QGIS | Print layout
> Objective
This section contains information on how to use the print layout function
This section shows how to create a printable map
> Index / Table of Contents
Introduction
Tutorial(s)
Print layout
Legend
Scale bar
North arrow
Title
Descriptive text
Locator map
QGIS installation
> Summary and Highlights
Introduction
This section shows how to prepare a map to be exportable as a PDF or an image and/or to be printable. Therefore, the print layout function is used. The following tutorials explain how to use this function and how to add different features such as legend, scale bar or title to a map.
Tutorial(s)
Basics
How to use the print layout QGIS Training manual: “4. Module: Laying out the Maps ” Language(s): English Chapters: lesson: using print layout, lesson: creating a dynamic print layout https://docs.qgis.org/3.10/en/docs/training_manual/map_composer/index.html
How to use the print layout Hans van der Kwast: “Print Layout in QGIS 3” Language(s): English Time: 12min 20s Chapters: intro (start-0:30), create a new print layout (0:30-2:55), add an overview (2:55-5:00), add scale bar (5:00-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6__nPo96d2o
Add a map to the print layout Hans van der Kwast: “Adding a Map to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 3min 3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm_DPV74U4A
Legend
Add custom legend patch shapes Hans van der Kwast: “Add custom legend patch shapes to a catchment map in the QGIS print layout” Language(s): English Time: 10min 12s Chapters: introduction (start-0:52), import custom legend patches (0:52-2:14), add legend patch shapes (2:14-3:04), copy features (3:04-5:30), add elevation legend (5:30-9:32), finishing touches (9:32-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb3EZSs9q4w
Add legend patch shapes Hans van der Kwast: “Adding Legend Patch Shapes to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 2min 9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V37LSzQ9lpY
Create and save a legend patch shape Hans van der Kwast: “Create Custom Legend Patch Shapes in QGIS” Language(s): English Time: 2min 36s Chapters: intro (start-0:30), add legend patch shape (0:30-1:00), save legend patch shape (1:00-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2lb-SPx_TE
Add raster legends with colour ramps Hans van der Kwast: “Add raster legends to the print layout of QGIS 3.18” Language(s): English Time: 3min 18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHhn1g5B6Do
Add a simple legend for vector layers Hans van der Kwast: “Add a Legend for Vector Layers to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 3min 59s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwtveZXsym4
Add a legend for a continuous raster Hans van der Kwast: “Add a Legend for a Continuous Raster in the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 1min 57s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo4C4EeySLk
Add a collapsed legend Hans van der Kwast: “Create a Print Layout with a Collapsed Legend in QGIS” Language(s): English Time: 9min 4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxzNOf3ppbQ
Add a legend Erik Meerburg (Geogoeroe): “Legenda bij de kaart” Language(s): Dutch Time: 9min 13s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxNTXHMnX1A
Scale Bar
Add a scale bar and north arrow Hans van der Kwast: “Link Scale Bar and North Arrow to the Correct Map Frame in the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 53s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThC4ZQwf06U
Add a scale bar Hans van der Kwast: “Add a Scale Bar to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 1min 21s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX8eXIn_EXw
North Arrow
Add a scale bar and north arrow Hans van der Kwast: “Link Scale Bar and North Arrow to the Correct Map Frame in the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 53s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThC4ZQwf06U
Add a north arrow Hans van der Kwast: “Add a North Arrow to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 1min 10s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAAgxaLwPAY
Title
Add a title Hans van der Kwast: “Adding a Title to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 1min 17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K0E1-Zafl8
Descriptive text
Add a descriptive text Hans van der Kwast: “Adding Descriptive Text to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 3min 35s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYvKOxO1H0E
Locator Map
Add a locator map Hans van der Kwast: “Add a Locator Map to the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 3min 20s Chapters: intro (start-0:16), add country boundaries (0:16-1:05), style country boundaries (1:05-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyedFwaB5RU
Design maps
Design a catchment map Hans van der Kwast: “How to design a catchment map in the print layout of QGIS” Language(s): English Time: 9min 20s Chapters: introduction (start-0:32), create a new print layout (0:32-1:45), design the map (1:45-3:32), add a legend (3:32-7:22), add text (7:22-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0bP4DRpsrc
Design a catchment map Hans van der Kwast: “QGISHydro Webinar 7: Map Design” Language(s): English Time: 1h 22min 59s Chapters: start of QGISHydro Webinar 7 (start-5:29), introduction map design demo (5:29-8:19), start demo map design by Kurt Menke (8:19-16:19), set up print layout (16:19-21:42), add a legend to the print layout (21:42-25:04), add a scale bar to the print layout (25:04-26:22), add a north arrow to the print layout (26:22-35:30), add a locator map (35:30-44:47), add a continuous raster legend (ramp) (44:47-52:16), Q&A (52:16-57:20), demo by Nyall Dawson (57:20-1:23:48), shameless plugs (1:23:48-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnmZob59TPc
Create a catchment boundary layer for the legend Hans van der Kwast: “Create a Catchment Boundary Layer for the Legend in the QGIS Print Layout” Language(s): English Time: 53s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmToC6dz1Oo
> QGIS Installation
Do you still need to install QGIS? The QGIS installation and update section explains how to install QGIS on Windows and macOS.
Useful Links
Hans van der Kwast YouTube channel
Erik Meerburg (Geogoeroe) YouTube channel
#QGIS, #Print Layout, #Legend, #Scale bar, #North arrow, #Title, #Descriptive text, #Locator map
Hans van der Kwast. (2018, December 18). Print Layout in QGIS 3 [Video]. YouTube.