Once you have Nodes and Clusters in your Space, there are many ways that Scheme allows you to dig deeper into your work and data.

Reclustering

As we’ve already mentioned, you can at any time recluster your work by clicking the “Recluster graph” icon in the bottom toolbar. Scheme will automatically organize your data based on a number of signals and similarities in the data.

Moving Nodes and Clusters

At any time, you can select and drag Nodes and Clusters around the Scheme canvas. You can also use the multi-select tool to not only move Nodes and Cluster around, and take other actions as well.

To use the Multi-select tool:

1. Click the Selection Tool icon (an arrow) in the far left of the bottom toolbar

2. Use your mouse to select an area on the Space

3. Once selected, a new toolbar will appear on the lefthand side of the Space

   
   

This toolbar allows you:

• Add the selected Nodes and Clusters to a Project

• Add them to a Presentation

• Add a Comment

• Connect or Disconnect Edges between Nodes

• Lock or unlock the Nodes and Clusters

• Stack (collapse) or Unstack (expand) the Nodes and Clusters

• Query the entire selected area (very powerful!)

• Delete the selected area

Edges

You can also make manual changes to your Clusters and how Nodes connect by using Edges.

Edges are the connectors between your Nodes and Clusters. Scheme’s drag-and-drop interface allows you to manually move Edges between Nodes.

1. Click on an Edge Bubble on one of the sides of a Node

2. Drag the Edge to another Node’s Edge Bubble to connect them

   
   

If you hover over any Edge in a Space, a + sign will appear. Clicking on that allows you to query the Edge, meaning that you can investigate the connection between the Nodes.

Finally, at any time you can Hide or Show all Edges by clicking the Edge icon at the far right of the bottom toolbar.