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# Shape Legend

The shape legend can only represent categorical data, that is discrete categories such as products and regions. The marks are separated into different shapes. With Reader you can't edit the shapes used in the view.

![](/tableau/current/en-us/reader/desktop/en-us/Img/shape1_162x91.png)