Some clarification on temporary scratch layers

qgis · Dec 11, 2017 · 5725f90 · 5725f90
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@@ -164,21 +164,27 @@ predefined structure.
 Creating a new Temporary Scratch Layer
 --------------------------------------
 
+Temporary Scratch Layers are in-memory layers, meaning that they are not saved
+on disk and will be discarded when QGIS is closed. They can be handy to store
+features you temporarily need or as intermediate layers during geoprocessing
+operations.
+
 Empty, editable temporary scratch layers can be defined using :menuselection:`Layer -->
 Create Layer --> New Temporary Scratch Layer`. Here you can create
 |radioButtonOff|:guilabel:`Multipoint`, |radioButtonOff|:guilabel:`Multiline`
 and |radioButtonOff|:guilabel:`Multipolygon` Layers beneath
 |radioButtonOn|:guilabel:`Point`, |radioButtonOff|:guilabel:`Line` and
-|radioButtonOff|:guilabel:`Polygon` layers. Temporary Scratch Layers only exist in
-memory. This means that they are not saved and will be discarded when QGIS is closed. 
-See also :ref:`paste_into_layer`.
+|radioButtonOff|:guilabel:`Polygon` layers.
+
+You can also create Temporary Scratch Layers from the clipboard. See
+:ref:`paste_into_layer`.
 
 
 .. index:: Save layer
 .. _general_saveas:
 
-Creating new layers from an existing layers
-===========================================
+Creating new layers from an existing layer
+==========================================
 
 Both raster and vector layers can be saved in a different format and/or reprojected
 to a different coordinate reference system (CRS)