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	<h2>This wiki page can be found at http://bit.ly/gimpclass</h2>		<h2>This wiki page can be found at http://bit.ly/gimpclass</h2>
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	<h3>To Install</h3>		<h3>To Install</h3>

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	This class will give you the skills to open, edit and combine images using the powerful program named GIMP.		This class will give you the skills to open, edit and combine images using the powerful program named GIMP.

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	<h3>To Install</h3>		<h3>To Install</h3>

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 Once you have made your selection, it will have trailing black lines around it to symbolize it is a selection.
-<h3>Layers as "uber-selections"</h3>
+<h3>Layers as Permanent Selections</h3>
 If you have made a selection that you wish to make more permanent, Copy it to the clipboard with "Ctrl-C," then Paste with "Ctrl-V" which will paste a copy of the selection onto the image. Then pull down the Layer menu and choose "New Layer..."

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 <h3>To Install</h3>
-GIMP will likely be installed on your computer already, but if not, you can find it in Synaptic Package Manager under "gimp." Once selected, choose "yes" to install the needed dependencies as well. Other useful packages are "gimp-data-extras" which include extra brushes and gradients, and the "gimp-help-en" package which is the help manual.
+GIMP will likely be installed on your computer already, but if not, you can find it in Synaptic Package Manager under "gimp." Once selected, choose "yes" to install the needed dependencies as well. Other useful packages are "gimp-data-extras," which includes extra brushes and gradients, and the "gimp-help-en" package which is the help manual.
 <h3>Three ways to start GIMP</h3>
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 or right-click on the image you want to edit, and choose "Open With..." then "GNU Image Manipulation Program."
-<h3>Windows of GIMP</h3>
+<h3>Alternate Ways to Open an Image File</h3>
-The tall skinny window on the left, labeled "Toolbar" on the top, is where you will choose the image manipulation tool you want to use, and control the settings of the tool. The other skinny tall window are more tool options and ways to select and isolate different aspects of the image. But we'll get to that later! The remaining more square window is an empty image window (unless you opened an image)
+Choose the File menu, then "Open..." then browse to the file you wish to open.
-The toolbox: tools are represented as icons which likely helps out when translating the program into other languages :)
+<h3>Windows of GIMP</h3>
-If you would prefer a menu, the "Tools" menu in the image window has them grouped into general type.
+Your image will appear in the Image window. Across the top of the window you will find the filename, what kind of image it is, (RGB Color or Greyscale etc) how many layers it has, and the image's pixel dimensions as width times height.
-For more info, see Toolbox section below.
+Each image window has its own menu directly under the first part. If you have multiple images open, it is helpful each window has its own menu to help from accidentally editing the wrong image's settings.
-Skipping over "Layers, Channels and Paths" for now, we'll get into layers below but the rest is GIMP 2.
+The rulers on the edges of the picture both help measure the space and function as guides. Click and drag a ruler onto the image and it will form a blue guide line. Guide lines will not show up when the image is printed but will help you arrange elements of your image.
-To explain the image window, let us open an image.
+Later on, when you are moving selections and layers around, you will find the "snap to" feature that is on by default on the guides makes it very easy to line things up.
-<h3>Ways to Open an Image File</h3>
+If you want your rulers to display another unit of measurement, you can choose from the drop-down menu at the left on the bottom of the image window. Right now it should say "px." You can choose centimeters, picas, inches and more.
-Drag the picture file from the Desktop or File Browser into the toolbar or the blank image window.
+To the right of the unit of measurement selection is the quick-zoom menu, followed lastly by the name of the active Layer and how much temporary memory the image is using in parenthesis. The tiny icons in the corners are fun, the top right locks in the current image ratio, so when you resize the window it automatically zooms the image. If you are working close up and want to move to another close up part of the image, click and hold the navigation icon on the bottom right (same icon as the Move icon) until you get to the part of the image you want to be at.
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+The tall skinny window on the left, labeled "Toolbar" on the top, is where you will choose the image manipulation tool you want to use, and control the settings of the tool. The other skinny tall window are more tool options and ways to select and isolate different aspects of the image. But we'll get to that later! The remaining central window is the image window.
-Choose the File menu, then "Open..." then browse to the file you wish to open.
+The tools in the toolbox are represented as icons. Hover over a tool and a tip will pop up telling you the name of the tool and the keyboard shortcut (if it has one).
-Your image will appear in the image window. Across the top of the window you will find the filename, what kind of image it is, (RGB Color or Greyscale etc) how many layers it has, and the image's pixel dimensions as width times height.
+If you would prefer a menu, the "Tools" menu in the image window has them grouped into general type.
-Each image window has its own menu directly under the first part. If you have multiple images open, it is helpful each window has its own menu to help from accidentally editing the wrong image settings.
+For more info, see Toolbox section below.
 So that's a quick intro to the image window! Let's move on to your first image manipulation!

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 With layers, you can apply effects to specific parts of the image while leaving the rest unchanged.
-Select which layer you are working with by left-clicking on it in the Layers toolbar. Be aware of which layer is selected when you are making your edits!
+Select which layer you are working with by left-clicking on it in the Layers toolbar. Be aware of which layer is selected when you are making your edits! The active layer will have a black and yellow striped border.
 The default name for the base layer is "Background." You can rename any layer by double-clicking on the name in the Layer toolbox. Type the label you wish and hit "enter" to complete.
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 <h5>Working with Layers</h5>
-You can paste an image from the clipboard with "Ctrl-V", which can come from any other image or program that will let you push "Ctrl-C" or copy to the clipboard. The pasted image will appear as a floating selection (with trailing lines around it) until you anchor it onto the next layer down with the anchor button in the Layer toolbox. If you want the floating selection to become its own layer click the new layer button.
+You can paste an image from the clipboard with "Ctrl-V", which can come from any other image or program like a web browser. The pasted image will appear as a floating selection (with trailing lines around it) until you anchor it onto the next layer down with the anchor button in the Layer toolbox. If you want the floating selection to become its own layer click the new layer button.
 If you want to see "under" the layer momentarily, you can make the layer invisible by clicking on the Eye icon in the Layer toolbar. Click the empty box to make the layer visible again.
-If you wish to see "through" the layer permanently, on the Layer property, select the layer and adjust the Opacity slider. This enables you to easily "blend" images together.
+If you wish to see "through" the layer permanently, on the Layer property, select the layer and adjust the Opacity slider. This enables you to blend images together.

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-<h3>Colourize</h3>
+<h3>Colorize</h3>
-One of the many effects under the menu item Colours is Colourize.
+One of the many effects under the menu item Colors is Colorize.
 This is an easy way to change the hue, saturation and lightness with one tool.

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