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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions docs/user_manual/map_views/map_view.rst
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|scaleBar| :guilabel:`Scale Bar` adds a simple scale bar to the map canvas.
You can control the style and placement, as well as the labelling of the bar.
The scale bar respects the active :ref:`project's distance unit <measurements_ellipsoid>`
as defined in :menuselection:`Project properties --> General --> Units for distance measurement`.
as defined in :menuselection:`Project properties --> General --> Units for distance measurement`. The scale bar will be automatically resized depending on your zoom level and settings. It works best with setting the distance units to **Meters** or **Feet** so that the units (e.g. from Meters to Kilometers or Feet to Miles) will be automatically adjusted depending on your zoom level.

To add a scale bar:

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bar fill and outline can be made opaque by clicking on the down arrow to the right
of the color input.
#. Select the font for the scale bar from the :guilabel:`Font of bar` |selectString| combo box
#. Set the :guilabel:`Size of bar` in the active unit
#. Set the :guilabel:`Size of bar` with a desired value referring to the active distance units
in the :guilabel:`Map Units` (maximum value is 10000). This value will show up as long as your zoom level fits to it.
#. Set the :guilabel:`Max Width` (values ranging from 1-80%) as the maximum width of the scale bar as a percentage of the width of the map canvas
#. Optionally check |checkbox| :guilabel:`Automatically snap to round number on resize`
to display easy-to-read values
#. Choose the placement from the :guilabel:`Placement` |selectString| combo box
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