I'm looking to put an inset map for my main map frame onto my map layout in QGIS print composer. I would like it to indicate the extent and location of the main map on a larger regional map. This something I am familiar with accomplishing in ARCMap but I have yet to discover if QGIS has an equivalent function. The indicator should show the extent of the data in the main frame in another data frame.
QGIS Extent Indicator – Creating Extent Indicator in QGIS Print Composer
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Well, With Qgis 2.0, you can click the "Layout" menu, then "Move Content", and adjust the layers to your liking
At least in QGIS 2.12 this can be done by setting what map to populate the legend from in the legen item properties. In the Map dropdown box.
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I think what you are looking for is called the "Overview Map".
The YouTube video called "Tutorial 21 - Adding a Locus/Overview Map to a QGIS Print Composer" shows how to add an overview map using what appears to be pre-2.0 tools.
There is also a new capability in the recent QGIS 2.0 release that is a more automated method of setting up an Overview map. See Print Composer - Overview in the online QGIS User Guide, or it is located under Items/Map/Item Properties/Overview.