

Then select Documents from the Data menu.ĥ. Make sure that the Interviews folder is selected on the left.

To start, let’s import in our interview transcripts. Here you can see all the various types of files that NVivo can import. Next, select the Data menu (NOT from the menu bar, but from within the program).Ĥ.

Create one more folder called “Focus Groups”.ģ. Let’s call it “Interviews” and click on Done.Ģ. From the left menu, under Data, hold down the Control key and click on Files and select New Folder. As mentioned before, NVivo helps you get organized, so before we import in some data, let’s create some folders to organize our data.ġ. We will be using transcripts from interviews and focus groups run for a US data center study. Next, let’s import some data so we can start using the tool. If you select NVivo 12 from the menu bar, and then Licensing, you will see an option to Replace License, where you can update your license key, when you receive a new one each year. If you want to save your project manually (which you should do periodically), or create or open a new project, you can use the File menu from the menu bar at the top of the screen.ģ. We will talk about these sections as we use the tool.Ģ. First off, the left side menu helps you navigate the various items of your project, such as your files, your themes, notes, queries, etc. Let’s briefly look around before we get started. Finally select Create to create your new project.ġ. Let’s save it where we have put all our other workshop files.ĥ. Use the drop-down arrow to browse folders. Then select where you want to save the project file. You must give your project and project file a name, so let’s call them both “NVivo Workshop”. But for us, let’s click on Create new project to get started.ģ. There are also several links to training and tutorials to learn more. From the main screen, you will see that there are sample projects you can explore to get a feel for NVivo.

Test your Understanding Answers Part 1 – The Basics Creating a New ProjectĢ. This tutorial is adapted from a recorded NVivo 12 workshop, which you can view here. Finally, extract the files into that new folder. Download this zip file containing all the datasets you will need for the tutorial to that new folder. Create a new folder on your computer to store the tutorial files. You’ll also need to download some datasets that we’ve provided for this tutorial. If you don’t, follow these instructions to request a free license key and install the software. Before you begin, make sure you have NVivo 12 installed.
