How to Import Data into NodeXL
NodeXL offers
multiple ways to import data for analysing. In fact, it may be the only tool
which offers such vast options to an end user. When you press the import button
found on left corner of NodeXL ribbon, you are presented with several options
(as given in figure below) which will be described later in the tutorial.
Fig: Importing Data
into Node XL
The ways to import data has been divided into five main
categories which will be explained below
1) Importing from other Social Network Analysing Tools
You may import a saved file from
Social Network Analysis tools like Pajek or UCINET.
2) Importing from an already existing workbook
If you have an already existing
workbook with list of friends and their relationship with one another, you may
import the workbook and use it visualize your network.
3) Importing from Email Network
You can directly import your
Email network if you use an Email client like Outloook, Thunderbird etc which
have Indexing enabled on Microsoft Windows.
4) Importing from Twitter or YouTube/Flickr
The plugin gives you option to
import network of your page and channel on social networking sites.
5) Import using third party importers
These importers like Social Net
Importer, VOSON give you many options to how to import data and upto what
level.
To know more on "How to import data to NodeXL", go through the video below:
[For clarity, a full screen view is recommended.]
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