TRD 05: Data Presentation techniques (Mapping) Quantum GIS ...

3.4 QGIS GUI
4. Map view
5. Map overview
6. Status bar
These six components of the QGIS interface are described in more detail in the following sections.
3.4.1. Menu Bar
The menu bar provides access to various QGIS features using a standard hierarchical menu. The
top-level menus and a summary of some of the functions provided are:
• File
– New Project - see Section 3.7
– Open Project - see Section 3.7
– Open Recent Projects - see Section 3.7
– Save Project - see Section 3.7
– Save Project As - see Section 3.7
– Save as Image
– Export to MapServer Map
– Print
– Exit
• View
– Zoom Full
– Zoom To Selection
– Zoom To Layer
– Zoom Last
– Refresh
– Show Bookmarks
– New Bookmark
• Layer
– Add a Vector Layer - see Section 4
– Add a Raster Layer - see Section 5
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