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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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