Styling Line Layers

  1. Click the Options icon to the right of your line layer name in the Legend.

    Note: The Legend shows the current layer style below the layer name (the blue square in the example to the right). New layers are unclassified as the default style.

  2. Click Edit Style in the menu. The Style Editor opens.

    There are two options for a line layer: Line Color and Line Width. The sections below explain how to style these visual attributes for line layers in two primary ways: unclassified and classified. (See Classifying Data Overview above for more information.)

Styling Unclassified Line Layers

To change the visual attributes of unclassified data, use the drop-down menus on the left side of the Style Editor.

Line Color: Click the down arrow to open the line color menu. Select the line color by clicking on a color swatch. Your selected line color appears in the Style Editor, and the lines of your line layer.

Line Width: Select the line width from the drop-down menu. Your selected line width appears in the Style Editor, and is applied to the lines of your line layer.

Styling Classified Line Layers

Classifying on Line Color

  1. Click the ramp button for Line Color. The Ramp Editor opens.

  2. Select a field you want to tie the style variation to from the Select Field drop-down menu.

  3. Click the radio button above a line color ramp to select it.

    Note: Depending on the type of data contained in the selected field, the Ramp Editor might display two types of ramps: stepped and smooth.

  4. Select a Classification Method and # of Classes. Based on your choices, the Review and Modify Classes table populates with the color, value, and label for your classified data field. (See Tips on Classifying Data below for definitions and tips.)

    Note: Classification Method and # of Classes do not apply to smooth ramps. They are grayed out.

  5. In the Review and Modify Classes table, you can click on any color to change it, click a value to edit it, or type a label for any data value. (The Legend displays your label instead of the value.)

    Tip: When you click on a color, the Color Selector opens. See Tips for Using the Color Selector below for more information.

To apply your classification scheme, click the OK button at the bottom of the Ramp Editor. The Line Color button in the Style Editor displays your selected ramp.

Classifying on Line Width

  1. Click the ramp button for Line Width. The Ramp Editor opens.

  2. Select a field you want to tie the style variation to from the Select Field drop-down menu.

  3. Click the radio button above a line width ramp to select it.

Note: Depending on the type of data contained in the selected field, the Ramp Editor might display two types of ramps: stepped and smooth.

  1. Select a Classification Method and # of Classes. Based on your choices, the Review and Modify Classes table populates with the size, value, and label for your classified data field. (See Tips on Classifying Data below for definitions and tips.)

    Note: Classification Method and # of Classes do not apply to smooth ramps. They are grayed out.

  2. In the Review and Modify Classes table, you can change the size of the line width assigned to your classes, click a value to edit it, or type a label for any data value. (The Legend displays your label instead of the value.)

    Tip: It is best practice to limit line width to a size range of no more than 1 - 12.

To apply your classification scheme, click the OK button at the bottom of the Ramp Editor. The Line Width button in the Style Editor displays your selected ramp.