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