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Work with folders
NVivo provides a folder for each type of project item—for example, under Sources there are folders for Internals, Externals and Memos.
You can't delete these predefined folders, but you can add your own subfolders to manage project items like sources, nodes and queries.
What do you want to do?
- Expand or collapse folders in Navigation View
- Create a new folder
- Open a folder
- Copy a folder
- Move a folder
- Rename a folder
- Delete a folder
Expand or collapse folders in Navigation View
When a folder contains subfolders, the disclosure triangle is displayed on the left of the folder.
In this example below, the Internals folder has hidden subfolders.
If you click on the disclosure triangle, the subfolders are displayed. Click it again to hide the subfolders.
Create a new folder
You can create subfolders (under the NVivo predefined folders) to organize project items like sources, nodes and queries.
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In Navigation View, click the parent folder.
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On the Create tab, in the Collections group, click Folder.
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Enter a name for the new folder.
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(Optional) Enter a description for the folder.
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Click Done.
Open a folder
If you click a folder in Navigation View, the items in the folder are displayed in List View.
Copy a folder
In Navigation View, you can copy folders between locations of the same type—for example, you can copy a memos folder to another location under Memos—or copy a folder of nodes to a new location under Nodes.
To copy a folder
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Click the folder that you want to copy.
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On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy.
Keyboard shortcut To copy, press ⌘+C.
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In Navigation View, select a destination folder of the same type.
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On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste ( ⌘+V).
NOTE You cannot copy NVivo predefined folders—for example, Internals or Nodes.
Move a folder
In Navigation View, you can move folders between locations of the same type—for example, you can move a memos folder to another location under Memos—or move a folder of nodes to a new location under Nodes.
To move a folder, select it in Navigation View and do one of the following:
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Drag and drop it on the destination folder.
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Copy the folders and move them to a new location—on the menu bar, choose Edit > Copy, select the new location (press the Option key) and click Move Here.
NOTE You cannot move NVivo predefined folders—for example, Internals or Nodes.
Rename a folder
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In Navigation View, click the folder you want to rename.
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On the Home tab, in the Item group, click Get Info.
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Edit the name in the Name field.
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Click Done.
NOTE You cannot rename NVivo predefined folders—for example, Internals or Nodes.
Delete a folder
When you delete a folder, the project items (and any subfolders) in the folder are deleted.
To delete a folder:
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In Navigation View, click the folder you want to delete.
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On the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Delete.
Keyboard shortcut: To delete the selected item, press DELETE.
NOTE You cannot delete NVivo predefined folders—for example, Internals or Nodes.