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OPENING AN IMAGE FOR EDITING

                 To  open  an  image  press
                 Ctrl + O from the keyboard
                 or, follow the given steps:

                 Step 1  Click on the  File
                         menu.
                 Step 2  Click on  the  Open
                         option.

                 Step 3  Choose the  image
                         to be inserted.
                 Step 4  Click on  the  Open
                         button.
                 The  image will appear  on
                 the workspace area.  Now,
                 you can use GIMP tools to
                 edit the image.
                                                                         Open Image dialog box
                    SAVING A FILE

                 To save a file press Ctrl + S from the keyboard or, follow the given steps:
                 Step 1  Click on File menu.

                 Step 2  Click on Save
                         option.
                 Step 3  Navigate the folder
                         to save the file.

                 Step 4  Give    the    name
                         of  the  file  in  the
                         Name: box.
                 Step 5  Click on Save
                         button.
                 You can add an extension
                 .png or .jpg to the file
                 name while GIMP adds an
                 extension .xcf by default to

                 the saved file.                                          Save Image dialog box
                    Recap


                          GIMP is an open-source graphics  editor  software  used for  image retouching  and
                        editing.

                         Menu bar, Toolbox, Image window, Layers palette, etc. are various components of GIMP.
                         GIMP allows us to create a new file, save a file and open a file  under the File menu.


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