What's new

Added tooltips in supported languages for the ribbon menu items.

Improved the text query functionality to query words or phrases in annotations.

Users can now export coded references (linked items such as annotations) as endnotes. For more information, see Share code references.

Updated the database version installed with NVivo.

IMPORTANT  Projects created in release 1.6 (and following) cannot be opened in any earlier versions Version compatibility.

You can now export bibliographic information about your data files for import into Citavi Import bibliographies.

Code reference export now includes annotations, added as endnotes Share code references.

Improved error messaging to provide more information to users. Activating NVivoCreate a new project

Added support for MacOS Big Sur and M1 chip.

Improved workflows for automated online activation (most users) and license key activation (some enterprise users). Activating NVivo

A range of font and color changes to improve readability.

Added warnings to new-project and convert-project dialog boxes to make users aware that projects created or opened in newer major NVivo versions cannot then be opened in earlier major versions. Version compatibility

Updated hierarchy and sunburst chart styling. Hierarchy charts

Added an indicator bar to show the amount of cloud storage space available and being used.

Collaboration Cloud Administrators can now assign themselves as Workspace managers, improving team management.

Workspace owners can mark projects active or complete, and filter on this setting.

This add-on module allows you to send files directly to NVivo from Word, Excel and Outlook. See NVivo - Integration

With NVivo (Release 1.0) you log into myLumivero when you run the program, giving easy access to your account and cloud-based modules. For first-time users, myLumivero login also provides seamless activation. See myLumivero for more.

NVivo (Release 1.0) includes a number of terminology changes, see Terminology changes.

The new NVivo has a cleaner, simpler interface, with a modern look. It includes a new Modules tab, for cloud-based add-ons, and a new code panel (see below). Visualizations use a new, up-to-date color palette.

The color of coded text highlighting now matches the color of the associated coding stripe.

Coding stripe labels can be switched between vertical and horizontal.

A new code panel opens inside the Detail View, allowing convenient drag-and-drop coding within the window. See Drag and drop to the code panel

When folders on the Navigation View are opened into the List View but there are no items to display, short descriptions of the functionality associated with the folders are displayed.

When a new project is created a short slide tour introduces the main features of NVivo, for new users.

When a new project is created, users are prompted to enter project information and saving and recovery options. See Create a new project

Added optional autosaving for projects. See Create a new project

In addition to the sample project provided in previous versions, there is access to three more sample projects show-casing how NVivo accommodates different research methodologies.