How to highlight a boundary and change its colors
Click the stop’s Boundary color chip to open its Boundary tab. Pick a preset, or set Border and Fill colors yourself, then adjust Fill opacity and Border width. Turn off Show boundary to hide it.
Step by step
Open the Boundary tab
In your destination list, click the stop’s Boundary color chip. The stop’s settings open on the Boundary tab with a preview of the outline.
Pick colors
Click a preset swatch along the bottom of the preview (blue, green, red, yellow, purple, orange, pink, gray or brown), or set Border and Fill under Colors.
Adjust opacity and width
Type a Fill opacity (0 to 100 %) and a Border width (0 to 10 px) and press Enter, or drag the sliders and release. Use Show boundary to turn the outline on or off.
Which places have a boundary?
Countries, states, regions, cities and many neighborhoods come with their outline. Many parks, lakes, islands, airports, stadiums and landmarks do too, though a landmark’s outline often traces just the building. Street addresses, most businesses and dropped pins don’t. When a stop has none, the tab says “No boundary for this place” and offers Upload your own boundary. See upload your own boundary.
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- 0:04Click the stop’s Boundary color chip
- 0:07Pick a preset, or set Border and Fill yourself
- 0:16Set Fill opacity and Border width, then press Enter
- 0:27Turn off Show boundary to hide it without losing your colors
- 0:31Each stop keeps its own boundary colors
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