Setting the number of columns and designing a border for a legend

The General properties of a legend control the number of columns into which it is divided, the alignment of the columns, and the style of the borders.

  1. From the Maps tree, right-click a legend and click Properties.
  2. In the Legend Properties window, the General tab.
  3. In the Columns area, enter a value for the number of columns that you want in the Number of columns box.
  4. Enable one of the following Column alignment options:
    • Top: aligns the columns along their top edges
    • Bottom: aligns the columns along their bottom edges
  5. In the Borders area, enable any of the following check boxes:
    • Show legend border: creates a border around the legend. Click the Style button and create a style (See Selecting a style).
    • Show sample border: draws an outline around each sample in the legend. Click the Style button and create a style.
  6. Click OK.

See also

Setting the updating behavior

Selecting an existing quick style

Parent topic: About legends
Next topic: Adding a title to the legend

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