# Welcome to the Highcharts Maps JS (highmaps) Options Reference

These pages outline the chart configuration options, and the methods and properties of Highcharts objects.

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# legend.alignColumns

If the layout is `horizontal` and the legend items span over two lines or more, whether to align the items into vertical columns. Setting this to `false` makes room for more items, but will look more messy.