User Guide

GNU Image Manipulation Program
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This operation makes significant changes to the structure of the image. It is normally only necessary when you would like to
save an image in a format which does not support levels or transparency (an alpha channel).
14.9.21.1 Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through Image → Flatten Image.
14.9.22 Guides
Figure 14.73: The ‘Guides’ options of the ‘Image’ submenu
The Guides submenu contains various commands for the creation and removal of guides.
14.9.22.1 Activating the Submenu
• You can access this submenu from the image menubar through Image → Guides.
14.9.22.2 The Contents of the ‘Guides’ Submenu Il contenuto del sottomenu ‘Guide’
The Guides submenu contains the following commands:
• New Guide
• New Guide (by Percent)
• New Guides from Selection
• Remove all Guides
14.9.23 New Guide
The New Guide command adds a guide to the image. For more information about guides, see the glossary entry on Guides.
Tip
You can add guides to the image more quickly, but less accurately, by simply clicking and dragging guides from the
image rulers and positioning them where you would like.
14.9.23.1 Activating the Command
• You can access this command from the image menubar through Image → Guides → New Guide