We will now create a new map for our project using the toolbar New button.
- On the toolbar, click the New button.

- A dialog will open allowing you to choose the type of data you want to add to a map.

- Select Files and press Next
(or double click on Files)
- Browse to your uDig installation directory
(typically C:\Program Files\uDig)
- Open the shapefiles directory and select the file lakes.shp
(You can select more then one file at a time)

- Press Open
A new map (called Map1) will be opened, contained in the last selected Project.
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