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Color Bar dialog box

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Level-00 – **Level-**nn Represents each level in the current color bar. The number of levels depends on the value set in the Post View dialog box. For each level:The text box is available when the Override Values check box is selected in the Legend dialog box or Legend tab of the Post View dialog box. Enter a numeric value in the text box to modify the color bar range. This value represents the minimum value for the range.Note: The color values must remain in ascending order. For example, if the color bar contains 12 values, Level-00 must have the lowest value and Level-12 the highest. The software marks values you change and that remain in ascending order with (green check mark).The software marks values you change that are not in ascending order and it can adjust using the Recompute Values button with (yellow warning). The Recompute Values button is available if you set Spacing to Equally Spaced in the Legend dialog box. Depending on how you set Spacing, do the following:If you set Spacing to Equally Spaced, click Recompute Values to have the software adjust the values in ascending order. You can also adjust the values yourself.If you set Spacing to Round Off or Level Increment, adjust the values yourself. The software marks values you change that are not in ascending order and it cannot adjust using the Recompute Values button with (red X). For example, if you adjusted two color values so several values are not in ascending order, the software cannot adjust them and marks them with . You must adjust the values in ascending order yourself.The color swatch is available when the Override Colors is selected in the Legend dialog box or Legend tab of the Post View dialog box. Click the color swatch to modify the color of the band. Choose a color from the Colors dialog box.
Reset to Default Restores the color bar to the default settings as specified on the Legend page in the Post View dialog box.
Recompute Values Appears when Spacing is set to Equally Spaced in the Legend dialog box and the values in the Color Bar dialog box are not in ascending order. Recalculates the changed values and the values in the next levels so they are in ascending order. The software determines the values based on the number of levels and scale set in the Legend dialog box. For more information, see Legend dialog box.
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