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Technical Article   HowTo:  Create a custom area or line legend patch shape

Article ID: 17401
Software:  ArcGIS - ArcEditor 8.3, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1 ArcGIS - ArcInfo 8.2, 9.0, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.3, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1 ArcGIS - ArcView 8.3, 8.1, 8.1.2, 8.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.3.1
Platforms:  Windows NT 4.0, 2000

Summary

Steps to create custom legend patch shapes using the New Legend Patch Shape tool available through the Customization dialog.

Procedure

  1. Open the Customize dialog by selecting Tools > Customize.
  2. On the Commands tab, select Page Layout from the Categories list. This will populate the Commands list with all the available page layout commands.
  3. Select the New Legend Patch Shape and drop it onto any toolbar. -show me-

    [O-Image] Adding custom command to toolbar (such as Legend Patch Shape command)

  4. Select an area or line graphic or a polygon or line feature.
  5. Click the New Legend Patch Shape button.

    [O-Image] New Legend Patch Shape icon
  6. Set options as desired and click Add to Styleset. -show me-

    [O-Image] New Legend Patch Shape dialog
  7. Enter a name for the new patch shape and click OK.

Created: 3/22/2001
Last Modified: 5/3/2011

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Comments

By Anonymous - 04/21/2009 4:11 PM

Great article! It helped a lot!

This is a great tool, but it would not be hard (I would imagine) to add a couple of really simple patches, like a Circle, square etc.. there are not a lot, and usually rectangles do the trick. Just a thought

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