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The result shows a default legend sitting at the top of the plot. Let's move the plot legend into a column at the right of the map. Create a new Legend icon and rename it to legmap. Edit it, and set:

Legend Automatic PositionRight

Drop it into the Display Window to see the result.

We can also manually set the position of the legend by setting the following parameters, noting that the position of the legend is specified in cm from the bottom-left corner of the page, and that the default page size is A4:

Legend Box Mode

Positional

Legend Box X Position

27.4

Legend Box Y Position

0
Legend Box X Length2
Legend Box Y Length16
  • Apply the changes and drag this icon into the Display Window.
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Automatic legend, top
Automatic legend, rightPositional Legend

Note that the direction of the legend, by default, is computed automatically depending on the dimensions longest dimension of its positional box (here, it was originally horizontal, then it became vertical). box  It can also be manually set.

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The user-defined text is provided by means of a Text Plotting  icon.    

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Create a new Annotation View icon and visualise it - the Display Window will be empty. 

Now create a new Text Plotting icon and rename it to note1. Edit it, setting the following parameters:

Text Line 1

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Text Mode

Positional

Text Box X Position

10

Text Box Y Position

10

Text Box X Length

5

Text Box Y Length5

Apply the changes and drag this icon into the Display Window.

Multiple Text Plotting icons can be placed in this View:

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