Refined quotes, with the verbatim always kept

Show tidied wording for presentation while the verbatim quote stays untouched beside it.

Used in phases 5 and 6, defining themes and writing up

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Verbatim kept

Verbatim quotes are never altered, with a separate refined column for presentation wording.

Readable quotes, honest evidence

Spoken language transcribed word for word is full of false starts and fillers, which makes a quote hard to read on a slide or in a thesis. Many researchers tidy quotes for presentation, and need to show that the original is still there.

The template has a refined_quote column for that. When a quote has refined wording, the viewer shows it by default, with the verbatim always available beside it. The quote column itself is never edited by Themescape.

  • VerbatimAs spokenThe quote exactly as transcribed, kept as the record.
  • RefinedFor presentationYour tidied wording, shown by default, with the verbatim one click away.

Adding refined wording

Refining is done in your spreadsheet.

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The record stays as it was

Themescape reads both columns and changes neither. The verbatim quote in your file stays exactly as you transcribed it.

  • Read locally

    Transcripts and quotes are read locally and never leave the machine.

  • Nothing to submit

    No file submission or permanent storage is required.

  • Quotes untouched

    Verbatim quotes are never altered, with a separate refined column for presentation wording.

  • Sheets is opt in

    The Google Sheets mode is opt in, for non-sensitive data only.

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Optional, quote by quote

Rows with no refined wording show the verbatim quote. You can refine only the quotes you plan to present.

Your conventions

How much to tidy is a methodological decision. Many researchers mark omissions with an ellipsis and note the convention in their method section.

In Present mode

Present mode shows the refined wording where it exists.

Related features

The features you will use alongside refined quotes, closest first.

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Definitions and quotesSelect any theme or code to read its working definition and the quotes behind it, without leaving the map.See the featurePresent modeHide the tools and enlarge the map and your strongest quotes for a supervision, a seminar or an examiner.See the featureSpreadsheet templateOne row per coded quote in a familiar spreadsheet, which Themescape turns into a map of your themes, codes and quotes.See the featureWork modeEvery tool in view for the slow part of analysis: rewriting definitions, choosing quotes and marking how themes relate.See the feature

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