====== Create kml file using QGIS ======

==== Step 1 ====

Add a background map for example the OSM standard map.

Go to Layer → Create Layer → New Shapefile Layer …

Set the filename (and path), choose the geometry type (in this case; polygon) and the projection. In most of Denmark use EPGS: 25832.\\
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==== Step 2 ====

Right click the shapefile and choose //Toggle Editing.// \\
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Press the //Add Polygon// in the upper menu and start drawing your polygon on the map. Right click to end the polygon editing. Press //OK// in the Feature Attributes.\\
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You have now created a polygon as a shapefile. Right click the shapefile and press Toggle Editing to end the editing session.\\
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==== Step 3 ====

Right click the shapefile and press //Export → Save Features As//…\\
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Choose the format: Keyhole Markup Language (KML), the file name and path, the layer name, and the projection. Press //OK//.\\
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You have now created a .kml file.\\
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