Sources are the materials that you want to analyse in NVivo – they can include articles, interview, survey results, audio/video recordings, pictures, web pages or social media content.

To import sources, use the options on the External Data tab:

Internals: Import sources including articles, interviews, survey results, audio/video recordings, pictures.

Externals: Sources you cannot import into your project e.g. books and home movies.

To create a new external:

In Navigation View, under Sources, click the Externals folder.

• On the Create tab, in the Sources group, click    External.

The New External  dialog box opens.

3. Enter a name for the external.
4. (Optional) Enter a description for the external.
5. On the Externa tab, define the external type—refer to Source    Properties (External properties) for more information about the options on this tab.
6. Click OK.    The external is opened in Edit Mode and you can enter the content.

Accompanying video:

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