In more detail
The template has seven tabs. Instructions is for reading. Data is where the coding happens and is the only tab the viewer needs, with one row per coded quote: its ID, the participant's pseudonym, the verbatim quote and its theme, and usually a code and sub-code. Framework, Connections and Settings are optional and add working definitions, links between themes and codes, and a title. Model elements and Model relationships are for Model mode only.
The hierarchy is inferred from the columns, so nobody draws a tree by hand. Repeating the same theme and code names on each row is what groups the quotes. Names are matched as plain text, so a theme spelt two ways becomes two themes.
In Themescape
Make a copy of the template or download the Excel version, code into the Data tab, then download each tab you have used as a CSV file and open them in the viewer, which reads them in your browser. The current version is 2.6.
A short example
From the Working Well dataset
Boundaries and Overwork
Working definition: One Data row: quote_id P01-018, participant P01, quote "Back-to-back calls leave nothing for the actual work.", theme Boundaries and Overwork, code Meeting Overload.
Meeting Overload
Made up data about working from home. Nothing in it comes from a real study.