Creating a new folder
During your analysis whether you are working manually or in QDA software package you will need to create new folders to store your data.
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Figure 1. Microsoft Windows My Computer desktop icon
To create a new folder
- double click the My Computer icon. See Figure 1.
- click the Drive where the folder is to be saved. See Figure 2.
- Locate where in the folder hierarchy the new folder will be located.
- double click the folder you want to create the new folder within.
- click File:New:Folder
- A new folder appears with the name 'new folder' highlighted so you can type in a new name for the folder that is meaningful to you.

Figure 2. Microsoft My Computer window
