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The GIMP can undo most changes to the image, so feel free to experiment.
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The GIMP supports gzip compression on the fly. Just add <tt>.gz</tt> (or <tt>.bz2</tt>, if you have bzip2 installed) to the filename and your image will be saved compressed. Of course loading compressed images works too.
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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.
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The layer named "Background" is special because it lacks transparency. This prevents you from moving the layer up in the stack. You may add transparency to it by right-clicking in the Layers dialog and selecting "Add Alpha Channel".
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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, ...
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You can drag and drop many things in the GIMP. For example, dragging a color from the toolbox or from a color palette and dropping it into an image will fill the current image or selection with that color.
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