Map Layer Settings – Map


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Option

Description

Select map type

Click to select the map type of interest.

Note: Some features will not be seen until you reach a certain zoom level.

Rich reference map

The Rich reference map includes a background map, labels, administrative borders and roads, all in one single map layer.

Plain reference map

The Plain reference map is a version of the rich reference map but with less detail available.

Rich map

The Rich map is the same map background as the one used in the plain reference map, but without the labels, borders and roads. This is used when you want to build up your own map with separate layers that can be hidden individually.

Plain map

The Plain map is a version of the rich map but with less detail available.

Labels

Labels only contains labels (such as continent names, countries and cities).

Borders

Borders only contains the administrative borders.

Roads

Roads only contains roads.

Theme default

Performs an automatic selection of the map background color based on the document's theme background color.

Light

Specifies to use the light theme as the map background color regardless of the document's theme background color.

Dark

Specifies to use the dark theme as the map background color regardless of the document's theme background color.

See also:

What is a Map Chart?

Map Layer Settings

Map Chart Properties