Toolbar¶

1. Press the New button on the toolbar to show the Add Layer Wizard
2. Select the Add item from the Layer menu to show the Add Layer Wizard.
3. Use the Add Layer wizard to select a service providing data
4. Select the resource you wish to display
5. A style will be automatically created for you and the layer added to your map

Menu¶

Using Layer menu:

1. Select the Add item from the Layer menu to show the Add Layer Wizard.
2. Use the Add Layer wizard to select a service providing data
3. Select the resource you wish to display
4. A style will be automatically created for you and the layer added to your map

Using File menu:

1. Select the File ‣ New ‣ Layer from the file menu
2. Use the Add Layer wizard to select a service providing data
3. Select the resource you wish to display
4. A style will be automatically created for you and the layer added to your map

Using Filesystem¶

From filesystem to Layer View:

1. You can directly drag a file (such as an image or shapefile) into the Layer view
2. You can specify exactly where in the Layer view you wish the add the Layer
3. The layer will be created with a default style and added to your Map

From filesystem to Map editor:

1. You can directly drag a file (such as an image or shapefile) onto an open map
2. The layer will be created with a default style and added to your Map

Using a Browser¶

You can quickly add a layer from a web browser (or the embedded Web view):

1. Drag the URL of a WMS or WFS into the Layer view
2. You can specify exactly where in the Layer view you wish to add the Layer
3. The resource selection page will open up to allow you to choose which layers to add
4. The layer(s) will be created (with a default style) and added to your map
5. Select Files Cannot resolve external resource into attachment. from the Wizard
6. Select Shape files to import and press Open

Shape files will be imported and displayed in the map editor

Related concepts

Service

Data Store

File Formats

Shapefile

Related tasks

Drag and Drop