How to create a digital album with GIMP

GIMP is a free graphic design program in the public domain. You can download the editor on your website and start using it to create images and edit photos, making it very popular software for creating digital albums. If you want to edit small, simple or poster-sized photos, you can use the GIMP . Once the editor is installed, start the program and start creating your digital album .

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Create a new file, or a book, to start a digital album with GIMP . Select "File" and "New" to request the corresponding pop-up box to appear. You can select a "template" in the drop-down box if you want to use a preset, such as "US-Letter (300 ppi), or you can enter your own dimensions, such as 27 centimeters for width and height. X and Y resolutions of 300 pixels per inch is standard for the creation of clear pages, high-quality notebook.Press the "Accept" button when you are satisfied with your settings.

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Search in your documents what image you want to insert and press "Open". Repeat this "Open as Layers" process by inserting all the embellishments and photos you wish to use to create the album. If the "Layers" toolbar is not visible, you can select the "Windows" option, click "Dialogs docker" and "Layers".

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Use the "Layers" option to organize the images to your liking. In the layers window, select the thumbnail of the layer you want to move and then use the arrows to make the necessary changes.

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Look for the "Move tool" on the main toolbar and click on it to start the placement of your album elements After clicking on the corresponding image in the "Layers" section, click on the item on the own Now you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the selected item, for example, you can move more to the right or to the top of the page.

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Insert text as you wish, using the "Text Tool" icon located on the main toolbar. Click on the icon and click on the book to create a desired text box, such as "2012" in the year or "Manuel" in the name of the child shown. You can select the "text" settings from the main toolbar, choose a font, size and color, you can also use the "Move tool" to reposition the text as necessary.

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Save the image, click on "File" and "Save as." Enter a file name followed by an image extension such as ".jpg" or ".png." If the file has more than one layer, a pop-up box "Export file" will appear. Select "Export" and then "Save" to condense your layers into an image file. You may also wish to save the book as a book itself, preserving the layers so that it can also be edited. To do this, use the native GIMP file extension "Xcf".

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