A. 3: Code

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Create New Codes

To add a code, click the New code icon and enter a code name in the new code window. If you like, you can already attach a memo to your code by adding your ideas and thoughts into the text field. Click OK and the code is added to your code system.

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Drag and Drop to Code

Once you have codes in your code system, select a segment of text, image, video, etc. and drag it onto a code. A coding stripe with the name of the code will appear next to the coded segment.

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Additional Coding Options

Highlight and right click a text segment to view additional code options. This way you can create a new code for this segment, use the text itself for the code name (in-vivo coding), code with the last used code or with activated codes.

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