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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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