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Getting started with NVivo

Text Search

Text search lets users find specific words or phrases in your project items.

  1. On the Explore tab, click Text Search or Query Wizard.

Choose See where particular terms occur in content if using the wizard.

  1. Enter the word or phrase you want to search for. You can also add Boolean operators in your query via the Special button.
  2. Select a Find option and choose where you want to search (Files and Externals/Selected Items/Selected Folders)
  3. Run the query.

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