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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Patrick,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks for your answer! That’s quite annoying though, I assumed because I could import it directly into ArcGIS without any problems I would be able to with this program as well. I guess I’ll just have to go with it!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>In reply,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Winsome Marshall<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>ph: (03)366 4070<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><img width=162 height=38 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D33141.64F6D690" alt="left cropped logo 80% reduction"></span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Aquatic Ecology Limited <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Unit 1/454 Madras Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Christchurch 8014<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> Qgis-user [mailto:qgis-user-bounces@lists.osgeo.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patrick Dunford<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 18 September 2017 12:57 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Qgis-user] Imported KML files loses format (e.g. colour coding and line size)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Hi Winsome<o:p></o:p></p><p>Good to see another user in Chch :)<o:p></o:p></p><p>I think this is true pretty much with any layer you bring in, you would find the same if you add any shapefile for example. <o:p></o:p></p><p>You can store the paths when imported into different shapefiles and then set a style per shapefile, or multiple styles are possible in one shapefile using style rules.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 18/09/17 11:20, Winsome Marshall wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am a new user and am using QGIS Desktop version 2.18.12. I have a kml file I have created in Google earth containing lines of various lengths, thickness and colour. My problem is that when I import into QGIS (using add vector layer) it only imports the lines and not the thickness or the colour. I have used a free trial of ARCGIS to import this file without any problems, so I’m not sure why it would be an issue with this program.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>Best regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><br>Winsome Marshall</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>ph: (03)366 4070</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'><img width=162 height=38 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D33141.64F6D690" alt="left
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