# Change Color map and add color scale

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-color-map-and-add-color-scale/10953>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 11:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-color-map-and-add-color-scale/10953 "2020-04-01T11:26:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamesobutler](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jamesobutler/32/7511_2.png) [@jamesobutler](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jamesobutler)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/change-color-map-and-add-color-scale/10953/4 "2020-04-01T19:02:47Z")

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> [@Adam1122](#):
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> I would need to add the color scale to the slice views. How can I do it?

The details from the above post provide the answer to this see below. You can also read → [Color bar in slice viewers](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/color-bar-in-slice-viewers/6291)

> [@lassoan](#):
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> Show scalar bar:
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> - Slice views: go to DataProbe module, check “Enable slice view annotations”, check Scalar bar / Enable

If you are wanting to create an image for a presentation or something you can use the “Screen Capture” module to generate an image that includes your image + scalar bar .

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