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Generate...

Create a new legend. The editor opens where you choose which product classes to include.

See section Work with legends for a number of use cases where we go through the whole process from creating a new legend to placing it in the Free Plotting tool and in a drawing frame.

 

Menu reference Legend

File

Save legend...

Save a new or existing legend. Save with a new name if it is the first time.

Save legend as...

Save a copy of the existing legend with a new name.

Change name

Rename an existing legend.

Export

Image/PDF

Export the selected area to image or PDF format.

 

 

Edit

Select (F7)

Activates the arrow tool.

 

 

Settings

Legend

Opens the settings dialog:

Text - Size, style, color, capitalization/commas for headings and description.

Layout - Number of rows/columns, cell dimensions, symbol size.

Placement - Background color (white or transparent).

Show cell borders

Cell borders are a good support when handling legends and they are never displayed when placing the legend.

 

 

Show

Command history

List the 10 most recently used commands.

 

Window

Zoom

Zoom in/out and pan.

Refresh (F5)

Redraw the view. No new loading from the server will take place.

Previous location

Navigate to the previous area.