.. only:: html
.. _coordcapt:
Coordinate Capture Plugin
=========================
The coordinate capture plugin is easy to use and provides the ability to display
coordinates on the map canvas for two selected coordinate reference systems (CRS).
.. _figure_coordinate_capture:
.. figure:: img/coordinate_capture_dialog.png
:align: center
Coordinate Capture Plugin
#. Start QGIS, select :guilabel:`Properties...` from the :guilabel:`Project`
menu and click on the :guilabel:`CRS` tab. As an alternative, you can also
click on the |crs| :sup:`CRS` icon in the lower
right-hand corner of the status bar.
#. Click on the |checkbox| `Enable on the fly projection` checkbox and select
a projected coordinate system of your choice (see also :ref:`label_projections`).
#. Activate the coordinate capture plugin in the Plugin Manager (see
:ref:`managing_plugins`) and ensure that the dialog is visible by going to
:menuselection:`View --> Panels` and ensuring that |checkbox|
:guilabel:`Coordinate Capture` is enabled. The coordinate capture dialog
appears as shown in Figure figure_coordinate_capture_. Alternatively,
you can also look for :menuselection:`Vector --> Coordinate Capture`.
#. Click on the |geographic| :sup:`Click to the select the CRS to use for
coordinate display` icon and select a different CRS from the one you selected
above.
#. To start capturing coordinates, click on :guilabel:`Start Capture`. You can now
click anywhere on the map canvas and the plugin will show the coordinates for
both of your selected CRS.
#. To enable mouse coordinate tracking, click the |tracking| :sup:`mouse tracking`
icon.
#. You can also copy selected coordinates to the clipboard.
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.. |checkbox| image:: /static/common/checkbox.png
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.. |crs| image:: /static/common/CRS.png
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.. |geographic| image:: /static/common/geographic.png
.. |tracking| image:: /static/common/tracking.png
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