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You can open a standalone project saved on your computer or a network drive, or (if you have access to an NVivo Server) you can open a server project.
What do you want to do?
A standalone project is a .nvp file saved on your computer or on a network drive.
Click the File tab, and then click Open.
Keyboard shortcut To display the Open Project dialog box, press CTRL+O
The Open Project dialog box opens.
Select NVivo Projects (*.nvp) from the File or Project type list.
Locate and select project you want to open.
Click Open.
NOTE If you cannot select NVivo Projects (*.nvp), check your connections. You need a standalone connection to open a standalone project saved to your computer or a network drive.
Click the File tab, and then click Open.
Keyboard shortcut To display the Open Project dialog box, press CTRL+O
The Open Project dialog box opens.
Select NVivo Server Projects from the File or Project type list.
In the Connection name box, select the server hosting the project.
In the Project files box, select the project that you want to open.
Click Open.
NOTE
The Connection name box is empty if you have not set up any server connections—click the Add button to create a new server connection using the Connection Properties dialog box.
The Project files list only shows server projects you are permitted to access. If you cannot locate a project, verify with the Project Owner that you are permitted to access the project (either because you are a member of a project user group, or because guest access is turned on). Refer to About teamwork in a server project for more information.
If necessary, a Project Owner can open the server project exclusively, locking out all other users. This is necessary when importing structure or content from another project. It can also be useful if you are making large scale changes, and want to be certain you can reverse your changes using the undo function.
Click the File tab, and then click Open.
Keyboard shortcut To display the Open Project dialog box, press CTRL+O
The Open Project dialog box opens.
Select NVivo Server Projects from the File or Project type list.
In the Connection name box, select the server hosting the project.
In the Project files box, select the project that you want to open.
Select the Open exclusively check box.
Click Open.
NOTE
If other users are connected to the project, you will receive a message asking whether you want to terminate all active connections. If you choose to proceed, the other users will be disconnected from the project without warning. It is a good idea to make sure that other users are not connected to the project before you open it exclusively—refer to Manage users in a server project (See which users are currently connected to the project) for more information.
The Connection name box is empty if you have not set up any server connections—click the Add button to create a new server connection using the Connection Properties dialog box.
The My recent projects list on the NVivo Welcome screen provides links to projects you have recently opened.
To clear the My recent projects list:
Click the File tab, and then click Options.
The Application Options dialog box opens.
On the General tab, click the Clear Recent Project List button.
Click OK.
You can close an open project, without exiting NVivo.
Click the File tab, and then click Close.
If you are working in a standalone project, you are prompted to save any unsaved changes.