Copying Pictures

To create new picture sources, you can copy images from any Windows application, including from open NVivo documents, or you can copy picture regions from existing picture sources. You can also copy a frame from a video source and paste it as a picture source. Refer to Capturing Pictures from Videos for more details.

When copying a picture, all related information such as coding and links are automatically included. But if required, you can also choose to include only selected information.

Include All Related Information:

Select the image in the document to copy.

From the open picture source, drag the cursor to select a region of the picture to copy.

From the Edit menu, click Copy.
Click on a folder where you want to create the new picture source.
On the Edit menu, click Paste.
In the New Picture dialog box, enter a name and description for the new source.
Select Read Only if you want the log entries for the new source to be uneditable.
Click OK.

Main toolbar:

Select the image or picture you want to copy.
Click the Copy button:

Click on the destination folder.
Click the Paste button.

Right-click:

Select the image or picture you want to copy
Right-click and select Copy.
Click the destination folder.
Right-click and select Paste.

Include Selected Related Information:

Select the image in the document to copy.

From the open picture source, drag the cursor to select a region of the picture to copy.

On the Edit menu, click Copy.
Click on the folder where you want to create the new picture source.
On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.

The Paste Special Content dialog box is displayed.

By default, all related items are pre-selected. Clear the check boxes of the items you do not want to include.
Click OK.