Posted on February 21, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

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How do I add a legend to a layer in Qgis?

Use the [Add group] button to add a legend group. Use the [plus] and [minus] button to add or remove layers. The [Edit] button is used to edit the layer, groupname or title. First you need to select the legend item.

How do I edit legend items in Qgis?

Quote from video: I'd like to show you a few things about manipulating a legend in qgis for a layout. So i've got a layout i've created. Here i'm going to left click on the legend. Box and draw the general area i want

How do I create a custom legend in Qgis?

Creating a Custom Legend Patch from a Feature

  1. Return to the main QGIS map canvas.
  2. Click the Toggle editing button to put this layer into edit mode.
  3. Use the Select Features tool to select the feature.
  4. On the Digitizing toolbar click the Copy features button.
  5. Open the Style Manager.
  6. Switch to the Legend Patch Shapes tab.

How do I make a horizontal legend in Qgis?

Quote from video: If you don't want a vertical legend but a horizontal one that's also possible let's double click on the legend. And then if we scroll down we can choose here for orientation horizontal.

How do you add a layer to a legend?

Add a legend

  1. Open a layout with at least one map frame.
  2. Select the map frame in the Contents pane.
  3. Optionally, expand the map in the Contents pane to select a subset of layers.
  4. On the Insert tab, in the Map Surrounds group, click the Legend button .
  5. On the layout view, click and drag to create the legend.

How do you add a component to a legend?

Adding Legend Components

  1. Select Legend from the toolbar.
  2. Choose the legend components to add to your report.
  3. Click Add.
  4. Components can be easily deleted, resized, and moved around the page to customize your report when in Edit mode (see Editing Components for more information).

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 you customize legend?

On the Design tab, in the Data group, click Select Data. In the Select Data Source dialog box, in the Legend Entries (Series) box, select the legend entry that you want to change. Click Edit. Tip: To add a new legend entry, click Add, or to remove a legend entry, click Remove.

How do I change the format of a legend?

To change the format of the legend, under Labels, click Legend, click Legend Options, and then make the format changes that you want. Depending on the chart type, some options may not be available.

How do I add a label to a QGIS map?

Here, you’ll use the Layer Properties dialog.

  1. Open the Layer Properties dialog by double-clicking on the places layer.
  2. Select the Labels tab.
  3. Make sure Text is selected in the left-hand options list, then update the text formatting options to match those shown here:
  4. Click Apply.