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Layers tab: It is used to move the Layers palette around the GIMP window.
Lock Pixels: It is a toggle button which prevents painting on the selected layer when it is ON.
Eye icon: It is a toggle button that hides the image on the layer as well as the eye icon.
Layers stack: This displays the layers.
Create a new layer: This creates a new layer for you to add images.
Create a duplicate layer: This creates a duplicate layer of the selected layer.
Raise this layer: This moves the selected layer one step up in the stack.
Lower this layer: This moves the selected layer one step down in the stack.
Delete this layer: This deletes the selected layer.
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A Toggle Button is a user interface control which is used to display ON or OFF states.
Adding a New Layer
To create a new layer:
Step 1 Click on the Create a new layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette.
Or Click on Layer menu from the Menu bar and select New Layer from the list.
The New Layer dialog box will appear.
Step 2 Fill the values such as name of the layer, its dimensions, etc. and click on OK button.
The new layer appears in the Layers palette.
New layer
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You can add content to the new layer by copying and pasting images from another image or
by drawing on the new layer.
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