Coding in NVivo for Mac
See a brief video on coding in NVivo for MAC
Summary
The video demonstrates three methods for coding text: drag and drop, right-click, and using the code panel. It guides through the process of coding passages of text to specific codes or sub-codes, allowing for efficient organization and analysis.
Highlights
- 💡 The video covers three methods of coding text: drag and drop, right-click, and using the code panel.
- 🖱️ Drag and drop involves highlighting text, dragging it to the relevant code, and dropping it when a green plus sign appears.
- 📋 Right-click method allows for coding multiple passages simultaneously by selecting existing codes from a list.
- 🧩 The code panel method is available in documents and involves dragging text to a designated code.
- 📝 Text can also be encoded from within a code by selecting “uncoded selection” and then choosing the relevant code.
- 🔄 Duplicating content in a code is not possible; if a passage is coded twice, it only appears once in the code.
Key Moments
- Drag and Drop Coding00:05
- Demonstration of coding text using drag and drop method.
- Instructions on selecting codes and dropping text onto them.
- Tips on efficiently coding passages.
- Right-Click Coding00:59
- Explanation of coding multiple codes simultaneously via right-click.
- Steps to select existing codes and apply them to highlighted passages.
- Guidance on streamlining the coding process.
- Code Panel Method02:06
- Overview of coding text using the code panel.
- Instructions on activating the code panel and dragging text to codes.
- Tips on removing coding and managing codes within the panel.
