Coding and memos

How do I create a useful codebook?Create concise labels that represent analytically meaningful ideas, not entire questions or vague topics. 1 min› How do I code a text selection?Select the smallest passage that preserves the meaning you need, then choose Assign Code to Selection. 1 min› How do I correct a coded selection or evidence range?Open the coded segment and choose Adjust Range or Adjust Evidence. 1 min› How does drag-and-drop coding work?After selecting evidence, use the drag handle to drop it onto a code in the code tree. 1 min› How do I split one code into several?Open the code's evidence (double-click the code, or open Retrieved Evidence) and choose Split code. 1 min› How do I edit, merge, move, or delete codes?Use the pencil beside Codes to open Manage Codes. 1 min› What are memos and where should I use them?Memos preserve reasoning that cannot be represented by a code label alone. 1 min› How do the file and code search boxes work?Search files filters the current project’s file list by title. 1 min› How do I search for words or phrases inside research material?Open Quick Search from the header and type a word or phrase. 1 min› How do I review all evidence assigned to a code?Select a code’s evidence count or retrieval action to open Retrieved Evidence. 1 min› What should I write in a code definition, inclusion guidance, and exclusion guidance?The definition states the analytical meaning of the code. 1 min› When should I use parent codes and subcodes?Use a parent code for a broad analytical domain and subcodes for reusable, distinct meanings within it. 1 min› Which memo type should I choose?Choose the memo location that matches the scope of the thought. 1 min› How do I write a Boolean or proximity search?Quick Search accepts operators written in capital letters. 1 min› Can I save a search and run it again?Yes. 1 min› Can figures show participant variables instead of file names?Yes. 2 min› What are memo categories, and can I add my own?A memo category says what kind of thinking a memo holds, separate from what the memo is attached to. 1 min› Can I edit, merge, split or delete a code from its evidence window?Yes. 1 min› Where can I see, search and filter all my memos?There are two places. 1 min› How do I export or import a codebook?A codebook can leave and enter Byleron QDA on its own, without the documents. 1 min›