds important new time-saving features and provides additional visualizations of sort results. See the comparison table for examples. What's new in V2.2 - we have found that Excel is much happier opening non-ASCII files (such as Unicode) if they use tabs instead of commas. This has also allowed us to reintroduce the 'open all .csv export files on completion' option. This version also fixes a problem with viewing dendrograms in .caps files that did not use fit data.
Don't forget that you will need one of the free Word mail merge downloads (above) in order to computer-print the cards with bar codes. SynCaps V2 is free to try for 14 days (trial mode has a limit of 10 participants). A single machine license costs £ 150.00 GBP. To purchase a license, first download and run the software to make sure that it meets your requirements. Then select the "Buy now" button in the program's licensing window or copy and paste the serial number from the licensing window into the following field: Please note that you do not need a different copy of the program itself. The license key allows the trial version to work beyond the initial 14 day period. Upgrading from a licensed copy of SynCaps V1 to V2(This process does not apply to the free version of SynCaps V1, only the purchased versions sold prior to 2010 labelled V1.5 or lower. If you are using a free edition of SynCaps V1, simply download V2 and buy a license in the normal way.) First, make sure that SynCaps V1 is installed and licensed for the machine you want to use. Then:
If SynCaps V1 is running on a machine other than the one you wish to use for V2, you will first need to transfer it. Email us with the original purchase details and the serial number displayed when you run it on the target system.
Keywords: card sorting, information architecture, menu design, screen design, cluster analysis, caps, syncaps |
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