This is a selection of examples from the complete
"How to" screencast. »First, load the PlotLegends package:
Use the
PlotLegend option to generate a plot with legends:
Any styling used in the plot is reflected in the legend:
The PlotLegends package can also be used to generate color bars for density and contour plots. However, this requires more effort, as well as some knowledge about the results in the plot.
ShowLegend can be used to display legends for graphics produced with
DensityPlot:
You can also programmatically customize your legends with options such as
LegendPosition,
LegendShadow,
LegendBackground,
LegendBorder, and
ShadowBackground. Further information on doing this is presented in the full
screencast.
The methods shown here will not work for adding legends to charts in
Mathematica. For information on this, see
How to: Make a Legend for My Charts.
