Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional - Manual (Page 323)

• Double-click on the layer name to change the display style and labels for the layer. This opens the
Layouer Properties dialog box. For more details, click on the dialog's Help button or see Changing
how a Layer Displays on the Map .
The changes you make to the map in your layout does not affect the contents of the Map window and
vica versa.
Adding a Map Legend to the Layout Designer window
When a map is embedded in a Layout Designer window, any legends you create for the map are also
placed in the same Layout Designer window.
To add a map legend to your layout:
1. Right-click on the map frame and select Add Legends to open the Add Frames wizard.
You can also activate the map (right-click and select Activate) and then on the Map menu point to
Add Legends.
2. Select from the options that the wizard presents, or click through the wizard to keep the default
settings.
For a detailed descriptions of the options in the wizard, click Help in the wizard.
By default, the legend is beside the map in the Layout Designer window. A legend has separate legend
frames for each layer on the map. This lets you customize the legend to show only the information for
those layers that are important to what the map conveys. By showing some legend frames and not others
and by changing the map title and legend text, you can use identical maps to create two very different
layouts. This is useful when the same map is used for two different audiences.
You can delete a legend frame from your layout by selecting it and pressing the Delete key. To add a
layer to your legend, because you deleted the legend frame or did not include the layer when creating
the legend, follow the steps in this section and select the layer that you want to add in the Create Legend
wizard.
You cannot create a second legend in your layout for the same map layer. Removing a layer from a map
also deletes the legend for that layer.
Editing a Legend in a Layout Designer Window
A map legend in a Layout Designer window is made up of individual legend frames that are each unique
to a layer on the map. To customize your map legend, you would edit the contents of the legend frames
to support the design of the final map and to clearly communicate the map contents to the reader.
Each legend frame may have a title and subtitle. You can edit the label text, change the font size and
style, and change the sample size. You also have control over how to sort the labels.
To edit the contents and display of a legend frame:
1. Double-click on the legend frame to open the Legend Frame Properties dialog box.
2. Change or remove the title. Optionally add a subtitle, change the display of the labels and the sample
size. For a detailed description of the dialog options, click Help.
For some legend themes, you can control the order of the rows in the legend (by ascending,
descending, or customizing the order), and show or hide the count beside each row.
For additional information, see Changing Map Legend Titles and Font Style .
3. Repeat the previous steps for each legend frame that you wish to change in your layout.
To have more than one column in a legend frame, either set the number of columns in the Legend
Frame Properties dialog box or resize the legend frame.
To modify how a thematic legend displays, right-click on it and select Modify Legend's Thematic Map
to open the Modify Thematic Map dialog box. You can then customize the display properties of the
thematic map legend. This option is only available on a thematic map legend frame.
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Chapter 12: Stylizing Your Map for Presentations and Publishing