Modify Thresholds for Formats on a Map View

You can modify the thresholds that are used for displaying formats on the map view.

You know that you have this ability if you see a slider under a format name in the Map Formats pane. Modifying thresholds is sometimes referred to as "what-if analysis." Format ranges are displayed as color fills on the slider background, with a "thumb" for each threshold that you can edit.

• Hover over a thumb to display the value under that thumb.
• Drag the thumb to adjust the threshold.
• Click a section on the slider to move the thumb to that section.
• Right-click the slider to display a menu with various options.

  • Edit Color — Displays a dialog, in which you select a predefined or custom color for the threshold.

  • Add Threshold — Adds another threshold to the slider, including a thumb to indicate the threshold. This addition creates a new formatting bin with a new color. For example, if three bins exist (with colors red, yellow, and green) and you create a threshold, then four bins now exist. A maximum of 12 bins is allowed.

  • Remove Threshold — Removes the threshold above where you right-clicked, including removing the thumb from the slider and a formatting bin.

• Click on a slider thumb number value to display a text box in which you can edit the number that corresponds to the threshold value. Press Enter or click outside the box to update the threshold value and the thumb position.