print composer - Making overview with linked detailed maps in QGIS?

i want to create 4-5 detailed maps, and then an overview map that has rectangles that markes the locations of the detailed maps. Best case would be if the rectangles were links to the detailed map.

I have managed to make the overview and the rectangles, and think I know how to make the detailed maps one by one. The rectangles are drawn manually on the overview map. All layers that I plan on using are in the same QGIS project.

The final product that I hope to create would be the overview map on the first page, followed by the detailed maps. The overview would have links to the detailed maps, click on the rectangles to open the right detailed map.

Is there a way to link the detailed maps to the overview in QGIS 2.8 print composer?

I'm still not sure if I'm doing something wrong, when I try to create the overview. I want it to show the extents of all of my detailed maps.

Is this possible?

Answer

It is possible to create an overview map for multiple detail maps in Print Composer. The workflow is as follows (see the user docs on this topic as well):

1. Create the detail maps



2. Add another map item and set it to overview


3. Configure the overview map by adding the detail maps to its settings