Legend in Synoptic Panel is a powerful feature that provides an intuitive way to display data categories and their corresponding colors or values based on your dataset. The legend is a key component of the visual that helps users understand the data represented on the map.
Enabling Legend
To activate the legend:
- Navigate to the Visual Options in Power BI.
- Locate the Legend section.
- Toggle the switch to enable the legend.
Once enabled, the legend will appear within the visual, and you can begin customizing it. You can also connect a column from your dataset to the Legend field well to display the corresponding values.
Customizing Legend
In Synoptic Panel, each element of the legend can be customized extensively to match your data visualization needs through a Legend Editor. You can open it in two ways:
- Using the Edit Icon: within the visual, you can click on the Edit icon
directly on the legend. - Using the Customize Toggle: In the Legend section of the visual options, you can toggle the Customize switch to open the Legend Editor.
Legend Editor
When accessing the Legend Editor you gain full control over its elements. Within the dialog, you can:
- Reorder Legend Items: Drag and drop items to rearrange their order in the legend. Reordering elements allow you to keep the the order of the legend items consistent on each hierarchy level. Non-reordered items could be displayed in the order they appear in the dataset on different hierarchy levels.
- Select a Display Shape: Choose from various shapes to represent each legend element, including circle, square, dash, arrow, and more.
- Assign Colors: Customize the color of each legend element to ensure clear differentiation and alignment with your visual’s theme.
- Rename Category Labels: Change the label text for each category to make it more descriptive or contextually appropriate.
- Toggle Visibility: Hide specific elements from being displayed in the legend if they are not needed for the current visualization.
Layout & Style
Synoptic Panel offers extensive options to customize the layout and style of the legend, ensuring it aligns perfectly with your visual design. Specifically, you can configure:
- Positioning and Alignment: Choose where the legend appears in the visual and its alignment relative to the map.
- Number of Items to Display: Set a cap on the number of elements displayed in the legend to maintain clarity.
- Element Size and Icon Dimensions: Adjust the size of the legend elements and their associated icons for better visibility.
- Legend Dimensions and Columns: Control the overall size of the legend and split it into multiple columns for a more organized presentation.
- Font and Color: Customize the font style, size, and color to match your design preferences.
- Title Visibility: Toggle the display of the legend title and configure its appearance if shown.
For detailed instructions, refer to the Legend section of this documentation.