Exporting Nodes

You can export free nodes, tree nodes, cases and relationships to HTML and view them as a 'website' in your Internet browser. This can be useful if you want to share nodes with someone who does not have NVivo.

You can choose to include any supporting media files, annotations and other related content. You can also choose to export just the text-based node references or a node summary listing all the sources coded at the node.

To export a free node, tree node, case or relationship:

  1. In the List View, select the required node.

  2. On the Project menu, click Export <Node>.

The Export Options dialog box is displayed.

  1. Select the required options

    Option

    Description

     

    Export

     You can choose to export:

    • Entire content: Exports source content coded at the node as HTML files. If you select this option you can also choose to include annotations and other links.

    • Reference view: this exports the text-based node references (as displayed in the Reference tab) as a document (.txt, .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf)

    • Summary view: Exports a list of all the sources coded at this node  including folder hierarchy and coverage (as displayed in the Summary tab). This can be exported as a spreadsheet (.xls) or as a document (.txt, .doc, .docx, .rtf or .pdf).

    Name

    Include the project item name.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Format

    If you choose to include the name, you can select the required format.

    Description

    Include the description as defined in the node properties.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Annotations

    Annotated text is highlighted and numbered. The text of the annotation is displayed under the heading Annotations.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    See Also Links

    'See also' links are identified by superscript roman numerals (i) and the destination of the link is displayed under the heading See Also Links.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Relationships

    The items to which the node is related are displayed under the heading Relationships.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Memo Links

    If the node is linked to a memo, the memo is listed under the heading  Linked Memo.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Paragraph Numbers

    This will display the paragraph number beside each paragraph.

    This option is only available when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Case Attributes

    The attributes related to the case will be displayed under the heading Overview.

    This option is only available when exporting cases—when you choose to export the entire content or the reference view.

    Open on Export

    Select this option, if you want the exported file to open automatically when the export has completed.

     

  1. Click OK.

The Save As dialog box is displayed.

  1. In the Save in list, select the destination for the exported file.

  2. In the File name field, enter a name for the exported file.

  3. In the Save as type field, select the format for the exported file.

  4. Click Save.

 

You can also select multiple items to export. Read more

Select multiple items for export by holding down either the SHIFT key for a range of items or CTRL key for non-consecutive items, as you click with your mouse.  

When you export multiple items, all the items will be exported to the same file type. You will need to select the file type, and then choose the folder to store the exported files.

Right-click:

  1. In the List View, right-click on the required free node or tree node.

  2. Click Export.

  3. Click Export <Node>.

 

For nodes that code audio and video sources, you can also include any supporting media files in the export.

The coded sections of media files will be included upon exportonly if you coded directly on the audio or video timeline. Refer to Coding Audio and Video Sources for details.

If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer to view exported HTML files containing audio or video, you may be asked to allow ActiveX controls. Refer to Microsoft Internet Explorer help for details.

To export matrices and the casebook, refer to the following topics:

Viewing the Node in your Internet Browser

If you export an entire node to HTML, a number of files are exported. For example, if you export the node Motivation the following files are created in the destination folder.

This file is the 'homepage' - open it to see all the node references.

This folder contains any supporting files including audio, video and pictures.

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