When you select an image (any file type) in the import window, you get a preview and information on the right side. If you want a full screen view of your image select Windows – Hide Docks. To get a list of all 'dockable dialog' go to Windows – Dockable Dialogs. These are easy to move, remove and re-introduce if necessary. On the right-hand panel you can find other 'dockable dialogs'. Every tool has his own set of parameters and functions, best to keep them close to each other. Selecting a tool will result in a different Tool Option bar. On the left panel you have the 'Toolbox' (if not present: Windows - Toolbox or press Ctrl + B) and underneath the 'Tool Options' dialog. For beginners, we would advise the 'Single-window' enabled. When enabled you have one window with all tools, options and dockable dialogs attached to the central view area.

When the 'Single-window' mode is disabled, you have separate windows for toolboxes, view area and dockable dialogs. GIMP has a 'Single-window' mode, this allows you to switch from multiple windows (for e.g. GIMP has an online manual in multiple languages: GIMP Manual page.Ī video tutorial on all GIMP tools can be found on YouTube.

To download the most recent version for your OS, browse to the GIMP Download page.

During this training we will use GIMP 2.10 on Windows. It is a free and Open-source, cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, MacOS and Windows operating systems. GIMP is short for GNU Image Manipulation Program.

3.7 Grouping, aligning and arranging object/paths.

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