LEGEND Tab - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

MapInfo Pro Help
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The LEGEND tab contains commands and command lists for working with map legends and the Legend Designer window. It is available after creating a map legend by selecting Add Legend on the MAP tab.

For information about the Legend Designer window, see About the Legend Designer Window.

For information about the Legend Designer window, see About the Legend Designer Window in the Help System.

The LEGEND tab contains commands and command lists for working with map legends and the Legend Designer window. It is available after creating a map legend by selecting Add Legend on the MAP tab.

Content Group

These commands modify the contents of the active legend.

Icon Command Keyboard Shortcut Description
  Refresh   The Refresh list contains the following commands:

Quick Refresh refreshes the legend styles and positions in the active Legend Designer window.

Refresh opens the Refresh Legend dialog to select what to refresh in the active Legend Designer window.
Modify Theme   Modifies a thematic layer. This command activates when selecting thematic frame in a Legend window.
Modify Legend   Modifies legend properties, such as font size, row visibility, and row order. This command activates when selecting a frame in a Legend window.
Add Legend Shift+F3 Creates legend frames for the active Map window.

Alignment Group

These commands help you to design the layout of the legend.

Icon Command Description
Guide The Guide list contains the following commands:

Add Vertical Guideline adds a guideline to the Layout canvas for aligning frames along their left or right sides.

Add Horizontal Guideline adds a guideline to the Layout canvas to align the tops or bottoms of frames.

Disable/Enable Guidelines shows or hides Layout window guidelines.

Remove All Guidelines removes the guidelines from the Layout window.
Snap to Left Snap left edge of selected frame to the nearest guideline. Enables after selecting a frame in a legend with a vertical guideline.
Snap to Top Snap top edge of selected frame to the nearest guideline. Enables after selecting a frame in a legend with a horizontal guideline.
Snap to Bottom Snap bottom edge of selected frame to the nearest guideline. Enables after selecting a frame in a legend with a horizontal guideline.
Snap to Right Snap right edge of selected frame to the nearest guideline. Enables after selecting a frame in a legend with a vertical guideline.
Grid Lines Shows or hides the legend grid lines.
Snap To Grid Enable so that when you move a frame near a guideline or a grid line it aligns and attaches (snaps) to the line.
  Grid Size Resizes the grid by a percentage value. Select this to choose a value.