Getting Started with NVivo

You can create a new standalone project (saved as a .nvp file) on your computer or a network drive.

1. On the NVivo Welcome screen, click New Project. The New Project dialog box opens.

2. Enter a name for this project (and add a description if you want to).

3. Click the Browse button and in the Save as type list, make sure NVivo Projects (*.nvp) is selected—you can change the default file name and location if you want to.

4. Click Save, and then click OK.

1. In Navigation View, click the name of the sources folder that you want to import the document into.

2. On the Data tab, in the Import group, click Documents or PDFs.

3. Browse for and select the file you want to import.  

4. Click the Open button. The Import Internals dialog box opens.

5. Click OK. The Document or PDF Properties dialog box opens.

6. (Optional) Change the name or description of the new document source.

7. Click OK.

source: https://www.qsrinternational.com/nvivo-qualitative-data-analysis-software/resources/