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If you would like a more comprehensive overview of QGis and its functions, you can read the [http://qgis.org/en/documentation/manuals.html official User Guide], available in several languages.
=Step 0.1: Get the tools=
==Install QGis==
Find your operating system from the list below and follow the link to the appropriate installer. Please don't install the sample data sets (North Carolina, etc.); you will be downloading more complete data later.
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=Step 0.2: Download the GIS data=
{{See also|Wikipedia:Graphic_Lab/Resources/Gis_sources_and_palettes{{!}}/GIS sources & palettes (English)||:fr:Aide:Cartographie/Ressources cartographiques géoréférencées#Sources des données{{!}}French|:de:Hilfe:GMT#Topographische_Datens.C3.A4tze{{!}}German}}
:{{done}}— section updated (2012/02)
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To see our selection, go to the /Gis_sources_and_palettes subpage.
=Step 0.3: Load a GIS file into QGis as a layer=
[[Image:QGis tutorial - layers toolbar.png|thumb|right|super|450px|1. Add Vector Layer, 2. Add Raster Layer, 3. Remove Layer(s)]]
Loading a GIS file adds the data into your project as a [[Layers (digital image editing)| layer]]. For our purposes, we care about '''vector layers and raster layers'''. There are three ways you can add layers into your project: using the menu, using the keyboard shortcuts, or using the toolbar icons.
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