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+.. _fields_scalar_map_presentation_page:
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+Scalar map presentation
+***********************
+
+.. image:: ../images/image_scalar_map_prs.png
+ :align: center
+
+**Scalar map** is the basic type of presentation in Fields module. It consists in coloring each cell of a field
+in accordance with the scalar or vector data applied to it.
+
+.. |img_sm| image:: ../images/image_scalar_map.png
+
+To create a **Scalar map** presentation,
+
+* Select a field item in the **Object Browser**, and
+* Choose **Presentations > Scalar map** menu or click |img_sm| button in the *Presentations* toolbar.
+
+As a result, **Scalar map** presentation is published in the **Object Browser** under selected field and
+displayed in the 3D Viewer.
+
+As soon as **Scalar map** presentation is created, it is possible to modify the following base parameters:
+
+* **Show Scalar Bar**: allows showing/hiding Scalar Bar for the presentation,
+* **Range**: allows choosing a way of coloring presentation:
+
+ * **All timesteps**: color presentation by the entire dataset in a time series,
+ * **Current timestep**: color presentation by the current time step,
+
+* **Color map**: allows choosing a color palette for the presentation - "Cool to warm" or "Blue to red rainbow",
+* **Custom Range**: allows coloring presentation according to a custom data range,
+* **Hide Data outside custom Range**: allows showing/hiding cells with values outside of the custom range.
+
+In addition, if **Scalar map** presentation is created on a vector field, it is possible to modify the following
+parameters:
+
+* **Displayed component**: allows coloring the presentation according to an Euclidean norm value of vector field or
+ to a given component of vector field.
