Legend Page

The Property Manager Legend page contains legend frame line and fill, arrangement, size, and linking options.

 

Edit legend properties in the General page of the Property Manager.

 

Legend Arrangement

If you have multiple map layers included in the legend, the Arrange legends list arranges legends either Vertically or Horizontally. Add and remove layers displayed in the legend in the Layer page of the Property Manager.

 

Legend Size

If you alter the legend size, you can click the Reset button in the Legend size field to revert to the original legend size. Changing the legend size affects the size of the symbols that may appear in the legend.

 

Unlinking the Legend

Unlink legend breaks the legend apart into individual drawing objects. This allows each individual part of the legend to be customized. Click the Unlink button in the Unlink legend field to break the legend apart. Double click on any part of the legend you wish to change after unlinking it. Once a legend is unlinked, it cannot be relinked, so if the data or map changes, the legend is no longer updated. Use the Align Objects command to align unlinked legend text, etc.

 

Frame Line

The Style property displays either a Rectangle or Rounded rectangle for the legend box outline.

 

The Frame Line section of the Legend page contains line properties for the legend frame. See the line properties help page for more information on editing legend frame line properties.

 

Frame Fill

The Fill section of the Frame page contains fill properties for the legend frame. See the fill properties help page for more information on editing legend frame fill properties. To apply a gradient fill, select a gradient Type by clicking on the current option and selecting None, Linear, or Radial from the list. Select a preset Colormap from the list, or click the button to make a custom colormap in the Colormap dialog. Select Horizontal, Vertical, Inward, or Outward from the Gradient direction list to choose a gradient direction.

 

 

See Also

Legend

Layer Page