Classified Color, Width, or Size

Instead of a full gradient of color from minimum to maximum, the classified color groups or bins the values into a series of classes. While this decreases the resolution of your data, it can allow for quicker visual identification of important categories.

The classified color mode is for numeric data. Its legend shows the ramp of colors between the maximum and minimum colors you specify (represented here by colored squares next to the ranges for each class.  You can use classified color for polygon fill, point or line color, or polygon border attributes; classified width mode for lines and polygon borders; and classified size mode for points.  We illustrate the concept with colors, below.

 

Changing the fill color and patterns

Within each color mode, you can choose different colors and fill patterns in the Map Properties Polygon Fill Tab to create an informative map.

Fill Color

Change the color gradient by selecting a pre-made color palette (shown below), by ramping between selected rows, or by setting the color for individual classes by double-clicking on the color square for each class and setting custom class attributes (color and fill).