Drag and drop or copy and paste

On some platforms, for example on the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, the operating system's file system browser can be used to copy folders and files from the file system into uDig.

Note: The resource(s) must be dragged to the exact location in the Projects view hierarchy; they cannot be simply dragged and dropped onto a blank area.

By dragging and dropping information onto a Map new layers will be created:

  1. Open the operating system's file system explorer.
  2. Locate the file lakes.shp (in the uDig installation directory) and drag it to onto an existing Map in your Project view.

    When dragging data into the Projects view, the project/map that is being dropped into will be selected.
    Drag the file over NewProject and release the mouse button.
  3. Notice that the file is opened in a new Map.
  4. This can also be achieved by copying the file in the system explorer, then selecting the destination in the Projects view and choosing Edit > Paste

By dragging and dropping information onto a Project a new Map will be created:

  1. Drag and drop the following link onto NewProject:
    [http://www2.dmsolutions.ca/cgi-bin/mswms_gmap?VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities]
  2. Select the "bathymetry layer
  3. This layer serves as a background, reorder the layer by using dragging and drop in the Layers view (or by Selecting the layer and pressing the down arrow)
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