{"id":1131,"date":"2022-03-03T22:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T03:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1131"},"modified":"2022-03-08T11:57:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T16:57:55","slug":"the-import-export-menu","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/chapter\/the-import-export-menu\/","title":{"raw":"The Import\/Export Menu","rendered":"The Import\/Export Menu"},"content":{"raw":"If we wish to export a static image of our map without adding any metadata alongside it, we can use the Import\/Export menu in QGIS. This option is well-suited to occasions when all you need is a quick screenshot of your map. There is an option to copy your map to your clipboard. There are also options to save your map as an image file or as a PDF.\r\n\r\nCopying a Screenshot of a Map\r\n\r\nTo copy a screenshot of your map,\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>While viewing a map that you would like to export, click the Project menu.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Import\/Export<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Export Map to Image<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1047\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"578\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.1. This shows the Project menu with Import\/Export selected, the selected is Export Map to Image.\" width=\"578\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1047\" \/> Figure 5.1[\/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the window that pops up, the settings will be set according to the current place to which you have panned and zoomed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Copy to Clipboard<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1044\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"631\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.2. This is the Save Map as Image page, the choice Copy to Clipboard is highlighted with a red circle around it.\" width=\"631\" height=\"729\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1044\" \/> Figure 5.2[\/caption]\r\n\r\nYou can now paste your image wherever you would like, such as in a word-processing document or in an email.\r\n<h1>Saving a Map as an Image File<\/h1>\r\nIf you wish to do essentially what we just did but, instead, save your image as a file,\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">While viewing a map that you would like to export, click the Project menu.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Import\/Export<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Export Map to Image<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the window that pops up, the settings will be set according to the current place to which you have panned and zoomed. You can leave the settings as they are.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Save<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1045\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"602\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.3. This is the Save Map as Image page, the choice Save is highlighted with a red circle around it\" width=\"602\" height=\"724\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1045\" \/> Figure 5.3[\/caption]\r\n\r\nA window will pop up asking us where we want to save our image file.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigate to where you would like to save the file and provide a file name.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1046\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"765\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.4. This is the \u201cChoose a file name to save the map image as\u201d page. The location the image is saved is determined here, as well as the name of the file. \" width=\"765\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1046\" \/> Figure 5.4[\/caption]\r\n<h1>Saving a Map as a PDF<\/h1>\r\nTo save an image of your map as a PDF,\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">While viewing a map that you would like to export, click the Project menu.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Import\/Export<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Export Map to PDF<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1047\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"578\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.5. In the Project menu, selected is Import\/Export, then Export Map to PDF.\" width=\"578\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1047\" \/> Figure 5.5[\/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>In the window that pops up, the settings will be set according to the current place to which you have panned and zoomed. You can leave the settings as they are.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1048\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\"]<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.6. This is the Save Map as PDF page, Circled in the image is the save button.\" width=\"600\" height=\"737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1048\" \/> Figure 5.6[\/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Save<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nA window will pop up asking us where we want to save our image file.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigate to where you would like to save the file and provide a file name.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p>If we wish to export a static image of our map without adding any metadata alongside it, we can use the Import\/Export menu in QGIS. This option is well-suited to occasions when all you need is a quick screenshot of your map. There is an option to copy your map to your clipboard. There are also options to save your map as an image file or as a PDF.<\/p>\n<p>Copying a Screenshot of a Map<\/p>\n<p>To copy a screenshot of your map,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>While viewing a map that you would like to export, click the Project menu.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Import\/Export<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Export Map to Image<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.1. This shows the Project menu with Import\/Export selected, the selected is Export Map to Image.\" width=\"578\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1.png 578w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-65x51.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-225x177.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-350x275.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5.1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the window that pops up, the settings will be set according to the current place to which you have panned and zoomed.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Copy to Clipboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1044\" style=\"width: 631px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.2. This is the Save Map as Image page, the choice Copy to Clipboard is highlighted with a red circle around it.\" width=\"631\" height=\"729\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1.png 631w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1-65x75.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1-225x260.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image003-1-350x404.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5.2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can now paste your image wherever you would like, such as in a word-processing document or in an email.<\/p>\n<h1>Saving a Map as an Image File<\/h1>\n<p>If you wish to do essentially what we just did but, instead, save your image as a file,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">While viewing a map that you would like to export, click the Project menu.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Import\/Export<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Export Map to Image<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the window that pops up, the settings will be set according to the current place to which you have panned and zoomed. You can leave the settings as they are.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Save<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1045\" style=\"width: 602px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.3. This is the Save Map as Image page, the choice Save is highlighted with a red circle around it\" width=\"602\" height=\"724\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1.png 602w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1-249x300.png 249w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1-65x78.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1-225x271.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image005-1-350x421.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5.3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A window will pop up asking us where we want to save our image file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigate to where you would like to save the file and provide a file name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1046\" style=\"width: 765px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.4. This is the \u201cChoose a file name to save the map image as\u201d page. The location the image is saved is determined here, as well as the name of the file.\" width=\"765\" height=\"468\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1.png 765w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1-65x40.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1-225x138.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image007-1-350x214.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5.4<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Saving a Map as a PDF<\/h1>\n<p>To save an image of your map as a PDF,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">While viewing a map that you would like to export, click the Project menu.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Import\/Export<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Export Map to PDF<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1047\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1047\" style=\"width: 578px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.5. In the Project menu, selected is Import\/Export, then Export Map to PDF.\" width=\"578\" height=\"454\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1.png 578w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-65x51.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-225x177.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image009-1-350x275.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>In the window that pops up, the settings will be set according to the current place to which you have panned and zoomed. You can leave the settings as they are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1.png\" alt=\"Figure 5.6. This is the Save Map as PDF page, Circled in the image is the save button.\" width=\"600\" height=\"737\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1.png 600w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1-65x80.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1-225x276.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/03\/image011-1-350x430.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Click Save<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A window will pop up asking us where we want to save our image file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Navigate to where you would like to save the file and provide a file name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-1131","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":1039,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1133,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1131\/revisions\/1133"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1039"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/1131\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=1131"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=1131"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.upei.ca\/geospatialhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=1131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}