## 4. Common Tasks

This tutorial is based on text Copyright © 2004 Carol Spears. The original tutorial can be found online: [TUT02].

### 4.1. Intention

GIMP is a powerful image editing program with many options and tools. However, it is also well suited for smaller tasks. The following tutorials are meant for those who want to achieve these common tasks without having to learn all the intricacies of GIMP and computer graphics in general.

Hopefully, these tutorials will not only help you with your current task, but also get you ready to learn more complex tools and methods later, when you have the time and inspiration.

Open an image via File → Open… from the image window.

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