Styling Point Layers

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

    Note: The Legend shows the current layer style below the layer name. New layers are unclassified as the default style.

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

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

Styling Unclassified Point Layers

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

Image: Select an image from the drop-down menu. Your selected image appears in the Style Editor, and becomes the image for all the points in your point layer.

Color: Click on a color swatch in the drop-down color menu. Your selected color appears in the Style Editor, and becomes the color for all the images in your point layer.

Opacity: Select the opacity of the image color from the drop-down menu. The range of opacity is 0% (no fill color visible) to 100% (solid fill color). A color with 0% opacity is not visible on the map. Your selected opacity percent appears in the Style Editor, and is applied to the color of all the images in your point layer.

Size: Select the image size from the drop-down menu. Your selected size appears in the Style Editor, and is applied to all the images in your point layer.

Styling Classified Point Layers

Classifying on Image

  1. Click the ramp button for Image. 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 an image ramp to select it.

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

  5. In the Review and Modify Classes table, you can click on any symbol 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.)

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

Classifying on Color

  1. Click the ramp button for 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 point 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 Color button in the Style Editor displays your selected ramp.

Classifying on Opacity

Note: The Opacity and Color options work together. A fill color with 0% opacity is not visible on the map. The range of opacity is 0% (no color visible) to 100% (solid color).

  1. Click the ramp button for Opacity. 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 an opacity 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 opacity, 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 change the opacity assigned to your classes, click a value to edit the left end-point, or type a label for any data value. (The Legend displays your label instead of the value.)

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

Classifying on Size

  1. Click the ramp button for Size. 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 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 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.

  5. In the Review and Modify Classes table, you can change the size of the symbol 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.)

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