Color Legend
The color 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 color legend:
Right-click (Control-click on Mac) the legend and select Edit Colors.
Select a data item in the list on the left, and then select a new color in the palette on the right.
Click OK.
Note: You can select a different Color Palette from the drop-down list in the upper right corner of the Edit Color dialog box.
To edit a quantitative color legend:
Right-click (Control-click on Mac) the legend and select Edit Colors.
Click the color indicator next to the color ramp and select a new color in the spectrum.
You can also specify one or more of the following options:
Stepped Color - groups the values into uniform bins each given a unique color.
Reversed - switches the order of the colors in the range.
Use Full Color Range - starting and ending numbers in the range are assigned full intensity
(only available when using a diverging color palette).
Optionally use the Advanced options to define starting, center, and ending values for the color range.
When finished, click OK.
Note: You can select a different Color Palette from the drop-down list at the top of the Edit Color dialog box.