QGIS Basics
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QGIS GUI- Menu Bar
- Toolbars
- Panels
- Map View
- Status Bar
QGIS Menu Bar
Project
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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New | Ctrl+N | Project |
New from template ► | | |
Open… | Ctrl+O | Project |
Open from ► | | |
► GeoPackage… | | |
► PostgreSQL… | | |
Open Recent ► | Alt+J + R | |
Close | | |
Save | Ctrl+S | Project |
Save As… | Ctrl+Shift+S | Project |
Save to ► | | |
► Templates… | | |
► GeoPackage… | | |
► PostgreSQL… | | |
Revert… | | |
Properties… | Ctrl+Shift+P | |
Snapping Options… | | |
Import/Export ► | | |
► Export Map to Image… | | |
► Export Map to PDF… | | |
► Export Project to DXF… | | |
► Import Layers from DWG/DXF… | | |
New Print Layout… | Ctrl+P | Project |
New Report… | | |
Layout Manager… | | Project |
Layouts ► | | |
Edit
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Undo | Ctrl+Z | Digitizing |
Redo | Ctrl+Shift+Z | Digitizing |
Cut Features | Ctrl+X | Digitizing |
Copy Features | Ctrl+C | Digitizing |
Paste Features | Ctrl+V | Digitizing |
Paste Features as ► | | |
► New Vector Layer… | | |
► Temporary Scratch Layer… | Ctrl+Alt+V | |
Delete Selected | | Digitizing |
Select ► | | |
► Select Feature(s) | | Selection |
► Select Features by Polygon | | Selection |
► Select Features by Freehand | | Selection |
► Select Features by Radius | | Selection |
► Select Features by Value… | F3 | Selection |
► Select Features by Expression… | Ctrl+F3 | Selection |
► Deselect Features from All Layers | Ctrl+Alt+A | Selection |
► Deselect Features from the Current Active Layer | Ctrl+Shift+A | Selection |
► Reselect Features | | |
► Select All Features | Ctrl+A | Selection |
► Invert Feature Selection | | Selection |
Add Record | Ctrl+. | Digitizing |
Add Point Feature | Ctrl+. | Digitizing |
Add Line Feature | Ctrl+. | Digitizing |
Add Polygon Feature | Ctrl+. | Digitizing |
Add Circular String | | Shape Digitizing |
Add Circular String by Radius | | Shape Digitizing |
Add Circle ► | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Circle from 2 Points | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Circle from 3 Points | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Circle from 3 Tangents | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Circle from 2 Tangents and a Point | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Circle by a Center Point and Another Point | | Shape Digitizing |
Add Rectangle ► | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Rectangle from Extent | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Rectangle from Center and a Point | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Rectangle from 3 Points (Distance from 2nd and 3rd point) | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Rectangle from 3 Points (Distance from projected point on segment p1 and p2) | | Shape Digitizing |
Add Regular Polygon ► | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Regular Polygon from Center and a Point | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Regular Polygon from Center and a Corner | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Regular Polygon from 2 Points | | Shape Digitizing |
Add Ellipse ► | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Ellipse from Center and 2 Points | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Ellipse from Center and a Point | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Ellipse from Extent | | Shape Digitizing |
► Add Ellipse from Foci | | Shape Digitizing |
Add Annotation ► | | |
► Text Annotation | | Annotations |
► Form Annotation | | Annotations |
► HTML Annotation | | Annotations |
► SVG Annotation | | Annotations |
Edit Attributes ► | | |
► Modify Attributes of Selected Features | | Digitizing |
► Merge Attributes of Selected Features | | Advanced Digitizing |
Edit Geometry ► | | |
► Move Feature(s) | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Copy and Move Feature(s) | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Rotate Feature(s) | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Scale Feature(s) | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Simplify Feature | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Add Ring | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Add Part | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Fill Ring | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Delete Ring | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Delete Part | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Reshape Features | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Offset Curve | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Split Features | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Split Parts | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Merge Selected Features | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Vertex Tool (All Layers) | | Digitizing |
► Vertex Tool (Current Layer) | | Digitizing |
► Reverse Line | | Advanced Digitizing |
► Trim/extend Feature | | Advanced Digitizing |
Rotate Point Symbols | | Advanced Digitizing |
Offset Point Symbols | | Advanced Digitizing |
View
Menu Option | Shortcut |
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New Map View | Ctrl+M |
New 3D Map View | Ctrl+Alt+M |
Pan Map | |
Pan Map to Selection | |
Zoom In | Ctrl+Alt++ |
Zoom Out | Ctrl+Alt+- |
Identify Features | Ctrl+Shift+I |
Measure ► | |
► Measure Line | Ctrl+Shift+M |
► Measure Area | Ctrl+Shift+J |
► Measure Angle | |
Statistical Summary | |
Zoom Full | Ctrl+Shift+F |
Zoom To Selection | Ctrl+J |
Zoom To Layer(s) | |
Zoom To Native Resolution (100%) | |
Zoom Last | |
Zoom Next | |
Decorations ► | Alt+V + D |
► Grid | |
► Scale Bar | |
► Image | |
► North Arrow | |
► Title Label | |
► Copyright Label | |
► Layout Extents | |
Preview mode ► | |
► Normal | |
► Simulate Monochrome | |
► Simulate Achromatopsia Color Blindness (Grayscale) | |
► Simulate Protanopia Color Blindness (No Red) | |
► Simulate Deuteranopia Color Blindness (No Green) | |
► Simulate Tritanopia Color Blindness (No Blue) | |
Show Map Tips | |
New Spatial Bookmark… | Ctrl+B |
Show Spatial Bookmarks | Ctrl+Shift+B |
Show Spatial Bookmark Manager | |
Refresh | F5 |
Layer Visibility ► | |
► Show All Layers | Ctrl+Shift+U |
► Hide All Layers | Ctrl+Shift+H |
► Show Selected Layers | |
► Hide Selected Layers | |
► Toggle Selected Layers | |
► Toggle Selected Layers Independently | |
► Hide Deselected Layers | |
Panels ► | |
► Advanced Digitizing | |
► Browser | |
► Browser (2) | |
► Debugging/Development Tools | F12 |
► Geometry Validation | |
► GPS Information | |
► GRASS Tools | |
► Layer Order | |
► Layer Styling | |
► Layers | |
► Log Messages | |
► Overview | |
► Processing Toolbox | |
► Results Viewer | |
► Snapping and Digitizing Options | |
► Spatial Bookmark Manager | |
► Statistics | |
► Temporal Controller | |
► Tile Scale | |
► Undo/Redo | |
Toolbars ► | |
► Advanced Digitizing Toolbar | |
► Annotations Toolbar | |
► Attributes Toolbar | |
► Data Source Manager Toolbar | |
► Database Toolbar | |
► Digitizing Toolbar | |
► Help Toolbar | |
► Label Toolbar | |
► Manage Layers Toolbar | |
► Map Navigation Toolbar | |
► Mesh Digitizing Toolbar | |
► Plugins Toolbar | |
► Project Toolbar | |
► Raster Toolbar | |
► Selection Toolbar | |
► Shape Digitizing Toolbar | |
► Snapping Toolbar | |
► Vector Toolbar | |
► Web Toolbar | |
► GRASS | |
Toggle Full Screen Mode | F11 |
Toggle Panel Visibility | Ctrl+Tab |
Toggle Map Only | Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
Layer
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Data Source Manager | Ctrl+L | Data Source Manager |
Create Layer ► | | |
► New GeoPackage Layer… | Ctrl+Shift+N | Data Source Manager |
► New Shapefile Layer… | | Data Source Manager |
► New SpatiaLite Layer… | | Data Source Manager |
► New Temporary Scratch Layer… | | Data Source Manager |
► New Mesh Layer… | | Data Source Manager |
► New GPX Layer… | | Data Source Manager |
► New Virtual Layer… | | Data Source Manager |
Add Layer ► | | |
► Add Vector Layer…… | Ctrl+Shift+V | Manage Layers |
► Add Raster Layer… | Ctrl+Shift+R | Manage Layers |
► Add Mesh Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add Delimited Text Layer… | Ctrl+Shift+T | Manage Layers |
► Add PostGIS Layer… | Ctrl+Shift+D | Manage Layers |
► Add SpatiaLite Layer… | Ctrl+Shift+L | Manage Layers |
► Add MSSQL Spatial Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add Oracle Spatial Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add/Edit Virtual Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add WMS/WMTS Layer… | Ctrl+Shift+W | Manage Layers |
► Add XYZ Layer… | | |
► Add ArcGIS REST Service Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add WCS Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add WFS Layer… | | Manage Layers |
► Add Vector Tile Layer… | | |
Embed Layers and Groups… | | |
Add from Layer Definition File… | | |
Copy Style | | |
Paste Style | | |
Copy Layer | | |
Paste Layer/Group | | |
Open Attribute Table | F6 | Attributes |
Filter Attribute Table ► | | |
► Open Attribute Table (Selected Features) | Shift+F6 | Attributes |
► Open Attribute Table (Visible Features) | Ctrl+F6 | Attributes |
► Open Attribute Table (Edited and New Features) | | Attributes |
Toggle Editing | | Digitizing |
Save Layer Edits | | Digitizing |
Current Edits ► | | Digitizing |
► Save for Selected Layer(s) | | Digitizing |
► Rollback for Selected Layer(s) | | Digitizing |
► Cancel for Selected Layer(s) | | Digitizing |
► Save for all Layers | | Digitizing |
► Rollback for all Layers | | Digitizing |
► Cancel for all Layers | | Digitizing |
Save As… | | |
Save As Layer Definition File… | | |
Remove Layer/Group | Ctrl+D | |
Duplicate Layer(s) | | |
Set Scale Visibility of Layer(s) | | |
Set CRS of Layer(s) | Ctrl+Shift+C | |
Set Project CRS from Layer | | |
Layer Properties… | | |
Filter… | Ctrl+F | |
Labeling | | |
Show in Overview | | |
Show All in Overview | | |
Hide All from Overview | | |
Settings
Menu Option |
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User Profiles ► |
► default |
► Open Active Profile Folder |
► New Profile… |
Style Manager… |
Custom Projections… |
Keyboard Shortcuts… |
Interface Customization… |
Options… |
Settings
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Manage and Install Plugins… | | |
“ Python Console | Ctrl+Alt+P | Plugins |
Vector
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Check Geometries… | | |
GPS Tools | Alt+O + G | Vector |
Topology Checker | | Vector |
Geoprocessing Tools ► | Alt+O + G | |
► Buffer… | | |
► Clip… | | |
► Convex Hull… | | |
► Difference… | | |
► Dissolve… | | |
► Intersection… | | |
► Symmetrical Difference… | | |
► Union… | | |
► Eliminate Selected Polygons… | | |
Geometry Tools ► | Alt+O + E | |
► Centroids… | | |
► Collect Geometries… | | |
► Extract Vertices… | | |
► Multipart to Singleparts… | | |
► Polygons to Lines… | | |
► Simplify… | | |
► Check Validity… | | |
► Delaunay Triangulation… | | |
► Densify by Count… | | |
► Add Geometry Attributes… | | |
► Lines to Polygons… | | |
► Voronoi Polygons… | | |
Analysis Tools ► | Alt+O + A | |
► Line Intersection… | | |
► Mean Coordinate(s)… | | |
► Basic Statistics for Fields… | | |
► Count Points in Polygon… | | |
► Distance Matrix… | | |
► List Unique Values… | | |
► Nearest Neighbour Analysis… | | |
► Sum Line Lengths… | | |
Data Management Tools ► | Alt+O + D | |
► Merge Vector Layers… | | |
► Reproject Layer… | | |
► Create Spatial Index… | | |
► Join Attributes by Location… | | |
► Split Vector Layer… | | |
Research Tools ► | Alt+O + R | |
► Select by Location… | | |
► Extract Layer Extent… | | |
► Random Points in Extent… | | |
► Random Points in Layer Bounds… | | |
► Random Points Inside Polygons… | | |
► Random Selection… | | |
► Random Selection Within Subsets… | | |
► Regular Points… | | |
Raster
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Raster calculator… | | |
Align Raster… | | |
Georeferencer | Alt+R + G | Raster |
Analysis ► | | |
► Aspect… | | |
► Fill nodata… | | |
► Grid (Moving Average)… | | |
► Grid (Data Metrics)… | | |
► Grid (Inverse Distance to a Power)… | | |
► Grid (Nearest Neighbor)… | | |
► Hillshade… | | |
► Proximity (Raster Distance)… | | |
► Roughness… | | |
► Sieve… | | |
► Slope… | | |
► Topographic Position Index (TPI)… | | |
► Terrain Ruggedness Index (TRI)… | | |
Projections ► | | |
► Assign Projection… | | |
► Extract Projection… | | |
► Warp (Reproject)… | | |
Miscellaneous ► | | |
► Build Virtual Raster… | | |
► Raster Information… | | |
► Merge… | | |
► Build Overviews (Pyramids)… | | |
► Tile Index… | | |
Extraction ► | | |
► Clip Raster by Extent… | | |
► Clip Raster by Mask Layer… | | |
► Contour… | | |
Conversion ► | | |
► PCT to RGB… | | |
► Polygonize (Raster to Vector)… | | |
► Rasterize (Vector to Raster)… | | |
► RGB to PCT… | | |
► Translate (Convert Format)… | | |
Database
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Offline editing… | Alt+D + O | |
► Convert to Offline Project… | | Database |
► Synchronize | | Database |
DB Manager… | | Database |
Web
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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MetaSearch ► | Alt+W + M | |
► Metasearch | | Web |
► Help | | |
Mesh
Menu Option |
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Mesh Calculator… |
Reindex Faces and Vertices |
Mesh
Menu Option | Shortcut |
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Toolbox | Ctrl+Alt+T |
Graphical Modeler… | Ctrl+Alt+G |
History… | Ctrl+Alt+H |
Results Viewer | Ctrl+Alt+R |
Edit Features In-Place | |
Help
Menu Option | Shortcut | Toolbar |
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Help Contents | F1 | Help |
API Documentation | | |
Plugins ► | | |
Report an Issue | | |
Need commercial support? | | |
QGIS Home Page | Ctrl+H | |
Check QGIS Version | | |
About | | |
QGIS Sustaining Members | | |
QGIS Panels and Toolbars
Panels
Panel Name |
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Advanced Digitizing Panel |
Browser Panel |
Debugging/Development Tools |
Geometry Validation Panel |
GPS Information Panel |
Identify Panel |
Layer Order Panel |
Layer Styling Panel |
Layers Panel |
Log Messages Panel |
Overview Panel |
Processing Toolbox |
Result Viewer Panel |
Spatial Bookmark Manager Panel |
Statistics Panel |
Temporal Controller |
Tile Scale Panel |
Undo/Redo Panel |
Toolbars
Toolbar Name |
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Advanced Digitizing Toolbar |
Annotations Toolbar |
Attributes |
Data Source Manager |
Database |
Digitizing |
Help |
Label |
Manage Layers |
Map Navigation |
Mesh Digitizing Toolbar |
Plugins |
Project |
Processing Algorithms |
Raster |
Selection |
Shape digitizing |
Snapping |
Vector |
Web |
QGIS Map View
In QGIS the Map view or Map canvas is the area to displayed maps in 2D.
To add a new map view, go to View > New Map View.
QGIS Status Bar
The status bar provides you with general information about the map view and performing task.