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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">After years of using ARCGIS, I’m using the training manual
to become acquainted with QGIS. I’ve downloaded 3.8, and worked through the first
100 pages with no problem. While <span> </span>some of
the 3.8 dialog boxes don’t look like the training manual I’ve been able to see
the required buttons, drop downs, etc. But on others, I’ve hit some deadends.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">For example, on page 105 when it try to create a dynamic map
canvas, in 5.2.1.5, when I go to the Item <i>Properties Panel</i>, there is no <i>Position
and Size</i> section showing.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Another example: On p. 114 in ‘Creating a New Vector Dataset’,
when I try to save the dataset, I get an error message: <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">‘Layer creation failed: Failed to create file created_shapefile.shp:
Permission denied.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In both examples, I’ve tried several times, following the
instructions, only to get the same result.<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">So, questions: <span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Is 3.8 that different from 3.4? <span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Am I running into bugs in the software or the documentation?
(It could be user error, but I’m painstakingly following the instructions.)<span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Should I scrap 3.8 and go with 3.4 instead?<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">TIA,<span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ken McCall<span></span></p>





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