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STARTING GIMP
To start GIMP, click on Start Button → Scroll to find letter G → Click on GIMP 2.10.38.
You can also double-click on GIMP icon on the desktop to start GIMP.
COMPONENTS OF GIMP WINDOW
Now, learn the various components of GIMP window.
Menu bar: It contains different menus such as File, Edit, Select, Image, etc. for doing various
tasks.
Workspace: The Workspace is the main area where you create, edit, and manipulate images.
Toolbox: It contains various tools that are used to create, edit and enhance an image.
Ruler
Menu bar Brushes/
Patterns/
Toolbox Fonts tabs
Foreground/
Background
color
Image window
Tools
options
Layers
palette
Components of The GIMP main window
Foreground/Background colors: The color areas show GIMP's current foreground and
background colours. Clicking on either one of them will open a color selector dialog box that
allows changing to a different color. Clicking on the double-headed arrow exchanges the
two colors, and clicking on the small symbol in the lower left corner resets them to black
and white.
Tool options: This shows options for the currently selected tool.
Image window: Each image in GIMP is displayed in a separate window. Many images can be
opened at the same time
Ruler: Rulers are shown above and to the left of the image, indicating coordinates within the
image.
Layers palette: It is used to set order of visibility of the objects.
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