Create transcripts (NVivo 15 Mac)

Create transcripts in NVivo 15 by transcribing in ‘transcribe’ mode, adding rows in normal mode, or dividing media into timed sections.

Apr 1, 2026
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Create transcripts (NVivo 15 Mac)

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Create transcripts (NVivo 15 Mac)

You can create a new transcript in NVivo by:

Playing and transcribing the media in 'transcribe' mode. You can play, pause, forward or rewind as you transcribe—when you press stop, NVivo creates a new transcript row and timestamp.

A good alternative is to use NVivo Transcription to create transcripts for you NVivo Transcription (NVivo 15 Mac).

Play and transcribe the media in 'transcribe mode'

You can transcribe an audio or video file as you listen to it. As you transcribe, you can create new transcript rows—for example, when the speaker changes.

Open the video or audio file.
Make sure you are in edit mode.
Click below the transcript to insert a transcript row.
Keyboard shortcut Press ⌘+SHIFT+I.
Adjust the Speed slider to your preferred speed.
Play the media and enter the content in the transcript row. You can pause, rewind, and skip back while transcribing.
Pause the player when you have completed transcribing the content for the row.
Press ⌘+/ to use the current playhead position as the transcript row End Time.
Continue inserting new rows and playing/pausing until you have transcribed the required content.

NOTE

NVivo provides keyboard shortcuts for the Play/Pause (F8), Skip Back (F7) and Skip Forward (F9) commands. Keyboard shortcuts (NVivo 15 Mac)
You can set a skip interval for playback—when you pause and then play, the media will rewind back a few seconds before playing. This can make it easier to keep up with the media as you transcribe. NVivo Settings (NVivo 15 Mac)
When you create a new row, the Start Time and End Time are automatically assigned based on the playhead position or selection in the timeline. You can change these values if you need to.
You can also experiment with the dictation feature (Edit > Start Dictation) provided with macOS.

Add a transcript row for selected timespan

Make sure you are in edit mode.
Click and drag on the timeline to select the timespan. You can also select a portion of the timeline as you play the media.
Click below the transcript to insert a transcript row.
Keyboard shortcut Press ⌘+SHIFT+I.
Click below the transcript to assign the selected timespan to the new row.

Change the timestamp values in a transcript row

You can change the timestamp values in a transcript row to make them more accurate.

Open the transcript in the Detail View.
Click Edit in the top right of the Detail View.
Edit the values directly in the Start Time or End Time columns.

Alternatively, you can set start and end times for a transcript row from a time-range selection in the media timeline:

Select a time range in the media timeline in the transcript Detail View.
In the Edit menu, select Media > Assign Timespace to Rows.

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