ESRI ArcMap Legend Formatting

How do I format a legend in ArcMap?

Double-click the legend to bring up the Legend Properties dialog box. Click the Legend tab on the Legend Properties dialog box. Right-click the item from Legend Items in which you want to edit and click Properties. Make your changes using the Arrangement and General tabs.

How do I edit legend labels in ArcMap?

How To: Change label fonts in ArcMap legends

1. Right-click the legend and select Properties.
2. Switch to the Items tab.
3. Select a layer from the Legend Items list.
4. Click the Style button.
5. Select a style.
6. Click the Properties button.
7. Click the Label Symbol button on the General tab.

How do you make a good legend in Arcgis?

To add a legend for a map, use the following steps:

1. If necessary, click the Layer options button. on the map toolbar to display the map layers.
2. Expand a layer. to view the Layer options pane.
3. On the Legend tab , click the Pop out legend button . A legend card is added to the page.

How do I format labels in Arcgis?

Format numbers in legend labels

1. Select a feature layer in the Contents pane.
2. On the Feature Layer tab, in the Drawing group, click the Symbology drop-down button.
3. In the Symbology pane, click the Advanced symbology options tab.
4. Click the Category drop-down arrow and choose the number format.

How do you format a legend?

Right-click the legend, and then click Format Legend. In the Format Legend task pane, pick the options that you want.

How do I customize my legend?

Change the legend name using select data



Select your chart in Excel, and click Design > Select Data. Click on the legend name you want to change in the Select Data Source dialog box, and click Edit. Note: You can update Legend Entries and Axis Label names from this view, and multiple Edit options might be available.

How do I change the size of a legend in ArcMap?

In Table Of Contents, click the point symbol under the name of the copied layer to open the Symbol Selector dialog box. Adjust the point size in the Symbol Selector dialog box accordingly to display the desired point symbol size in the legend. For more information, refer to ArcMap: A quick tour of symbol and styles.
 

How do I change the legend size in Arcgis?

In the Contents pane, right-click Legend and click Ungroup.

1. In the Contents pane, under Drawing Order, click the desired legend items to open the Element pane.
2. In the Element pane, click the Placement tab. Under Size, change the Width and Height of the legend item to the preferred size.

How do I change the size of a legend in ArcMap?

In Table Of Contents, click the point symbol under the name of the copied layer to open the Symbol Selector dialog box. Adjust the point size in the Symbol Selector dialog box accordingly to display the desired point symbol size in the legend. For more information, refer to ArcMap: A quick tour of symbol and styles.
 

How do you color code a legend?

Right-click the color coding definition in the Element Symbology dialog and select the Insert Legend command. Click the legend in the drawing view to highlight it. Click and hold onto the legend grip (the square in the center of the legend), then drag the legend to the new location.

How do you fix the spacing in legend?

If you want to adjust the line space between lines in the legend, you can right-click the legend to select Properties… from the context menu to open the Text Object dialog. In the Text tab of this dialog, for the Line Spacing(%) item, select a value from the drop-down list or enter a value in the combo box directly.