Mathematica > Visualization and Graphics > Data Visualization > Legends > LegendLayout
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Mathematica > Visualization and Graphics > Charting and Information Visualization > Chart Labeling, Legending, & Annotation > Legends > LegendLayout
BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

LegendLayout

LegendLayout
is an option for legends that specifies how to format the legend content.

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  • Possible settings for LegendLayout are:
  • Automaticautomatic layout
    "Row"left-to-right layout
    "Column"bottom-to-top layout
    "ReversedRow"right-to-left layout
    "ReversedColumn"top-to-bottom layout
    flayout determined by function f
  • For LineLegend, PointLegend, and SwatchLegend, the argument to the function f is a table of styles and associated labels.
  • For BarLegend, the argument to f is a color function cf, range of values , and list of contour values contours.

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Format a legend horizontally:

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Format a legend vertically:

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Reverse the order:

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Write a function to construct a legend as a formatted table:

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