Layer Properties dialog

Use this dialog to change the display properties for the selected GIS layer. Other parameters, such as the magnification range through which the layer is visible, are set on the Layer Control dialog.

The Layer Properties dialog is displayed from the Layer Control dialog by selecting the layer for which properties are to be displayed or edited, then clicking the Properties button.

Properties of Web Map Service (WMS) layers are displayed on the Web Map Service Properties dialog.

Item	Description
Fill	The properties available for editing will depend on the type of objects in the layer. Colors, patterns, line widths, symbols and symbol sizes can be edited.
Text	Text associated with layer objects can be displayed by checking the Active box. Edit the text appearance using the drop-down boxes. Check the Draw Features box to make layer objects visible. Check the Spline text box to display text at the orientation saved in the layer file (text will displayed horizontally if this box is unchecked).
Theme	There are three options for displaying a Theme: None Do not display theme Ranged Suitable for fields with continually variable values. Layer objects are displayed using different colors relating to a series of ranged values. Select the layer field containing the values to be used from the Fields drop down list. Use the Number of Classes spin control to select the number of ranges required. Either fill in the values in the Value column manually, or click the Scale Now button to set these automatically. Select a Start and End color from the Color Ramp. Intermediate colors will be set automatically as a series of gradations between the Start and End color. Individual Suitable for fields with a small number of discrete values. Layer objects are displayed using different colors relating to individual values in the layer field selected from the Fields drop down list.

Item	Description
Display Properties	Override Styles Check the box to use display properties set through this dialog. Symbol Style Available if the Override Styles box is checked. Select from Area Style, Line Style, Symbol Style, or Text Style. The shape in the adjacent box changes to match your selection. Style control Available if the Override Styles box is checked. Click to open the Style dialog for the selected style type. Use the controls in this dialog to set the appearance of the area, line, symbol, or text, then click OK to save your choices.
Text	Text associated with layer objects can be displayed by checking the Active box. Edit the text appearance using the drop down boxes. It is possible to add label lines or arrows (Label lines section) and to rotate labels (Rotation section).
Theme	There are three options for displaying a theme: None Do not display theme. Ranged Suitable for fields with continually variable values. Layer objects are displayed using different colours relating to a series of ranged values. Select the layer field containing the values to be used from the Fields drop down list. Use the Number of Classes spin control to select the number of ranges required. Either fill in the values in the Value column manually, or click the Scale Now button to set these automatically. Select a Start and Endcolour from the Colour Ramp. Intermediate colours will be set automatically as a series of gradations between the Start and End colour. Individual Suitable for fields with a small number of discrete values. Layer objects are displayed using different colours relating to individual values in the layer field selected from the Fieldsdrop down list. Use the Set Colours button to change the colours used for the values.