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The Manage Layer Menu

Written by Holly Conrad Smith

To open the drawing layer menu, click the 3 dots to the right of the layer, or right click the layer row in v6+

The Drawing Layer Menu

Open Table

Only available for vector layers.

Opens the data table.

Show Legend

Opens the layer's legend in a popup. The legend comes from the layer source or style: a WMS legend image, an Esri MapServer legend, a style set in the Data Table, or the colors in the layer's Mapbox style. If the layer has none of these, the popup shows "No legend available."

Manage

Manage layer settings, sharing, and more.

Opens the manage layer menu.

Zoom to Bounds

Zoom to the outer bounding box of the layer's spatial boundary.

Remove from Project

Removes layer from current project's layer tree.

The Data Layer Menu

To open the data layer menu, click the 3 dots to the right of a data layer in the Layer Palette. The data layer menu has these items:

  • Open Table / Close Table: opens or closes the Data Table for the layer.

  • Edit layer style: opens the Data Table with the style menu showing.

  • Apply Lens Filters / Unapply Lens Filters: turns lens filters on or off for the layer.

  • Show legend: Opens the layer's legend in a popup. The legend comes from the layer source or style: a WMS legend image, an Esri MapServer legend, a style set in the Data Table, or the colors in the layer's Mapbox style. If the layer has none of these, the popup shows "No legend available."

  • Manage: opens the manage layer menu.

  • Zoom to bounds: zooms the map to the outer bounding box of the layer.

  • Edit: edits the layer.

  • Remove from project: removes the layer from the current project's layer tree.

Edit appears only on layers you uploaded as GeoJSON or added as an image overlay. It reopens the layer creator with that layer loaded, so you can change the file or image.

Apply Lens Filters draws the layer on the map with the style and filters you set in the Data Table, such as color by a property or hidden rows. Unapply Lens Filters returns the layer to its original style. This item only appears after you style the layer in the Data Table.

The Group Menu

The Group Menu is the same for groups containing only drawing layers or groups that are a mix of drawing and spatial data layers.

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