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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I am a very basic user of QGIS and have just switched to
<b><i>Version 3.34.8</i></b>. With this version, every time I import a KML or Shapefile it automatically styles it with
<b><i>Embedded Symbols</i></b> rather than <b><i>Single Symbols</i></b>. Is there anyway to change this?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In the example below, I have to change each of the layers on the left to
<b><i>Single Symbol</i></b> to be able to use my own saved symbols which can become very time consuming when there are hundreds of layers needed at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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