Create a NVivo project
- Give your project a title.
- Check where you save the project and be sure you do not save it in a cloud service. Use Browse to select a different location if it automatically chooses OneDrive. Feel free to use your UiO provided home directory (M: drive), which is available on all UiO Windows computers, see more details for how to connect to it here (Norwegian). Or use the local hard drive. If you are working on a Mac in UiO Program Kiosk with Omnissa, save your project in your home directory (M: drive), which is the default file directory in UiO Program Kiosk.
- Choose the language for the data you will analyze. If your language is not on the list, simply select Other.
- In the next step, you select how often the project file should be saved, and whether you want to save an automatic backup. The backup can be stored in OneDrive, but if you're going to open it in NVivo and work on it, it needs to be moved to a stable location.
Files in NVivo
The project file must be saved on your UiO home drive or locally on the computer and not in a cloud service (OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox), but this does not apply to files you import into the project.
If you are having trouble finding a folder you downloaded, check first, before you go to NVivo, if it is a compressed folder (.zip). If it is, you'll need to extract it first. Open the folder and select "Extract all." This will give you a regular copy of the folder that can be opened and imported into NVivo.
If you are having trouble finding other files when you need to import them into NVivo, you can check if the file format is supported, and if there are special instructions for importing the format you wish to import:
Do you use Omnissa/Programkiosk?
When you work in Omnissa, you initially only have access to files stored on your UiO home directory (M:), but you can also set up access to folders you have locally on the machine you are working on, including those connected to OneDrive.
In the Omnissa application, you can add access to local file areas under "Drive Sharing" in Settings. In the Omnissa web version, you can grant access to local file areas by checking "Enable Client Sharing" in Settings.
See the complete guide on how to set up access to your own files and OneDrive in Programkiosk, either the first time you open Omnissa for Programkiosk or later.
Sensitive data in NVivo
You can use NVivo on sensitive data when you are working with the program on a machine or in an environment that fulfills the requirements. Red data can be processed and stored on a laptop with a fully encrypted disk, encrypted memory stick, or encrypted external hard drive.
Educloud Research Platform is also a good alternative for processing and storing red data. NVivo is set up in NVivo. Read more and order a project in Educloud Research.
Black data can only be handled and stored in TSD. NVivo is installed in TSD. Read more and apply for a project in Services for sensitive data (TSD).
See the complete overview over requirements, classification, and where you can process and store green, yellow, red, and black data:
Stop words
When you perform a Query or a word count in NVivo, there are some commonly used words that are not counted (for instance a, the, is, are, etc.). However, if you have chosen Other as the language in NVivo, NVivo counts these types of words. You can enter your own stop words in NVivo under File - Project Properties - Stop Words. These are entered without spaces and line breaks.
Lists of commonly used stop words in different languages are readily available online.