Colour Legend
The colour legend can either be categorical or quantitative. A categorical legend represents discrete categories such as customer names and regions while a quantitative legend represents a range of numeric values such as sales and profit.
Categorical Legend | Quantitative Legend |
To edit a categorical colour legend:
Right-click (Control-click on Mac) the legend and select Edit Colours.
Select a data item in the list on the left, and then select a new colour in the palette on the right.
Click OK.
Note: You can select a different Colour Palette from the drop-down list in the upper right corner of the Edit Colour dialog box.
To edit a quantitative colour legend:
Right-click (Control-click on Mac) the legend and select Edit Colours.
Click the colour indicator next to the colour ramp and select a new colour in the spectrum.
You can also specify one or more of the following options:
Stepped Colour – groups the values into uniform bins each given a unique colour.
Reversed – switches the order of the colours in the range.
Use Full Colour Range – starting and ending numbers in the range are assigned full intensity
(only available when using a diverging colour palette).
Optionally use the Advanced options to define starting, centre and ending values for the colour range.
When finished, click OK.
Note: You can select a different Colour Palette from the drop-down list at the top of the Edit Colour dialog box.