Editing graphic legends
To edit a graphic legend style, see Editing plug-in object styles.
To edit one or more graphic legend objects:
To access all editing options, select the object and edit the settings from the Object Info palette. For a styled object, you can use the Style list options to replace the style or convert the object to be unstyled if necessary.
To edit the layout, do one of the following:
Click Edit Cell Layout or Edit Title Layout from the Object Info palette
Right-click the object and select Edit Cell Layout or Edit Title Layout
Double-click the object and select the option to edit the cell or title layout
To edit annotations and auto-dimensions, do one of the following:
Right-click the object and select Edit Annotations
Double-click the object and select the option to edit annotations
To undo annotation edits, right-click the object and select a command from the context menu:
Remove All Annotations removes all annotations that are not auto-dimensions
Recreate All Auto-dimensions removes all edits to auto-dimensions
To recalculate graphic legends after editing, do one of the following:
Select one or more legends and click Recalculate from the Object Info palette
Right-click one or more selected legends and select Recalculate Selected Graphic Legends
Right-click a legend and select Recalculate All Graphic Legends
Double-click editing shortcut
By default, when you double-click a graphic legend object, a dialog box opens, to select whether to edit the layout or annotations. To improve your workflow, skip the dialog box and always edit the same option.
To set a double-click editing shortcut:
Right-click a graphic legend in the drawing and select Edit from the context menu.
The Select Edit Method dialog box opens.
From the Double Click list, select whether a double-click will open the Select Edit Method dialog box, edit the cell or title layout, or edit the annotations.
