Manipulating the graph: Select nodes and edges
Single Selection
The easiest way to select a node or an edge is to simply left click on it. Each left click on a node is a new selection.
Multiple Selection
It is also possible to select multiple nodes at once from various ways.
From an empty selection
Click on the ...
in the top menu, or right-click on the background.
Choose the sub-menu Select
to access the following options:
All nodes
: select all the nodes in your current visualization,Leaf nodes
: select the nodes in your visualization that have only one edge,Isolates
: select the nodes in your visualization that have no edges.Node Categories
: select the nodes in your visualization by categories
The following options are also available in addition to the sub-menu Select
:
Inverse selection
: invert your current selection,Toggle lasso
: manually select the nodes you are interested in by drawing a path around them
From a node
Tips : Use this neighbor selection to quickly extract a cluster from a dense network instead of using the
lasso
.
Right click on a node, choose the submenu Select
to access the following options:
All neighbors
: select all direct neighbors of the node,- Neighbors by
Node categories
: select all direct neighbors of a specific node category.
Expand your selection to the next level of relationship by selecting neighbors another time from the previous selection
Shortcuts are also available for this actions. See the list of Workspace shortcuts.