The GIMP

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The GIMP

• Simple features tutorial
• By
• Mary A White

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About this Tutorial

• This is a simple tutorial designed to give a
  brief overview of the GIMP image editing
  software.
• Please read the GIMP 2.2 Review before proceeding
  with the tutorial for background and general
  information on layers and other features
• http//www.pages.drexel.edu/maw64/white_product_r
  eview.doc
• There are many more advanced features that are
  available for dynamic image creation. These are
  not covered in this tutorial, but more
  information can be found on the GIMP website
• file///C/Program20Files/GIMP-2.0/share/gimp/2.
  0/help/en/index.html

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Downloading GIMP

• GIMP is a freely distributed piece of image
  manipulation software available for download at
  http//www.gimp.org/
• It is available for use on UNIX, Windows and
  MacOSX operating systems
• Please note that the help files must be
  downloaded and installed separately from the main
  program

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Getting Help

• Help files can be accessed at any time during use
  by pressing the F1 key.
• Help on specific menu items can be accessed by
  pressing the F1 key while the mouse focuses on
  the menu item.
• You can undo any action simply by pressing Ctrl-Z
• Mousing over many of the tools and options will
  display a brief narrative of what action it will
  perform.

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Opening GIMP

• When you start the program you will see one to
  several separate windows, or dialogs. The main
  toolbox and tool options is shown at the right.

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Undocking Dialog Boxes

• Dialogs can be placed together in one window, or
  dock, or separately in their own windows.
• To undock dialogs, click on the