How to send a QGIS project to someone?
A common GIS mistake is to send someone a project file and expect that they can look at your maps and data. But, this does not work, because project files do not contain data. If you want to send someone a QGIS project to work on or look at, then you need to send them the project file and any data which you have loaded into the project.
How do I save my work in QGIS?
Projects are the way that QGIS saves your work. Make sure you save your QGIS work in projects. To do this, click on the Project menu and select Save (or Save As), as shown in Figure 2.3and select a folder that will contain your project. Give your project a sensible name, like ‘learning-qgis’.
How to create complex maps with QGIS desktop?
Create complex maps with QGIS desktop, using any of the styling possibilities offered by QGIS desktop. Just as you have always done with QGIS desktop. Then simply publish data and maps with the QGIS Cloud pluign. All this in just a few minutes, it’s as simple as it gets.
How can I publish my QGIS maps for free?
If you know QGIS Desktop, then you know QGIS Cloud. Simply install the QGIS Cloud plugin from the official QGIS plugin repository and you are ready to go. Publish as many maps as you want. With QGIS Cloud Free, all maps published on the internet are freely accessible by anyone, at zero cost.
How do I start QGIS on my computer?
Start QGIS¶ Start QGIS by typing “QGIS” at a command prompt, or if using a precompiled binary, by using the Applications menu. Start QGIS using the Start menu or desktop shortcut, or double click on a QGIS project file. Double click the icon in your Applications folder.
Where can I download the QGIS sample dataset?
For GNU/Linux and Mac OS X, there are not yet dataset installation packages available as rpm, deb or dmg. To use the sample dataset, download the file qgis_sample_data as a ZIP archive from http://qgis.org/downloads/data and unzip the archive on your system.