Legend

To show the legend for a graph,

  1. Click Settings on the right side of the Visuals menu.

    selecting visual settings menu

    The Settings modal window appears.

  2. In the Settings modal window, click Marks.
  3. Select Show Legend.

    Settings modal for line graph, open on Marks tab; checkbox for 'Show Legend' (active), checkbox for 'Display linear trendline', checkbox for 'Separate trendlines by color', text box for 'Decimals included when displaying the trendline equation and r-square value', checkbox for 'Colors are based on dimension values' (active), checkbox for 'Show Points', Cancel button, and Apply button (active)
    Showing Legend for Line Graph; Settings Marks
  4. Click Apply.

  5. Click Refresh Visual.

  6. Note that the legend appears on the right side of the visual.

    Line chart for world population: sum(population) on Y axis, year on X axis, country generating different upward trending lines, legend on the right side
    Line Chart with Legend Showing
  7. For graphs that map a continuum of values, such as choropleth maps, the legend shows a sliding scale of color and values at the minimum, median, and maximum.

    Settings modal for map, open on Marks tab; checkbox for 'Show Legend' (active), checkbox for 'Always display marks as bubbles', textbox for 'Mark size range' set to '10-50', Cancel button, and Apply button (active)
    Showing Legend for a Choropleth Map; Settings Marks
    Choropletch word population map, with continuous legend on right side
    Choropleth Map with Legend Showing