hasn’t been assigned to a default hotkey, just bring up the menu holding the command (for example, right-click|File|Preference) and press the desired key sequence — say, Ctrl+U. From now on, the Preference (remember to keep Caps Lock off). If the Ctrl+U key sequence was originally assigned to (for example) right-click|File| Print, the original shortcut will not be available. All of this happens on the fly — there and/or pressing hotkeys). The right column describes the result. • The headings list the different tools in the left column and the hotkeys for calling up each tool in the right column. • {1} represents

notice two panels, left and right, and an image window in middle. A second image is partially masked. The left panel collects Toolbox and Tool Options dialog together. The right panel collects Layers, Channels window holds the Menu of the main commands of GIMP (File, Edit, Select...), which you can also get by right-clicking on the window. An image can be bigger than the image window. In that case, GIMP displays • Left and right panels are fixed; you can’t move them. But you can decrease or increase their width by dragging the moving pointer that appears when the mouse pointer overflies the right border of the

‘global’ actions that can only be accessed via the Toolbox menu.) You can also get the Image Menu by right-clicking inside the image 1 , or by left- clicking on the little ‘arrow’ symbol in the upper left keeps a copy of the image in memory to be used by the Undo command. v 10 Cancel Button: At the lower right corner of the window appears the Cancel button. If you start a complex, time-consuming operation (most pieces of images behind. v 11 Navigation control: This is a small cross-shaped button at the lower right corner of the image display. Clicking on it, and holding the left mouse button down, brings up a window

"global" actions that can only be accessed via the Toolbox menu.) You can also get the Image Menu by right-clicking inside the image , or by left- clicking on the little "arrow" symbol in the upper left corner show what operation is being performed, and its state of progress. Cancel Button: At the lower right corner of the window appears the Cancel button. If you start a complex, time-consuming operation pieces of images behind. Navigation control: This is a small cross-shaped button at the lower right corner of the image display. Clicking on it, and holding the left mouse button down, brings up a

window. The menus can be accessed quickly by clicking the right mouse button while over the image. Plug-ins are also accessed with the right mouse button or with keyboard short-cuts (also found in the tutorials on GIMP over the Web, as you will discover in the next section. Let's do a simple task right now so you can see how easy it is to start using the GIMP. Let's create an effect known as a "drop One nice feature about the GIMP is that you can reach all of its functions by clicking with the right button on the image to bring up a pop-up menu that looks like this: Figure 5 From the menu

the XCT image into the main “GNU Image Manipulation Program” window • In the “Layers” window, right click on the XCT image and select “Duplicate Layer”. You should now have two layers • Make sure circular brush with hardness 100 • From the “Main Toolbox”, click the pencil icon • You may have to right-click on “paintbrush” and select “pencil” • From ”Tool Options”, change the size of the brush •

grouped. Each tool which has a group attached to it has a tiny arrow on the bottom right corner. To Access the Menu Right Click Use Left Mouse button to select the tool you would like to use

“global” actions that can only be accessed via the Toolbox menu.) You can also get the Image Menu by right-clicking inside the image [1] , or by left-clicking on the little “arrow” symbol in the upper left show what operation is being performed, and its state of progress. Cancel Button: At the lower right corner of the window appears the Cancel button. If you start a complex, time-consuming operation