System and method for providing a dynamically updating legend

A computer system for dynamically updating a legend of a file, comprising:

• a memory storing:
• a drawing sheet component comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by a processor that allows a user to add a legend symbol to a file;
• and
• a legend component comprising computer-executable instructions for execution by the processor that:
• receives from the drawing sheet component an indication that a user has added a legend symbol to the file;
• determines whether the legend symbol added by the user is already represented in the legend;
• when the legend symbol is already represented in the legend, automatically increments a count for the symbol in the legend;
• and
• when the legend symbol is not already represented in the legend, automatically adds a representation of the legend symbol to the legend and initializes a count for the legend symbol in the legend;
• and
• displays the legend;
• and
• a processor for executing the computer-executable instructions of the components stored in the memory.

A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for controlling a computing system with a processor and memory to update a dynamic legend for a file, the instructions for executing a method comprising:

• providing by the computing system a legend for the file;
• receiving by the computing system an indication that a user has added a non-legend symbol to a file;
• receiving by the computing system an indication that the user has converted the non-legend symbol to a legend symbol;
• in response to receiving the indication that the user has converted the non-legend symbol to a legend symbol, automatically adding a representation of the converted legend symbol to the legend information;
• and
• displaying the legend.