to suit the way you want to work.You can quickly accomplish tasks by using shortcut keys—one or more keys you press on the keyboard to complete a task.
For example, press CTRL+O to open a project in NVivo.
Each NVivo menu name has an underlined letter. You can open any menu using ALT+ (underlined letter). For example, to open the File menu press ALT+F.
Each option on a menu also has an underlined letter. Once a menu is open, you can select an option using the CTRL+ (underlined letter). For example, to select the Close Project option from the File menu, press CTRL+C.
You can also customize shortcuts to suit the way you want to work.
To customize shortcuts:
On the Tools menu click Customize.
The Customize dialog box is displayed.
Click the Commands tab
Click the Keyboard button.
Edit the required shortcuts.
Shortcuts for frequently used functions
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Key |
Description |
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CTRL+A |
Select all—for example, all items in a list, all text in a source, or an entire image. |
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CTRL+C |
Copy selected project content. |
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CTRL+F |
Find text in a source or node. |
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CTRL+G |
Go to specified heading level, paragraph, 'See Also' link or annotation—in a source or a node. |
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CTRL+H |
Replace text in a source. |
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CTRL+N |
Create a new project. |
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CTRL+O |
Open an existing project. |
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CTRL+P |
Print selected item. |
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CTRL+S |
Save the project. |
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CTRL+V |
Paste selected project content. |
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CTRL+X |
Cut selected project content. |
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CTRL+Z |
Undo previous action (up to five levels). |
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CTRL+SHIFT+C |
Open the casebook for the project. |
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CTRL+SHIFT+I |
Import a new Internal source (document, audio, video or picture). |
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CTRL+1 |
Open Sources group in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+2 |
Open Nodes group in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+3 |
Open Sets group inNavigation View. |
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CTRL+4 |
Open Queries group in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+5 |
Open Models group in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+6 |
Open Links group in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+7 |
Open Classifications folder in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+8 |
Show all folders in Navigation View. |
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CTRL+ENTER |
Insert a page break within a document, external or memo. |
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F1 |
Open online help. |
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F5 |
Refresh. |
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ALT+F1 |
Show or hide Navigation View.
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Many of the shortcut keys used in Microsoft Word are also available in NVivo.
Selecting text using a mouse:
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To Select... |
Shortcut |
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Any amount of text |
Drag over the text. |
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A word |
Double-click the word. |
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A paragraph |
Triple-click anywhere in the paragraph. |
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A large block of text |
Click at the start of the selection, scroll to the end of the selection, and then hold down SHIFT and click. |
Selecting content using your keyboard:
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Action |
Shortcut |
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Extending or decreasing a selection by one or more characters |
Hold down SHIFT and then press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow to extend or decrease your selection by one or more characters. |
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Selecting a single line of text |
Click anywhere in the line. Press HOME to move to the start of the line. Then hold down SHIFT+END. |
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Selecting multiple lines of text
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Select the first line using the shortcut 'Selecting a single line of text'. Then hold down SHIFT and use the DOWN and UP arrows to extend the selection to one or more lines immediately below or above. |
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Extending a selection to the beginning of a paragraph
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CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW
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Extending a selection to the end of a paragraph
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CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN ARROW
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Extending a selection to the beginning of a source or node
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CTRL+SHIFT+HOME
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Extending a selection to the end of a source or node
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CTRL+SHIFT+END
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Selecting an entire source or node
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Click CTRL+HOME to move to the start of the document, then press CTRL+SHIFT+END.
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Shortcuts for playing and transcribing audio and video sources
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Key |
Description |
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F7 |
Play / pause. |
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F8 |
Stop. |
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F9 |
Skip back. |
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F10 |
Skip forward. |
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F11 |
Start selection. |
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F12 |
Finish selection. |
