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Making a Map (QGIS3)

Often one needs to create a map that can be printed or published. QGIS has a powerful tool called Print Layout
that allows you to take your GIS layers and package them to create maps.

Overview of the task

The tutorial shows how to create a map of Japan with standard map elements like map inset, grids, north arrow,
scale bar and labels.

Other skills you will learn

How to view and change QGIS Project Variables
How to use QGIS expressions

Get the data

We will use the Natural Earth dataset - specifically the Natural Earth Quick Start Kit that comes with beautifully
styled global layers that can be loaded directly to QGIS.

Download the Natural Earth Quickstart Kit

(https://naciscdn.org/naturalearth/packages/Natural_Earth_quick_start.zip). If the download link doesn’t work,
get it directly from Natural Earth Downloads (https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/) page.

Data Source [NATURALEARTH] (../credits.html#naturalearth)

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Procedure
1. Download and extract the Natural Earth Quick Start Kit data. Open QGIS. Locate the Natural Earth quick
start folder in the Browser panel. Expand the folder to locate the
Natural_Earth_quick_start_for_QGIS_v3 project. This is the project file that contains styled layers in
QGIS Document format. Double-click the project to open it.

Note
If you get a pop-up dialog named Handle Unavailable Layers, click the Auto-Find button followed by Apply
Changes to fix the error.

2. If your map is in your preferred language, you can proceed to Step 4. If not, you can change the language
of the labels. This project uses variables to set the language. We can change the variables by going to
Project ‣ Properties.

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Note
Project variables are a great way to store project-specific values for use anywhere you can use an expression
in QGIS. The Natural_Earth_quick_start_for_QGIS_v3 project comes with many preset variables that are
used for styling within that project.

3. Switch to the Variables tab in the Project Properties dialog. Locate the project_language variable and
click on the Value column to edit it. Change the language to name_en and click OK.

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4. Back in the main QGIS window, click the Refresh button in the Map Navigation Toolbar. You will now see
the map rendered with English labels.

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5. Use the pan and zoom controls in the Map Navigation Toolbar and zoom to Japan.

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6. You can turn off some map layers for data that we do not need for this map. Expand the z5 - 1:18m
folder and uncheck the box next to ne_10m_geography_marine_polys and
ne_10m_admin_0_disputed_areas layers. Before we make a map suitable for printing, we need to choose
an appropriate projection. The default CRS for the project is set to EPSG:3857 Pseudo-Mercator . This is a
CRS popularly used for web mapping and is a decent choice for our purpose, so we can leave it to its de-
falt value. Go to Project ‣ New Print Layout.

Note
For Japan, Japan Plane Rectangular CS is a projected coordinate reference system (CRS) that is designed for
minimum distortions. It is divided in 18 zones and if you are working for a smaller region in Japan, using this
CRS will be better.

7. You will be prompted to enter a title for the layout. You can leave it empty and click Ok.

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Note
Leaving the layout name empty will assign a default name such as Layout 1 .

8. In the Print Layout window, click on Zoom full button to display the full extent of the Layout.

9. Now we would have to bring the map view that we see in the QGIS Canvas to the layout. Go to Add Item ‣
Add Map.

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10. Once the Add Map mode is active, hold the left mouse button and drag a rectangle where you want to in-
sert the map.

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11. You will see that the rectangle window will be rendered with the map from the main QGIS canvas. The
rendered map may not be covering the full extent of our interest area. Use Edit ‣ Select/Move item and
Edit ‣ Move Content options to pan the map in the window and center it in the composer.

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12. Let us also adjust the zoom level for the map. Click on the Item Properties tab and enter 10000000 as the
Scale value.

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13. Now we will add a map inset that shows a zoomed in view for the Tokyo area. Before we make any
changes to the layers in the main QGIS window, check the Lock layers and Lock styles for layers boxes.
This will ensure that if we turn off some layers or change their styles, this view will not change.

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14. Switch to the main QGIS window. Turn off the layer group z5 - 1:18m and activate the z7 - 1: 4m
group. This layer group has styling that is more appropriate for a zoomed-in view. Use the pan and zoom
controls in the Map Navigation Toolbar and zoom around Tokyo.

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15. We are now ready to add the map inset. Switch the the Print Layout window. Go to Add Item ‣ Add Map.

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16. Drag a rectangle at the place where you want to add the map inset. You will now notice that we have 2
map objects in the Print Layout. When making changes, make sure you have the correct map selected.

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17. Select the Map 2 object that we just added from the Items panel. Select the Item properties tab. Scroll
down to the Frame panel and check the box next to it. You can change the color and thickness of the
frame border so it is easy to distinguish against the map background.

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18. One neat feature of the Print Layout is that it can automatically highlight the area from the main map
which is represented in the inset. Select the Map 1 object from the Items panel. In the Item properties tab,
scroll down to the Overviews section. Click the Add a new overview button.

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19. Select Map 2 as the Map Frame. This tells the Print Layout to highlight the current object Map 1 with the
extent of the map shown in the Map 2 object.

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20. Now that we have the map inset ready, we will add a grid to the main map. Select the Map 1 object from
the Items panel. In the Item properties tab, scroll down to the Grids section. Click the Add a new grid but-
ton, followed by Modify grid….

21. By default, the grid lines use the same units and projections as the currently selected map projections.
However, it is more common and useful to display grid lines in degrees. We can select a different CRS for
the grid. Click on the Change… button next to CRS.

22. In the Coordinate Reference System Selector dialog, enter 4326 in the Filter box. From the results, select
the WGS84 EPSG:4326 as the CRS. Click OK.

23. Select the Interval values as 5 degrees in both X and Y direction. You can adjust the Offset to change
where the grid lines appear.

24. Scroll down to the Grid frame section and check the Draw coordinates box. The default format is Degrees
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25. Enter the following expression to create a string that takes the grid number and appends ° symbol to it.

concat(to_string(@grid_number), '° ')

26. Notice that the grids now have a custom label from the expression. Adjust the position settings for Left,
Right, Top and Bottom as per your liking.

27. Now we will add a Rectangluar frame to hold other map elements like north arrow, scale and label. Go to
Add Item ‣ Add Shape ‣ Add Rectangle.

28. You can change the Style of the rectangle to match the map background.

29. Now we will add a North Arrow to the map. QGIS comes with a nice collection of map-related images - in-
cluding many types of North Arrows. Click Add Item ‣ Add Picture.

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30. Holding your left mouse button, draw a rectangle. On the right-hand panel, click on the Item Properties
tab and expand the Search directories section and select the image of your liking.

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31. Now we will add a scale bar. Click on Add Item ‣ Add Scalebar.

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32. Click on the layout where you want the scalebar to appear. In the Item Properties tab, make sure you have
chosen the correct map element Map 1 for which to display the scalebar. Choose the Style that fit your
requirement. In the Segments panel, change the Fixed width to 200 units and adjust the segments to
your liking.

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33. It is time to label our map. Click on Add Item ‣ Add Label.

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34. Click on the map and draw a box where the label should be. In the Item Properties tab, expand the Label
section and enter a label for the map. Similarly add another labels for data and software credits.

35. Once you are satisfied with the map, you can export it as an Image, PDF or SVG. For this tutorial, let’s ex-
port it as an image. Click Layout ‣ Export as Image.

35. Save the image in the format of your liking. Below is the exported PNG image.

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Michael Siska − ⚑
4 years ago

Wow! This is a very fantastic tutorial for map creation in QGIS. However, am interested to have
this tutorial saved as pdf please

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Michael Siska − ⚑

4 years ago

Use Ctrl+P (on Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac) in Chrome to print the page to PDF (see
attached screenshot) ⛺ View — uploads.disquscdn.com

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Husnain Sherazi > Ujaval Gandhi − ⚑
9 months ago

Can I have the above manual in PDF format please?

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Husnain Sherazi − ⚑

9 months ago

In Chrome, you can hit Ctrl + P (print) and save the page as a PDF.

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gatoruss − ⚑
2 years ago edited

I know that this tutorial is 2 years old. But when I try to follow
along, after downloading Natural Earth Starter Kit and loading the
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Natural_Earth_quick_start_for_QGIS_v3, I get a message that 90+ problems
with the file (see screen shot). Any ideas this.what's
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UPDATE: All of the messages seemed to relate to 2 missing fonts. I downloaded one of the
missing fonts, and that cured both missing font. However, the error about "Handle Unavailable
Layer" persists.

⛺ View — uploads.disquscdn.com

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Rifqi Hanif > gatoruss − ⚑

8 months ago

I got the same problem

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judai356 > gatoruss
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a year ago

From what I can find, that specific layer (countries colorcoded) is no longer included in
the packages.

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Born To Succeed Marshall − ⚑

2 years ago

i really love this mannual if i colud have it. i am a new user of Qgis i have only been using Arcgis
but this open source software is good for me. thanks for compilling it. do you have a free
certificate course for me to attend?

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Born To Succeed Marshall

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2 years ago

Thanks. I offer several free courses for self study courses.spatialthoughts.com.

If you need certification, you will have to attend a paid live training session. Learn more
at https://spatialthoughts.com/

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mzah − ⚑
4 years ago

Thanks a lot, my first experience using any GIS software

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Katie Grabowski − ⚑

3 months ago

Hi Katie - I see that the latest version of Natural Earth Quick Start Kit has a missing layer.
You can click 'Auto-find' and it will fix the error. After that you can proceed as usual. See
the attached screenshot. ⛺ View — uploads.disquscdn.com

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Baryoe Baryoe Baryoe − ⚑

6 months ago

Excellent ! Thank you.

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Jesús Durán Franco − ⚑
9 months ago edited

Why use: concat(to_string(@grid_number), '° ')

Instead of: to_string(@grid_number) + '° '

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Frédéric − ⚑
10 months ago

Thank very much! my tirst experience with QGIS.

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Okeoma⚡ − ⚑
a year ago

Been using QGIS for a while never knew about the overview feature.

Really cool stuff.

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Anilkumar − ⚑
a year ago

how to add scale in RF ( ex: 1:10000)

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Anilkumar

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a year ago

Insert a scale bar from (Add Item -> Scale Bar) and then change the Style drop down to
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MILLICENT CADENCE − ⚑
a year ago

I did everything correct but the grid lines did not show. I'm using a MacBook Pro.

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Dwayne Renville − ⚑
2 years ago

Hi, how do I get the degree symbol at step 25 of the tutorial?

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Dwayne Renville > Dwayne Renville − ⚑

2 years ago

Never mind. I use copy and paste.

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David Borrink − ⚑
2 years ago edited

Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. I've been drawing maps for clients for years using
Adobe Illustrator and scans and finally said I needed to learn this GIS technology and take
advantage of all the resources. Your tutorial was well explained and covered the basics of the
interface in a way that shows how powerful it really is. Well done.

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Kh Lk − ⚑
2 years ago

Great tutorial, thanks a lot.

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Murad Saidakhmedov − ⚑
2 years ago

Hi Ujaval,

I am trying to download the Natural Earth Quickstart Kit through the link provided above, but it
seems that my laptop isn't downloading it. I am using Macbook pro and Big Sur OS. is there any
problem, how can I fix it?
could you recommend something.

Thank you for your support and your site to help people learn QGIS.
Murad

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2 years ago

Hmm. Strange. It is the same for me. However, right-click on the link and selecting 'Open
Link in Incognito Window' in Chrome on Mac starts the download for me. Could be a
chrome issue or an issue with the CDN they are using.

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Murad Saidakhmedov > Ujaval Gandhi − ⚑
2 years ago

Thank you for advice. When did as you recommended, through incognito
window, download has started.

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Ari M. − ⚑
2 years ago

Excellent tutorial -- thank you!

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Michael Savala − ⚑
3 years ago

I just started with GIS and I'm happy I found this program. This is an excellent tutorial, and I'm
only on step 1! Can't wait to keep learning. Thank you for creating this.

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Ghostwriter von ACAD-Profy − ⚑

3 years ago

Absolut klasse Artikel

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Tracy Lall − ⚑
3 years ago

I downloaded the natural earth quick start kit. However when I opened it in QGIS the data have all
become completely separated, in addition to this the option of QGIS quick start doesn't appear at
all. Any idea on how I can get over this issue? thanks

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Jerico Arsenault − ⚑
3 years ago

I am working on a Mac and I am unable to get the grid lines and unable to get pictures on it

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Wonderful lessons easy to follow steps for a beginner like me

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Eniola adebayo − ⚑
3 years ago edited

The most pleasing aspect of this tutorial to me is the map styling and use of colours.
Pls, I'll like to know if there's a tutorial on use of colours in styling layers

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Eniola adebayo − ⚑

3 years ago

When choosing colors, I use https://colorbrewer2.org/ - which is very good. To learn

cartography in detail, I highly recommend this book 'QGIS Map Design'
https://locatepress.com/qmd2

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AMRIT KUMAR Mishra − ⚑
3 years ago

Hi Ujaval,
I am unable to change the names to English. Even though I used the methods you asked for.
Please help

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > AMRIT KUMAR Mishra

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3 years ago

Share your screenshot of the settings dailog where you are changing the
'project_language' variable.

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AMRIT KUMAR Mishra > Ujaval Gandhi
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3 years ago

Hi Ujaval, Can you suggest which files will be easier to work with from this link.
https://ec.europa.eu/eurost...
Thanks

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > AMRIT KUMAR Mishra

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shapefile (.shp) would be easiest to use in QGIS. GeoJSON will also

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AMRIT KUMAR Mishra > Ujaval Gandhi
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3 years ago

Hi, I made the map, but was unable to have the coordinates.Can it be
due to the offset settings.
I send you the map in email. Can you please check and let me know,
what I missed?

Thanks

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AMRIT KUMAR Mishra > Ujaval Gandhi − ⚑
3 years ago

Thanks Ujaval.
I will write you more emails, if I dont get things done

Amrit

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AMRIT KUMAR Mishra > Ujaval Gandhi
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Managed to change it.

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David McGill − ⚑
3 years ago

I followed the instructions and was able to print my map of Japan. However, I was not able to
either Export it as an image or as a PDF. No screen appeared asking me for a file name etc. I'm
using a Mac running OS Catalina and tried it with QGIS 3.10 and 3.12. Are you able to give me a
reason why I was not able to export my map? Thanks

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > David McGill

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What happens after you click 'Layout -> Export as PDF'?

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I didn't get anything! Not even details of a location of where to save the file far
less even to give it a name.However, I have downloaded QGIS 3.8 and for some
reason
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Hi Thanks for your support. I made a map, but in the output the developed map had completely
different font size of cities. I used google maps free services to take raster. Please see the
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this is edited version ⛺ View — uploads.disquscdn.com screen shot in paint

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I wanted the second output but could not.

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Ujaval Gandhi Mod > Gurpreet

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Change the DPI settings when writing output from Print Layout.
Default in 300. Change to 100 and you will get a low-zoom version
such as above. Since the label size and placement changes by zoom
level for Google Maps, you cannot control that from QGIS. When
exporting the DPI would request appropriate tiles from Google Maps.

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3 years ago

Hi Ujaval, thanks for the suggestions. I highly appreciate your prompt

response.

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Please how do i get certificate for the courses taken

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