iMapBuilder software
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Registering
Maps
iMapBuilder
Interface
Building a Flash Map
Frequently Used Map Features
Points, Lines
and Labels
Longitude and Latitude: Placemarks, Lines, Labels
Publishing
Flash Maps
Embed Flash interative
map into Blog/CMS
Sample
of interactive maps for different regions
Sample of interactive maps for different
applications
Sample of multi-level
map
Other
Application of iMapBuilder
Sample of interactive maps
Add category legend to a map project
Category Legend
A category legend is the little box at the corner of the map, which lists the category of Points / Lines / Texts / Images / Legends / Custom Regions used on the map, filtering your Points / Lines / Texts / Images / Legends / Custom Regions and help users to understand the distribution of individual category of your Points / Lines / Texts / Images / Legends / Custom Regions.
Adding Category legend to flash map
- To add category legend, you can click on
the
icon at the top.
- The window of adding category legend will be appeared. There are few options to be selected/ input.

Define the category legend layout:
Category Legend: Turn On and Turn Off this funtion. When it turns on, a list of this category legend will be display in the map.
Legend Layout: Background color, Opacity, Border, Margin, Spacing, and Columns of the Legend can be modified.
Legend Text Setting: Text color and size can be set.
Anchor: Set the position of this category legend in the map.
Setting the category legend items:
ID: The number for each category.
Category Name: Can be input different name in each category.
Visible: the category will be shown in the legend list when check. Vice versa.
Check: the Points / Lines / Texts / Images / Legends / Custom Regions in the category will be shown as default check when you have checked in this setting. Vice versa.
Items Count: Display the item quantity in each category.
- After the setting of category legend. Category ID should be assigned as well.
Click " Points, Lines & Texts"
at the top bar.
Select items of your Points / Lines / Texts / Images / Legends / Custom Regions. Filtering them by different category ID.

- Then the category legend is done.

Please view our sample map of category legend, click here.


