Working with the Representation Editor styles table

The styles table in the top-right corner of the Representation Editor window shows the representation styles that exist in the representation style table (RST). When you open the Representation Editor from a layer, at least one default representation entry appears in the group tree on the left; when selected, the associated default representation styles are displayed in the styles table. There will be no default representation entry when you open the Representation Editor from an RST file.

The Representation Editor styles table includes four columns: Style, Values, Description, and Count (for vector and thematic raster layers) or Pixel Count (for raw raster layers). The Stvle column provides a graphical preview of the representation styles. The Values column holds the keys that are used to determine the connection between the layer and the RST. The Description column lists the textual descriptions for the representation and will be used in any legends. The Count column displays the number of shapes or records that will be using the representation. There won’t be a Count column when you open the Representation Editor from an RST file.

Within the styles table, you can cut, copy, and paste cells and rows as needed using the appropriate tools on the toolbar in the Representation Editor window. You can directly edit the values in the Description and Values columns as needed. You can also add and remove rows, sort the table, swap styles, ramp style colors, and change the style preview setting from best fit to relative preview.

To add a row to the styles table:

  1. In the Representation Editor group tree, select a group to view the associated styles in the styles table.
  2. Click the Add button on the toolbar.

    A new row is added to the bottom of the table.

To remove a row from the styles table:

  1. In the Representation Editor styles table, click a cell in the row you want to remove.
  2. Click the Remove button on the toolbar.

    The row is removed.

To swap the first selected style with the last selected style:

  1. In the Representation Editor styles table, press the Ctrl or Shift key while clicking the styles you want to swap.
  2. Click the Swap Styles button on the toolbar.

    The first selected style is swapped with the last selected style.

To graduate, or ramp, the first part of the selected style colors:

  1. In the Representation Editor styles table, press the Shift key while clicking the styles whose colors you want to ramp.
  2. Click the Ramp Colors button on the toolbar.

    The first and last selected colors are unchanged but they provide the starting and ending colors for the ramping. The styles in between are assigned an even graduation of color between the first and last styles. For multi-part styles, only the color of the first part is affected.

To change the style preview setting:

  1. In the Representation Editor styles table, select one of the styles.
  2. Click the Preview button on the toolbar to toggle between Best Fit Preview and Relative Preview.
    Note: The Relative Preview setting displays the styles as they appear relative to one another, while Best Fit Preview fits the entire style inside the cells.

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