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14 <big>Welcome to The GIMP !</big>
17 Nearly all image operations are performed by right-clicking
18 on the image. And don't worry, you can undo most mistakes...
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26 <tip level="beginner">
28 You can get context-sensitive help for most of the GIMP's features by
29 pressing the F1 key at any time. This also works inside the menus.
32 <tip level="beginner">
34 The GIMP uses layers to let you organize your image. Think of them
35 as a stack of slides or filters, such that looking through them you
36 see a composite of their contents.
39 <tip level="beginner">
41 You can perform many layer operations by right-clicking on the text
42 label of a layer in the "Layers, Channels and Paths" dialog.
45 <tip level="beginner">
47 When you save an image to work on it again later, try using XCF,
48 the GIMP's native file format (use the file extension <tt>.xcf</tt>).
49 This preserves the layers and every aspect of your work-in-progress.
50 Once a project is completed, you can save it as JPEG, PNG, GIF, ...
53 <tip level="beginner">
55 The layer named "Background" it special because it lacks
56 transparency. This prevents you from adding a layer mask or moving
57 the layer up in the stack. You may add transparency to it by
58 right-clicking in the "Layers, Channels and Paths" dialog
59 and selecting "Add Alpha Channel".
62 <tip level="beginner">
64 Most plug-ins work on the current layer of the current image. In
65 some cases, you will have to merge all layers (Layers->Flatten Image)
66 if you want the plug-in to work on the whole image.
69 <tip level="beginner">
71 Not all effects can be applied to all kinds of images. This is
72 indicated by a grayed-out menu-entry. You may need to change
73 the image mode to RGB (Image->Mode->RGB), add an alpha-channel
74 (Layers->Add Alpha Channel) or flatten it (Layers->Flatten Image).
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