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Posted on January 31, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

QGIS print layout – export legend items to Excel

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How do I print a layout in QGIS?

To open the layout manager dialog:

  1. from the main QGIS dialog, select Project ► Layout Manager… menu or click on the Layout Manager button in the Project Toolbar;
  2. from a print layout or report dialog, select Layout ► Layout Manager… menu or click on the Layout Manager button in the Layout Toolbar.


How do I edit legend items in QGIS?

Legend items

  1. The item order can be changed using the [Up] and [Down] buttons or with ‘drag-and-drop’ functionality.
  2. Use the [Add group] button to add a legend group.
  3. Use the [plus] and [minus] button to add or remove layers.
  4. The [Edit] button is used to edit the layer, groupname or title.

How do I save a layout as a template in QGIS?

You can easily save map templates from print composer, see documentation. In print composer window click Composer –> Save as Template… In main QGIS window (project) open composer manager Project –> Composer Manager…. In New from template option select Specific and select your saved template.
 

How do I create a legend map in QGIS?

A legend is a necessary element in any map. It provides explanations of the layers’ symbology and helps us read and understand the map. To add a legend, click on the Add a new legend button in the Composer Items toolbar, and drag the mouse arrow diagonally over the page while holding down the left mouse button.

Can you save print layout QGIS?

Luckily, QGIS can export its map file to a format that anyone’s computer can read, as well as printing out the map if you have a printer connected.



For our purposes, we’re going to use PDF.

  • Click the Export as PDF button:
  • Choose a save location and a file name as usual.
  • Click Save.


How do I print layout?

Word offers a choice between Print Layout and Draft. With a document open, click the View menu. You can now click either Print Layout at the far-right edge of the ribbon toolbar or click Draft just a couple of icons to its right.
 

Can you manually edit a legend in Excel?

Select your chart in Excel, and click Design > Select Data. Click on the legend name you want to change in the Select Data Source dialog box, and click Edit. Note: You can update Legend Entries and Axis Label names from this view, and multiple Edit options might be available.

How do you edit Legend Data?

Edit legend entries in the Select Data Source dialog box

  1. Click the chart that displays the legend entries that you want to edit.
  2. On the Design tab, in the Data group, click Select Data.
  3. In the Select Data Source dialog box, in the Legend Entries (Series) box, select the legend entry that you want to change.
  4. Click Edit.

How do you wrap a legend text in QGIS?

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How do I print grid layout?

Print gridlines in a worksheet

  1. Select the worksheet or worksheets that you want to print. For more information, see Select one or multiple worksheets.
  2. On the Page Layout tab, in the Sheet Options group, select the Print check box under Gridlines.
  3. Click the File tab, and then click Print.
  4. Click the Print button.


How do I print a full page map?

Print a map

  1. On your computer, sign in to My Maps.
  2. Open a map.
  3. In the left panel, click Menu. Print map.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions.


How do I print to PDF in QGIS?

If you want a PDF you need to first create a composer window, File->New Print Composer.. . Once you have a new print composer you can add a map ( Layer->Add Map.. ) and add it by dragging an area in the composer. You can then export the composer to PDF using File->Export to PDF..
 

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