[Qgis-user] Merging Shapefiles on Top of Each Other

[Matt Boyd]

Hi Tom,
Have a look at some of the QGIS tutorials (google or the QGIS website
shoudl have some). It sounds like you just need to overlay the layers in
the correct order, merge generally means something else.
You can drag / move the layers around / up / down in the layers window.
Generally from top to bottom, points, lines, polygons. There is also an
option to give each layer a level of transparency.

On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 8:59 PM, Tom Faro <Tom.Faro at zenith-insurance.co.uk>
wrote:

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>
>  I have been having some trouble with merging two shapefiles – one is a
> map of all sectors in the UK and one is a map of all motorways in the UK. I
> have successfully merged them by putting them both as polygons. However,
> when I fill in the sectors with different colours the road map disappears.
> The same happens when I use the same shapefile in other software.
>
>
>
> Is it possible to merge them so that the roads are always on top? Any Help
> with this matter would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Many Thanks,
> Tom
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