QGIS | User interface
> Objective
This section shows an overview of the user interface
The students will learn how to navigate within the map canvas
The students will learn how to add and delete toolbars
The students will learn how to get back the layers and browser panel in case they lost them
> Index / Table of Contents
Introduction
Tutorial(s)
QGIS installation
> Summary and Highlights
Introduction
The following tutorials give an overview of the QGIS interface and explain how to change some settings.
Tutorial(s)
User Interface basics TOI-pedia: “Overview of QGIS interface” Language(s): English Chapters: layers list, map canvas, browser panel, toolbars, side toolbar, status bar, locator bar http://wiki.bk.tudelft.nl/toi-pedia/Overview_of_QGIS_interface
User Interface basics QGIS Training manual: “2.1. An Overview of the Interface” Language(s): English Chapters: try yourself: the basics (the layers list, the browser panel, toolbars, the map canvas, the status bar, the side toolbar, the locator bar), try yourself 1, try yourself 2, what’s next https://docs.qgis.org/3.10/en/docs/training_manual/basic_map/overview.html
Tools to navigate within the Map Canvas (pan, zoom, map scale) QGIS Training manual: “2.3. Navigating the Map Canvas” Language(s): English Chapters: follow along: basic navigation tools, in conclusion https://docs.qgis.org/3.10/en/docs/training_manual/basic_map/mapviewnavigation.html
Add and delete toolbars Mariëlle Geers-Plasmans (Geojuffie): “T04 werkbalken” Language(s): Dutch Time: 1min 36s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnRkCL8tdAQ&t
Get the layers and browser panel back Hans van der Kwast: “Oops! I lost my layers and browser panel in QGIS, what now?” Language(s): English Time: 45s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xopLcgyG_a4\
How to set the output file name as the layer name Hans van der Kwast: “Set Processing Toolbox to output file names as layer names” Language(s): English Time: 1min 16s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEwtcTPCs2o
Introduction to user interface and plugins Erik Meerburg (3D geoinformation research group): “Urbanism GIS Course 2: QGIS Settings and Plugins” Language(s): English Time: 11min 26s Chapters: intro (start-0:53), user interface (0:52-6:34), plugins (6:34-end) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pbqcLEwJE4
Setting up QGIS after installation Erik Meerburg (Geogoeroe): “QGIS inrichten voor Nederlands gebruik” Language(s): Dutch Time: 9min 40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W-608yX6_4
Setting up QGIS after installation (setting up QGIS in Dutch) Erik Meerburg (Geogoeroe): “QGIS inrichten voor Nederlands gebruik” Language(s): Dutch Time: 9min 48s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g56lZ1UMYw
> 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
Mariëlle Geers-Plasmans (Geojuffie) YouTube channel
Hans van der Kwast YouTube channel
Erik Meerburg (3D geoinformation research group) YouTube channel
Erik Meerburg (Geogoeroe) YouTube channel
#QGIS, #User Interface, #Toolbars, #Map canvas
Mariëlle Geers-Plasmans. (2022, February 14). T04 werkbalken [Video]. YouTube.