Questions tagged [legend]
The description of the types of features included in a map, usually displayed in the map layout.
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WMS layer legend too small in QGIS
I am using a wms layer to display some protected areas. While is works in the map, the legend of the layer is somewhat small and not easy to read.
Is there a way besides insert a manual picture of the ...
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Problem with hatch when exporting legend in PDF [closed]
Why does this happen to the legend when exporting in a PDF?
Above and left ok,
right and below the hatch is sticking out over the edge
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How to change the order of legend items/polygons in same layer? (QGIS 3.40.5)
I have a layer in QGIS that I used the categorized function in symbology. Some of the polygons are overlapping, and it seems quite random which polygon is on top and which one is underneath. I would ...
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How to re-add item label in legends? (QGIS 3.40.5)
When in layout mode, is it possible to add a previously deleted item label (categorized legend item) without having to add the whole layer again? Sometimes I change the symbol or headers into ...
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Automate hiding layer names interfering with hiding the bande 1 of the raster in the legend of the print-composer
I'm working with QGIS 3.40 (Bratislava) and I’m trying to automatically hide all layer names in a print-composer legend.
Right now, I’m doing it manually: right-clicking each layer in the legend and ...
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Automating turn off QGIS band number in legend
I’m trying to remove the “Bande 1” label that appears in the raster legend in QGIS 3.40 (Bratislava).
This issue was already mentioned here:
How to turn off QGIS legend band number by default?
The ...
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Hiding legend in SLD/GeoServer
I have read through the various answers for this problem - none of them are working for me. I have many rule blocks for a map I am styling in GeoServer (version 2.18.2). It is showing a legend icon ...
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QGIS legend set bottom margin smaller
I want a more lean legend in QGIS. For the legend margin and the sides left and right this works. But I want to make the margin on the bottom smaller (maybe 2 mm).
Is there a way?
The GUI does not ...
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Rule based categorizing of layer styling in QGIS leaving out empty categories
I use QGIS Server to publish data for maps on my monicipality's website. I have a dataset with data in potentially nine different categories but with quite few features all together so that several ...
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Removing rows in Layout legend with PyQGIS
I have a script that exports multiple layouts using different layers. Part of it is changing the legend depending on which layer is being printed in the layout. I'm having trouble finding a way to ...
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Legend items show up small in QGIS
Legend items show up smaller than usually, tiny when I've created a legend. There wasn't much help of setting a bigger font as colours didn't get bigger. I tried different version of QGIS the same. I ...
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Add legend for single-color raster
I have a raster layer whose style is set to "Single color".
I would like to have a rectangle with this color in my legend, as if I had a vector layer with a single-symbol style.
The other ...
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Organizing QGIS legend entries
I am working on a map in QGIS and I have a classified raster with a few years (see screenshot).
Is there a way to sort the years of this legend entry in 2 columns with 3 items each?
I want only this ...
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Add text line fully left-aligned without symbol in print composer legend of QGIS
Is there a way to place a line of text (here "* = unpaved") in the legend completely left-aligned, where the symbol would normally be?
You could achieve this by inserting a text box (as ...
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Headlines for attributes within the same layer in print composer legend of QGIS
In the legend of the print composer I have a layer with attributes that have the same symbology (colour) (see screenshot). What I want is to have headlines in the legend to describe the attributes ...
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