Go to the toolbar at the top of the screen, click 'Plugins' and select from three options: 'Fetch' to download plugins from repositories, 'Manage' to enable or disable downloaded plugins, or view the list of active plugins. Plugins are displayed in drop-down menus or toolbars, such as the 'Table Manager' plugin found under the 'Vector' menu, which is used to create and modify database fields.

2. Go to the toolbar at the top of the screen and
click ‘Plugins’ to reveal the drop-down menu
Choice of actions:
• “Fetch’ the Plugins from the
repositories
• Manage the Plugins you have
downloaded, i.e. to turn them on, or
off again.
• See the list of Plugins you have
working

3. ‘Fetch’ - the list of Plugins and authors

4. Manage the Plugins that
you have downloaded,
i.e. turn them on
or off
NB – this list tells you where the
Plugins will be displayed, in a drop-
down menu or toolbar.
You will see the active Plugin
menu/toolbar icons appear in a
row across your screen

5. Example – the ‘Table Manager’ Plugin is found
under the ‘Vector’ menu.
Use the Table Manager to create
or delete fields in the database, or
move them up/down. This is
where you specify the form of
data, be it numerical or text (an
integer, real or a string).