Official documentation
NVivo 15 for Windows help: File types
QSR International, NVivo help, 2025
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- The official NVivo 15 for Windows help page listing the file types NVivo accepts as sources, including Word documents, plain text, and PDFs, and stating which can be edited inside NVivo.
- How much weight it carries
- The software maker's own documentation for one version. Supported formats change between releases, so check the page for the version you install.
Facts taken from this source
- NVivo 15 for Windows says that documents imported from Microsoft Word or text files can be edited inside NVivo, for example by applying paragraph styles, formatting text and inserting images. Interview transcripts are listed as an example of this kind of document.
“Documents can be edited in NVivo ... you can apply paragraph styles, format text and insert images.” (File types table, Documents row)