Opening an image in a graphic editor
Objective:
The learners will open an image in GIMP using different ways.
There are several ways of opening an existing image in GIMP
1. Open File
The common way to open an existing image is
File→ Open
or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O.
This will open image dialog box which allows you to navigate the file available in the computer. This method works well if you know the name and location of the file you want to open.
2. Open as layers
The open image as layers dialog is identical to the open image dialog. The layers of the selected file are added to the current image as the top layers in the stack.
You can access to this command from the image menubar through
File → Open as layers,
or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+O.
3. Open Location
Instead of a file name, you have a URL (a web address) for the image, you can open it using the menu, by choosing
File→ Open Location from image menu.
This brings up a small dialog that allows you to enter (or paste) the URI.
4. Open Recent
The easiest way to open an image that was recently open in GIMP, may be using
File→ Open Recent
This displays a scrollable list of the mostly recently opened images with icons beside them. Select and open the desired image.
5. Drag and Drop
Drag and drop a file onto the GIMP Toolbox to open the file. Drag an image into an open GIMP image to add dropped file as a new layer, or set of layers, to the already open image.
Many applications support dragging and dropping an image into GIMP; for example, drag an image fromFirefox and drop it onto GIMP's toolbox.
6. Copy and Paste
Many applications support copying an image to the clipboard that can then be pasted into GIMP. Print screen typically copies the screen to the clipboard, and ALT + print screen copies only the active window.
Use the following steps to open a file using copy and paste.
File→ create→ From clipboard
This will create a new image from the clipboard.
Alternatively, you can use
Edit→ paste as → new image
7. Image Browser
Besides being an excellent image browser, you can right click an image, choose Open with and then select GIMP from the list of options.
8. Opening post script and pdf files
We can open a post script and pdf file in GIMP by using the following step.
File→ Open and select the post script or pdf file.
Objective:
The learners will open an image in GIMP using different ways.
There are several ways of opening an existing image in GIMP
1. Open File
The common way to open an existing image is
File→ Open
or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+O.
This will open image dialog box which allows you to navigate the file available in the computer. This method works well if you know the name and location of the file you want to open.
2. Open as layers
The open image as layers dialog is identical to the open image dialog. The layers of the selected file are added to the current image as the top layers in the stack.
You can access to this command from the image menubar through
File → Open as layers,
or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+O.
3. Open Location
Instead of a file name, you have a URL (a web address) for the image, you can open it using the menu, by choosing
File→ Open Location from image menu.
This brings up a small dialog that allows you to enter (or paste) the URI.
4. Open Recent
The easiest way to open an image that was recently open in GIMP, may be using
File→ Open Recent
This displays a scrollable list of the mostly recently opened images with icons beside them. Select and open the desired image.
5. Drag and Drop
Drag and drop a file onto the GIMP Toolbox to open the file. Drag an image into an open GIMP image to add dropped file as a new layer, or set of layers, to the already open image.
Many applications support dragging and dropping an image into GIMP; for example, drag an image fromFirefox and drop it onto GIMP's toolbox.
6. Copy and Paste
Many applications support copying an image to the clipboard that can then be pasted into GIMP. Print screen typically copies the screen to the clipboard, and ALT + print screen copies only the active window.
Use the following steps to open a file using copy and paste.
File→ create→ From clipboard
This will create a new image from the clipboard.
Alternatively, you can use
Edit→ paste as → new image
7. Image Browser
Besides being an excellent image browser, you can right click an image, choose Open with and then select GIMP from the list of options.
8. Opening post script and pdf files
We can open a post script and pdf file in GIMP by using the following step.
File→ Open and select the post script or pdf file.
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