Working with Log Entries

In a picture source, you can add notes, ideas or comments to describe the whole or part of an image—these are referred to as Log entries. If you have notes about the image in a document or text file stored outside NVivo, you can also import these into the picture source — refer to Importing Log Entries for more information.

Like other text entries, log entries can be edited, coded or linked for later interpretation. Refer to Coding Picture Sources for more information.

To enter a log entry for the whole picture:

  1. In the open picture source, click on a cell in the Content column.

  2. Enter your notes or comments.  

To enter a log entry for a selected region of a picture:

  1. In the open picture source, click and drag to select a region of the picture.

  2. On the Format menu, click Insert and select Row.

The region coordinates will be set and the cursor will automatically move to the Content column so you can enter a log.

To assign a selected region of the picture to an existing log entry:

  1. In the open picture source, click and drag the cursor on the picture to select a region.

  2. Click a cell in the Region column where you want to enter the selected region.

  3. On the Picture menu, click Assign Region to Rows.

The corresponding region coordinates will be displayed.

  1. Click on the Content cell and enter your notes or comments.

 Show me how to assign a selected picture region to an existing log entry

 

Adjust the current region by dragging the handles and clicking Assign Region to Rows again on the Picture menu. Make sure the mouse cursor is on the relevant  Region cell to change the coordinates.

 

To hide/unhide log entries:

  1. Open the required source.

  2. In the View menu, click Log.

To delete log entries:

  1. Open the required source.

  2. Click on the row number to select the whole row.

  3. In the Edit menu, click Delete.

To move log entry rows up or down:

  1. Open the required source.

  2. Click on the row number to select the whole row.

  3. In the View menu, click Row.

  4. Select Move Up or Move Down.

View toolbar:

  1. Select the row you want to move.

  2. Click the Move Up orMove Down button:

 

 

You will not be able to move log entry rows if a filter is on. In the View menu, click Row and select Show All & Clear Filter.

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