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Configuration

1. Launch QGIS​

  • Open the QGIS application.
  • Click the Settings tab to open the configuration popup.
  • Select Options to access detailed configuration categories.

2. General Settings​

  • Customize:
    • Application options
    • Project file options

3. System Settings​

  • Customize:
    • SVG Paths
    • Plugin Paths
    • Documentation Paths
    • Settings options
    • Environment options
    • Current Environment Variables

4. User Profiles​

  • Customize:
    • Startup Profile
    • Active Profile

5. CRS & Transforms​

  • Customize:
    • CRS Handling
    • Coordinate Transforms
    • User Defined CRS

6. Data Sources​

  • Customize:
    • Feature Attributes and Table options
    • Data Source Handling
    • Localized Data Paths
    • Hidden Browser Paths

7. GDAL Settings​

  • Customize:
    • Raster Drivers
    • Vector Drivers

8. Rendering​

  • Customize:
    • Rendering Behaviour
    • Rendering Quality
    • Vector options
    • Raster options

9. Canvas and Legend​

  • Customize:
    • Default Map Appearance
    • Layer Legend
    • Map Tip
    • DPI

10. Map Tools​

  • Customize:
    • Identify
    • Measure Tool
    • Measure Tool Copy Settings
    • Coordinate and Bearing Display
    • Zooming
    • Predefined Scales

11. Digitizing​

  • Customize:
    • Feature Creation
    • Rubber Band
    • Snapping
    • Vertex Markers
    • Curve Offset Tool

12. 3D Settings​

  • Customize:
    • Default Camera Settings

13. Colors​

  • Customize:
    • Color Schemes

14. Fonts​

  • Customize:
    • Font Replacements
    • User Fonts

15. Layouts​

  • Customize:
    • Layout Defaults
    • Grid Appearance
    • Grid and Guide Defaults
    • Layout Paths

16. Variables​

  • Customize:
    • Expression Variables

17. Authentication​

  • Customize:
    • Configurations
    • Management

18. Network​

  • Customize:
    • General options
    • Cache Settings
    • Proxy for Web Access

19. GPS​

  • Customize:
    • GPS Connection
    • Filtering
    • Geometry Options
    • GPS Location Marker
    • GPS Bearing
    • GPS Track
    • Map Centering & Rotation

20. GPSBabel​

  • Customize:
    • GPSBabel options
    • Devices

21. Locator​

  • Customize:
    • Locator Filters

22. Acceleration​

  • Customize:
    • Enable OpenCL acceleration

23. IDE​

  • Customize:
    • Code Editor
    • Python Console

24. Processing​

  • Customize:
    • Setting options

25. Advanced​

  • Customize:
    • Advanced Settings Editor