NVivo: How to Change the Coding Stripe Colors In Your Project

NVivo Coding Stripes: To change automatic stripe colors, right-click a code → Code Properties (Windows) or Get Info (Mac) → adjust the Color field.

Aug 25, 2026
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If you don't like the coding stripe colors assigned by NVivo using the Automatic Colors setting, you can change them to match your personal preferences.

Steps to Change Colors

On Windows:

Right click on the code you want to update and go to Code Properties. Change the Color using the Color field window.

On a Mac:

Right click on the code you want to update and go to Get Info which will open the Code Properties window.

Change the Color using the Color field window.

Coding Stripes - Windows

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