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ArcGIS map question - changing the colour!

Hello all,

I'd love to be using an Azure map, but unfortunately I don't have a shapefile of UK postcode areas, so I have fallen back on ArcGIS which has postcode areas available as a ready-made reference layer.  However, I just can't work out this one simple thing - how to change the colour!  It has come out blue, and I can't see a way to change that.  Any ideas?

 

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Kind regards,

Sophia

 

 

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Anonymous
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Hi @s--turn

 

To change the color of a map layer in ArcGIS for Power BI, you may need to customize the map's symbol system.

 

Find the layer whose color you want to change, click More Options, and then select Symbol System from the drop-down menu. This opens the Symbol System pane.

 

In the Symbol System pane, you will see options for changing the style themes, symbols, and colors used to represent locations on the map.

 

You can view the link below for more details:

 

Create an ArcGIS map in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

 

Regards, 

Nono Chen 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly. 

Hi @Anonymous  - the option doesn't show for me: 

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