In more detail
The node network draws each theme as a solid circle in its own colour, its codes around it in a lighter fill of the same colour, and each quote as a small silver dot. Branches join each code to its theme and each quote to its code.
It is the view for seeing the whole analysis at once: which themes are large, which are thin, and where codes cluster. Selecting a theme keeps everything connected to it clear and fades the rest, so one theme can be read on its own.
In Themescape
Choose Node network from Figure style. In Work mode, Custom placement lets you drag themes and codes into an arrangement of your own, kept in the layout file when you save your progress. Connections you record are drawn as solid, dashed or arrowed branches.
A short example
From the Working Well dataset
Boundaries and Overwork
Working definition: How participants experience the loss of a clear edge between work and home, and the strategies they use to reinstate one.
Blurred Work HoursAlways on ExpectationsProtecting Personal TimeWeekend CreepMeeting Overload
In the node network this theme sits at the centre of five code nodes, each with its quotes as silver dots. Made up data, nothing from a real study.
Where to read more
See your themes as a node network ›