Learn QGIS - Fourth Edition

Styling vector layers

As we saw when we loaded vector layers, QGIS renders them using a default style and a random color. In the following exercises, we will style point, line, and polygon layers. You will also get accustomed to the most common vector-styling options.

Regardless of the layer's geometry type, we always find a drop-down list with the available style options in the top-left corner of the Style dialog. The following style options are available for vector layers:

• Single Symbol: This is the simplest option. When we use a Single Symbol style, all points are displayed with the same symbol.
• Categorized: This is the style of choice if a layer contains points of different categories. For example, a layer that contains the locations ...