Showing the legend for a layer

In the table of contents, the legend appears below the name of the layer and displays the symbol used to represent each subtype in the map. Using the Show Selected Layer Type's Legend Information tool, you can choose to show or hide this information based on the selected layer type. Showing the legend expands the layer information in the table of contents so the legend information is visible.

Steps:

1. Start ArcMap.
2. If necessary, load data in the map.
3. On the main menu, click Customize > Toolbars > Production TOC Manager.
4. Click the drop-down arrow on the Production TOC Manager toolbar and choose a layer group.
   • All Layers—Includes all layers currently in the table of contents, whether or not they are currently visible in the map
   • Point Layers—Only includes the point layers in the table of contents, whether or not they are currently visible in the map
   • Line Layers—Only includes the line layers in the table of contents, whether or not they are currently visible in the map
   • Polygon Layers—Only includes the polygon layers in the table of contents, whether or not they are currently visible in the map
   • Group Layers—Only includes the grouped layers in the table of contents, whether or not they are currently visible in the map
   • Visible Layers—Only includes layers in the table of contents that are currently visible in the map
   • Annotation Layers—Only includes annotation layers in the table of contents, whether or not they are currently visible in the map
5. Click the Show Selected Layer Type's Legend Information button on the Production TOC Manager toolbar.

Legend information appears for layers with the selected layer type.

Note:

Legend information also appears for the layers within a group, but the group layers will not be expanded unless you click the drop-down arrow on the Production TOC Manager toolbar and choose Group Layers.