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Category Layout Settings

You can change the appearance of Category Legend in this section with these ways.

  • If you are now in the Category Legend dialog box, click the Background Color and Style button under Category Layout Setting section.
  • You can also open the dialog directly by using the drop down menu of the Category Legend Setting button on the horizontal toolbar, then choose Edit Background Color and Style item from the list.

Edit Category Legends Style

Here is the complete list of settings you can change.

Size

Change the size of the legend box by specifying the padding, number of rows per column and the width of the legend items.

  • Legend
    • Padding: The space between the content of the legend and the legend border in pixels. You can enter your desired value or select from the drop down list.
    • Columns Per Row: The number of columns shown in the legend. You can enter your desired value or select from the drop down list.
  • Legend Item
    • Width: The width of each legend item in pixels. You can enter your desired value here.

Font

Change the typeface, size and the color of the text of each legend item.

  • Font: Choose the typeface for the text.
  • Size: Enter or choose the size of the text.
  • Color: Choose the color of the legend item from the color palette.

Color and Opacity

Change the background color and opacity of the legend box.

  • Color: Choose the background color of the legend box from the color palette.
  • Opacity: Change the opacity of the legend box by entering a number from 0 - 100. 0 (Zero) means fully transparent and 100 means fully opaque.

Border

Customize the border of the infobox with the legend box.

  • Style: We provide these line styles: solid, dashed and dotted. You can change to none if you don't need the borders.
  • Width: Enter the width in pixel or select the width you want from the drop down menu.
  • Color: Change the color of the legend box borders from the color palette.
  • Radius: Change the roundness of the corners of the legend box.

Shadow

Customize the shadow of the legend box with the following options.

Item Description
X-offset The legend box shadow will move horizonatally in the number of pixels specified in the box. Positive values move the shadow to the right, while negative values move the shadow to the left.
Y-offset The legend box shadow will move vertically in the number of pixels specified in the box. Positive values move the shadow to the bottom, while negative values move the shadow to the top.
Blur Radius The strength of the blur effect around the legend box.
Spread Radius Width of the legend box shadow.
Color Color of the legend box shadow.
Inner Shadow Check this box if you want to display the shadow within the border of the legend box.

Position

Change the position of the legend box shown anchored on the map. Here are the possible options:

  • Top Left
  • Top Center
  • Top Right
  • Middle Left
  • Middle Center
  • Middle Right
  • Bottom Left
  • Bottom Center
  • Bottom Right

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