Creating a map

So, we have loaded, styled, and labeled our data with the help of the Processing Toolbox. Now, it is finally time to make a map.

To begin, turn on the following layers:

• Dissolved
• Lakes
• Trees
• Alaska
• SR_50m_alsaka_nad

Right-click on Dissolved and rename it to Major_Rivers, then right-click on SR_50m_alaska_nad and rename it to Hillshade. Click on Project | New Print Layout (or click the corresponding button on the Project Toolbar). In the Layer Styling panel, change the symbology to renderer to Single Band Psuedo Color and select Viridis as the color ramp.

We are now ready to create a map. In the Create print layout Title dialog box give your new, empty map a title, and click OK. This is demonstrated as follows:

Creating a print layout Title

You will now have an empty canvas on which we will build our first map. It will look like this:

Starting with a blank map...