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I'm composing a print layout with a map on QGIS, and I'm trying to shape the map based on a layer.

I have a layer that sets the limit of the study area, and I need to put on the layout only the things inside the limit. Outside the limit of the study area I want it to be empty, without the satellite image and other informations.

Does anybody knows how to do that?

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  • In ArcGIS Desktop a data frame can be graphically clipped to a feature or features in a layer via its properties. Perhaps look for similar terminology.
    – PolyGeo
    Oct 6, 2018 at 17:38

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You can use your shapefile to mask the area outside the study area using Inverted polygon from Layer Properties -> style as in the images below:

Single style:

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Select Inverted Polygons:

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The result will hide the region outside the study area:

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