idea Horizontal legend for raster files in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Horizontal legend for raster files

FranzLeonardo — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 17:54:39 GMT

It would be nice if ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap allow you to create and customize a horizontal legend for raster files.

Example:

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

KoryKramer — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 14:25:32 GMT

It looks like it is currently possible in ArcMap: Raster enhancement: The horizontal legend but not in ArcGIS Pro.

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

IanPryor1 — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 01:40:28 GMT

Any idea when this most basic of functions will be implemented? Feels like we are paying a lot of money to beta test software sometimes.

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files - Status changed to: Under Consideration

AubriOtis — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:35:36 GMT

Enable horizontal color bar in legends

Anonymous User — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:30:10 GMT

I have a polygon layer that I have symbolized with an unclassed light to dark blue color scheme. When I add a legend, it shows a vertical bar. Currently there is no option for rotating just the color bar 90 degrees.

This is the default legend:

This is similar to the result I want:

A workaround is to rotate the legend 90 degrees, adjust the patch size (and spacing if using classes in your symbology), and then add separate text boxes for the labels. A bit cumbersome when it comes to sizing the color bar. For example - to be centered perfectly below the map requires a bit of trial and error trying different patch widths to find a good fit.

Legend rotated 90 degrees:

Increased patch width to 200 pt:

From here you can disable all the legend labels and add separate text boxes.

There are other options such as developing everything in an image editor (Photoshop, Inkscape) and bringing the legend back in as a graphic, but would be nice to have that function right in Pro.

Re: Enable horizontal color bar in legends

KellyKoenig — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 18:10:52 GMT

Love this idea! I cobble something together in PowerPoint (gotta work with what you've got 🤕😂) like this & add it to dashboards as an image sometimes:

Dashboard with an example of a horizontally oriented legend

Depending on the dashboard, this layout can be easier to read and a better use of the space than the vertically oriented option. Both formats have their merits for sure, but it would be great to have the option for a horizontal legend in ArcGIS Pro (and some of the online apps).

Re: Enable horizontal color bar in legends

JeffreyBarrell — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:24:45 GMT

Yes, this was reasonably simple in ArcMap... just realized that this can't be done simply in Pro. Why not? Would have oriented my map differently had I known...

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

RenéBurghardt — Tue, 17 May 2022 14:05:48 GMT

Hello all,

I was just in the same situation to create a horizontal legend bar. Then I found this blog and I tried a little in my ArcGIS PRO and found a simple solution.

Just in case anyone is still stuck on this problem with horizontal legends. I just created a short video clip to show how to solve the problem. I hope it is a little useful.

With kind regards

René

(view in My Videos)

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

KoryKramer — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:15:51 GMT

Thank you for sharing that workflow with the community, @RenéBurghardt - very cool! Make sure to vote on this idea, though, by adding your kudos to help us prioritize it.

Thanks again!

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

KellyKoenig — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:33:43 GMT

@RenéBurghardt I love seeing all the unique ways people come up with to solve the same problem. I always learn about a function in Pro that I have not used before, such as right-clicking to rotate the entire legend element.

Thank you for sharing!

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

Anonymous User — Tue, 17 May 2022 16:13:09 GMT

@RenéBurghardt Congrats on figuring out the rotated labels. Seems I tried that back in 2021 and couldn't get them to rotate correctly.

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files - Status changed to: In Product Plan

AubriOtis — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:14:24 GMT

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files

wayfaringrob — Thu, 25 Aug 2022 16:57:57 GMT

It would be nice to include other data types as well - unclassed colors, graduated colors, and graduated circles come to mind.

I made these after converting to graphics.

Re: Horizontal legend for raster files - Status changed to: Implemented

AmeliaBradshaw — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:13:05 GMT

This Idea has been implemented in ArcGIS Pro 3.1. Please see the What's New documentation for more new features in Pro 3.1.

The Ideas in ArcGIS Pro 3.1 blog will be wrapped up soon, highlighting all Ideas implemented in this release, including this one. Once complete, I will add the link to this comment.