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class=466034519-17062020>Hi Dave , </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466034519-17062020>sure it can.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466034519-17062020>You will need the boundaries dataset e.g. can
download from here </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466034519-17062020><A
href="https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/">https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466034519-17062020>and the point (or area) dataset for the Cities. Then
you load both layers in QGIS <BR>, set the Symbology and choose a representation
for the cities (can be X or whatever you like) e.g. see here <A
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5_lEdGpSw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5_lEdGpSw</A></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=466034519-17062020></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466034519-17062020>Cheers</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
class=466034519-17062020>Karsten</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Qgis-us-user
[mailto:qgis-us-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Dave
Jones<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:09<BR><B>To:</B>
qgis-us-user@lists.osgeo.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Qgis-us-user] Outline
Maps<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I’m not even a ‘user’ yet. I’m at the first step of
what appears to be a very steep learning curve. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>I am interested in outline maps of U.S. states & any
& all countries. I’d like to mark city locations with a “X”. Can
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