Setting Your Legend Designer Window Preferences - MapInfo_Pro - 2023

To set the Legend Designer window preferences:

1. On the PRO tab, click Options, and Legend Window to open the Legend Window Preferences dialog box.
2. In the Legend Frame Defaults group, set default titles and list names for Legend frames:
   • To set the Title Pattern, type the text that you want to display at the top of each legend frame in this box.

     By default, the Title is "# Legend", where `#' is the name of the layer on which the frame is based. So, if the frame is based on the States layer, the default title would be "States Legend." You can change this pattern to "Legend of #" or simply "#." To have no default pattern, leave the box blank.

     Note: When the # symbol is in the Title, Subtitle, or Style Name field, it is replaced with the layer name. When the % symbol is in the Style Name, it is only replaced with the object type. If you want to use the pound (#) symbol and not have it replaced, then put a backslash (\) character before it (\#). If you want to use the percent (%) symbol in the Style Name and not have it replaced, then put a backslash (\) character before it (\%).
   • To set the Subtitle Pattern, type the subtitle text you want in this box. The entry in this box is blank by default, but you can set your own default title pattern for subtitles.
   • To set the Style Name Pattern, type the text you want to display beside each symbol in this box. The default pattern is the `%' character. The Style Name is the text that describes each symbol in a legend frame. The % character is used as a placeholder for the type of object the legend symbol corresponds to: point, line, or region.

     You can type in your own default Style Name, either using the % character or not. For example, in a legend frame based on the States layer, a Style Name that reads "% of #" will display as "Region of States" next to the symbol in the legend. The % character can only be used in the Style Name field.

3. In the Legend Frame Sample Sizes group, set the default sample sizes for legend frames:
   • Paper Units - Specifies the units when you measure the size of objects in a Legend Designer window. Choose a unit of measurement from the drop-down list. The default unit is points (pt), because it more accurately matches sample sizes to font sizes for legend text.
     • 1 inch (in) = 2.54 centimeters , 254 millimeters, 6 picas, 72 points
     • 1 point (pt) = 0.01389 inches, 0.03528 centimeters, 0.35278 millimeters, 0.08333 picas
     • 1pica = 0.16667 inches, 0.42333 centimeters, 4.23333 millimeters, 12 points
     • 1 centimeter (cm) = 0.39370 inches, 10 millimeters, 2.36220 picas, 28.34646 points
     • 1 millimeter (mm) = 0.1 centimeters, 0.03937 inches, 0.23622 picas, 2.83465 points
   • Region Sample Width - Sets the width of a region sample in legend lists. You can specify 8 to 144 points, 0.666667 to 12 picas, 0.111111 to 2 inches, 0.282222 to 5.08 millimeters, or 0.282222 to 5.08 centimeters. The default value is 32pt (points).
   • Region Sample Height - Sets the height of a region sample in legend lists. You can specify 8 to 144 points, 0.666667 to 12 picas, 0.111111 to 2 inches, 0.282222 to 5.08 millimeters, or 0.282222 to 5.08 centimeters. The default value is 14pt (points).
   • Line Sample Width - Sets the length of a line sample in legend lists. You can specify 12 to 144 points, 1 to 12 picas, 0.666667 to 2 inches, 4.23333 to 50.8 millimeters, or 4.23333 to 50.8 centimeters. The default value is 36pt (points).

   These options apply when creating a map legend using the Create Legend wizard. The resulting legend displays in the Legend Designer window.

4. Select the Automatically Increase Sample Size to Match Font check box to have legend swatches (samples) resize to match the font size of the text. Legend swatches will then resize when you change the font size.
5. In the Grid and Guidelines group, set the grid and guidelines display defaults:

   The Legend Designer window provides controls, in the form of a grid and guidelines, to accurately set the alignment of the contents of the legend. You can change the display and color defaults for these, which take effect the next time you open a Legend Designer window.

   • Display Grid by Default - Select to show an equally spaced grid of lightly marked lines to align legend frames to.
   • Snap to Grid Enabled by Default - Select enable snapping to the grid of lightly marked lines within the Legend Designer canvas.
   • Grid Color - Select a color to display the grid of lightly marked lines within the Legend Designer canvas (the grid is for aligning legend frames). The default color is Light Slate Gray (RGB = 119, 136, 153).
   • Guideline Color - Select a color to display the guidelines within the Legend Designer canvas (guidelines are for aligning legend frames to a position of your choosing). The default color is Blue (RGB = 0, 0, 255).
6. Automatically save legends to workspaces, by checking the Prompt Save Workspace Prior to Close check box. Selecting this always saves legends to a workspace along with the rest of your work when closing MapInfo Pro.
7. Click OK to close the dialog and save your settings.