Hi, Simon, does the map item "overviews" option ( http://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/user_manual/print_composer/print_composer.html#overviews) answer your initial need for index?
2015-11-12 16:13 GMT+01:00 Simon Crombie <simoncrom...@onetel.com>: > I have set up a print page consisting of map, scale bar, legend and I want > to add an index map showing where my map is located within a regional > context. I have generated the index map in a different QGIS project. > > Firstly is there any way I can put a map from a different project into the > Print Composer? > > So far I have created an image file from the other project then imported > this image into the Print Composer, but noticed that the resolution is very > adversely affected when I do this. So secondly, is there a way of improving > the quality of an image file imported into Print Composer? > > If I generate an image file from Print Composer then paste in my index map > using a graphics programme (Irfanview) the index map quality is far > superior > to that when I try and import it into Print Composer. > > Grateful for advice. > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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