In this exercise, you will be working with searching, automatic coding, and
visualisation through word trees.

How to:

Search: In the tab "Query", choose “Text Search”.
Choose sources: In the tab “Text Search Criteria” and in the field “Search for”: write the word(s) you want to search for. REMEMBER the truncation (*).

Here is some inspiration to terms you could search for:

labor OR labour
birth* AND preference*
"birthing preference"
lab?r*

* truncates the word and means that any ending the word might have after the * will be included.

? is a joker that replaces any one single letter in the word.

There are several advanced search options. These can be found in the dropdown menu “Special”.

In “Search in” > “Selected items…” you can choose the sources, you wish to use. Mark all the articles and click “OK”.

Perform search: Click “Run Query” to perform search.

Add results to project: Click the button “Save results…”. (By doing so, you can code the results of your search.) In the field “Name”, choose an appropriate name for your new node.
NVivo will suggest for you to save the results in the location "Query Results". Change this by clicking "Select..." and choosing the folder "Nodes".
Save search: You can save your search by clicking “Add to Project…”. Give the search a title and click “Save Query”. You can now find your searches in the menu "Search">“Queries” to the left.
If you get sent out of the query, you find the query again by using the "Open Items" folder (bottom left of the screen).

Word Tree – how to:

After you have clicked “Run”, your results will automatically show.
Choose “Word Tree” in the tab to the right.
Experiment by clicking different sentences in the tree.
Experiement with the silde bar on the top right. This changes the depth of context.