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Legend Properties

Access    Drag the Diagram Legend element from the Common page of the Toolbox onto the diagram

Use to

Add a Legend to a diagram

Reference

Field

Usage

See also

Name

Indicates a name for an element displayed within a legend.

 

 

Fill Color

Indicates a fill color for an element within a legend.

 

 

Line Color

Indicates a line color for an element within a legend.

 

 

Line Thickness

Denotes the line thickness of an element within a legend.

 

 

Style Options

Allows further alteration options to the legend appearance.

 

Style Options

Fill

Indicates that a fill element is to be created/modified.

 

 

Line

Indicates that a line element is to be created/modified.

 

 

Hand (Up)

If more than one element is present within a legend, this button moves a highlighted element up one entry within the description list.

 

 

Hand (Down)

If more than one element is present within a legend, this button moves the highlighted element down one entry within the description list.

 

 

New

Add a new element to the legend.

 

 

Save

Saves an element and adds it to the description list.

 

 

Delete

Deletes an element from the description list.

 

 

Description List

Specifies the current elements created within the legend.

 

 

Notes

The Legend dialog enables you to add, delete, modify or re-sequence Legend elements; use the Fill tab to define the Legend elements for shapes, then click on the Line tab to define Legend elements for lines and connectors