QGIS/resources/context_help/QgsNewVectorLayerDialog

<h3>Create New Vector Layer</h3>
To create a new layer for editing, choose <label>New Vector Layer</label> from the <label>Layer</label> menu.<br/>
With this dialog you can create a shape file layer.
<h4>Type</h4>
Choose the type of layer <label>Point</label>, <label>Line</label> or <label>Polygon</label>.<br/>
Click on <label>Specify CRS</label> button to change the coordinate reference system of the layer if needed.
<h4>New attribute</h4>
Add the desired attributes by clicking on the <label>Add to attributes list</label> button after you have specified a name and type for the attribute. Only real, integer, and string attributes are supported.<br/>
You can also define the width and precision of the new attribute column.
<h4>Attributes list</h4>
In this section you can see the list of attributes. To delete one of them, click on it and choose <label>Remove selected attribute</label> button.