User manual

Formatting and Layout 6-3

You can access the full legend properties in two ways. The ﬁ rst is to stay within the Page Layout dialog box as

depicted on the previous page. Choose the Legend tab to edit its properties. The second way is described below.

1. Choose Layout | Legend Size. Next to Enter

Legend Height, enter a value in inches.

2. Choose the Apply Legend Changes button.

3. Choose the Full Legend Settings button to

access more Legend options. This will display

the Selection menu for full legend properties.

Format a legend

When the full legend settings are accessed, there are many options available for customization.

1. The legend symbols and bars use the default symbol size setting. Enter a value next to Legend Symbol

Size Override to override the default setting for legend entries.

2. Use the drop-down menu next to Entries Per Row to enter the number of legend entries to display on

each row in the legend.

3. Choose Show Legend Text Under Symbols to place legend text directly underneath the legend

symbols. This helps to condense overcrowded legend entries.

4. Floating Legend to be able to position the legend anywhere.

• Optionally, Limit the Floating Legend to just the following pages to assign a ﬂ oating legend to

particular pages within the schedule. Enter in the page numbers separated by commas and press the

Apply button.

5. Frame Legend to draw a border around the legend area.

6. Draw Shadow to display a shadow around the legend. Select the shadow size from the drop-down

menu and choose a Shadow color by selecting the color box next to the reset button.

5. Leave Gap between Chart and Legend to separate the last task row in the schedule from the legend

border.

Legend background color and font settings

In the Background section, click on the color box next to Background Color to

change the color of the legend. To fade that color to white, choose from one of

the Special Effects for the two colors to fade together.

In the Font Settings section, choose the legend font, font size, text style, and

legend text color.