Edit a Map Point Style

Legend

The Legend section has one entry; it is used to specify the label used for the layer in the Map Legend.

• Label: Enter the text for the legend label
• Condition: See Creating Conditional Themes section.
• Symbol: Defines the actual symbol and fill conditions
• Style: The symbol type to use
  
• Colour: The symbol fill colour.
• Opacity: The level of transparency for the symbol (fill), the value ranges from 0, completely transparent to 255, completely opaque, slide the market to the appropriate value.
• Size: The size of the symbol, defined in Symbol Units
• Units: The units to specify the size of the feature symbol, Screen Pixel can be used to define the size relative to the display, by using Screen Pixels, the symbol size will stay the same on any zoom level, using any other Unit will make the feature size relative to the map that is as the map is zoomed in or out the feature will get bigger or smaller.

Outline

This section describes the options available to specify the symbol outline.

• Style: The Line Style used to outline the feature.
• Colour: The outline line colour.
• Opacity: The level of transparency for the outline the value ranges from 0, completely transparent to 255, completely opaque, slide the market to the appropriate value.
• Thickness: The width of the outline, defined in outline Units
• Units: The units to specify the width of the line, Screen Pixel can be used to define the width relative to the display, by using Screen Pixels, the width will stay the same on any zoom level, using any other Unit will make the width relative to the map that is as the map is zoomed in or out the outline will get bigger or smaller.

Offset

This section describes the relative position of the symbol from the precise point location, it can be used to ensure different styles and information does not clash around a particular location. Position: The offset of symbol relative to the actual point location:

• Distance: The distance between the actual point location and the symbol insertion point, defined in offset units.
• Units: The units to specify the size of the offset, Screen Pixel can be used to define the size relative to the display, by using Screen Pixels, the offset size will stay the same on any zoom level, using any other Unit will make the offset size relative to the map that is as the map is zoomed in or out the offset will get bigger or smaller.

Zoom level

The zoom level in the style manager gives extra control over the zoom ranges the features are displayed. The allowable minimum and maximum levels are defined by those given for the dataset when imported, but within this range the levels can be further control.

Save

Press save to commit the changes and update the map.