Hi Scott, a tiny bit of configuration and it will be done for you:
https://gis.stackexchange.com/a/211154/9839 Regards Matthias On 11/09/2017 03:43 PM, Madry, Scott wrote: > Hello all. I have a vector polygon shape file that was originally > created in ArcGIS. I have recently added three polygons to the file > using QGIS, but the results (attached) show that the area and perimeter > values for these are not computed. How can I, in QGIS, generate these > area and perimeter fields to be added? I know I can manually do the > areas using the ‘Measure’ tool, but would prefer an automated process. > Does Arc just create these automatically? Can QGIS? > > Thanks so much, > > Scott > > Scott Madry, Ph.D. > Research Associate Professor of Archaeology > The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > > Tel 1-919-448-4493 > Email: mad...@email.unc.edu <mailto:mad...@email.unc.edu> > https://scottmadry.web.unc.edu > Skype: scott.madry > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user