--- title: How to use Net Sentiment Drivers description: Net Sentiment Drivers allows you to compare the volume of mentioned categories and topics as well as the Net Sentiment based on your selected meta values --- [Skip to content](https://help.symanto.com/knowledge/how-to-use-net-sentiment-drivers#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [More support](https://help.symanto.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![symanto logo.svg\]](https://help.symanto.com/hubfs/symanto%20logo.svg) - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://symanto-4638210.hs-sites.com/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Default HubSpot Blog](https://symanto-4638210.hs-sites.com/blog) - English Show submenu for translations - [More support](https://help.symanto.com/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Go to Symanto Insights Platform](https://app.symanto.com/) [Go to Symanto Insights Platform](https://app.symanto.com/) Welcome! 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Now you can explore the categories and topics: their volume and net sentiment based on the selected meta values and understand their difference in importance and net sentiment ![](https://help.symanto.com/hubfs/image-png-Sep-06-2022-01-38-17-17-PM.png) 2. Click here to change the values you want to compare 3. Click here to export the chart view as CSV or PNG 4. 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