This article will guide you through the Quick Edits panel for the simple and fast design of your maps in MapTiler Customize. The quick edits panel can be opened in the top-left corner as a lightning bolt icon or by the Alt+Q shortcut.
To use MapTiler Customize, you need to set up a MapTiler Cloud account. If you don't have one yet, don't hesitate to sign up for free!
Change colors
In the first section of the panel, it is possible to adjust map colors in two ways.
1. Change the map appearance in a color picker.
2. Shift hue, saturation, or lightness.
Change fonts
Text fonts can be changed in the bottom section called Map Typography. Click on a used font and select a different font family and style.
Change other settings
Other settings, such as map language, units, borders, or position, can be changed in the Settings panel (Alt+S). More information about this is in the Global map settings article.
Publish your map
To make your map available for use, hit Save & Publish. Then, your map is available for insertion into your web, inside a mobile app, as a static image, or as a WMTS service. This map is now available on My Maps, where you have all the mentioned services available. You can further Customize it or Delete it.
You can publish your map to the web using the MapTiler SDK JS.
Conclusion
With the Quick Edits panel (Alt+Q), you can change map colors and fonts in a few clicks.
Useful links
Global map settings
Layer styling
Layer filters
Add a new style layer
Comments
0 comments
Please sign in to leave a comment.