Step 7: Examine the metadata and attribute tables for the features.

• Right-click on Cities and choose Properties. Notice that the Properties window for the Cities layer includes a Metadata Tab.
• Unlike ArcMap, you cannot access the attribute table for a layer by right clicking on the layer. In QGIS, you must access the attribute table for a layer from the toolbars, or by clicking on the Open Table button from the main toolbars.
• If you hover over a button with clicking and then look in the lower left-hand side of the screen, QGIS will display the tool’s name.
• Close layer properties.
• Make sure “Districts” is selected and then click the “Open Table” button from the toolbar. The attribute table for the Districts layer opens.
• Attribute tables in QGIS are similar to those in ArcMap with columns containing attribute fields and rows containing the individual records.