Coloring and styling map layers

Customizing colors, borders, labels, patterns, and fonts

About labels
Labels can be attached to each map feature and reflect the feature's name or a variable value

Changing the background color
Set the map's background to any color

Changing the color and thickness of borders
Customize the borders of polygons, lines, and points

Clipping to a polygon layer
Clip a radius or image layer to the boundaries of a polygon layer

Editing labels
Labels can be directly edited on the map

Changing the fill color of polygon features
Choose a default color for filling in polygon features

Converting labels to uppercase, lowercase, or title case
Change the case of labels without affecting the underlying data

Changing the color and font of labels
Customize the appearance of text labels

Changing the placement of labels
Labels can be moved to increase clarity and legibility

Changing the color and thickness of leader lines
Customize the appearance of leader lines, which connect labels to their source

Changing the pattern, thickness, and color of line features
Customize the appearance of line features in a particular map layer

Changing the shape, size, and color of point features
Customize the appearance of point features in a particular map layer

Changing the color of radius features
Customize the appearance of features in a radius layer

Showing and hiding labels
Toggle the visibility of labels on a particular map layer

Hiding labels that overlap
Hide overlapping labels to increase legibility

Showing or hiding the year label
Toggle the visibility of the year label in the bottom-left corner of the map

Changing the map title's color and font
Customize the title's appearance

Setting the map title
Add a title to the top of a map document

Changing the color and font of the year label
Customize the appearance of the year label in the bottom-left corner of the map

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