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==Create some helpful folders==

*On /Desktop/your desktop, (or some other suitable place), create the following folders:

** /QGis/

*** /Data ETOPO1

*** /Data_SRTM3 v.2

**** /Shaded

*** /Data_Naturalearth.com

*** /Data_...

*** /My_tutorials

*** /My_mapcolors

*** /My_projects

*** /My_examples

*** /My_outputs

*** /[other as you need it !]

** /QGis/

The /Data_[sourcename] folders are need since each data source may have different copyrights status, coverage quality, subjects (topography ? politic ?), and is usually made of dozens of files/tiles, so create separate data folders make sense. /My_tutorials, /My_mapcolors, /My_projects, /My_examples, /My_outputs will likely be useful too. /My_tutorial will host interesting tutorials (webpages, pdf, etc) you will find, you may also edit them, and take your own notes. /My_mapcolors will host the color styles you will find online or create and save there. /My_projects will host your QGis projects. /My_examples will be a collection of maps you saw on wikipedia, love, and want to study ([[copy engineering]]). /My_outputs will host the some dozen of intermediate outputs you will generate and frequently look at to improve yourself through your learning process.

** /Data_ETOPO1

*** /Data_SRTM3 v.2

**** /Shaded

*** /Data_Naturalearth.com

** (/Data_... [other source folders as needed])

** /Tutorials

** /Mapcolors

** /Projects

** /Examples

** /Outputs

** /[others as needed]

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==Save your first color style==