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=== Creating and editing image resources using an Image editor (''GIMP'') ===
 
=== Creating and editing image resources using an Image editor (''GIMP'') ===
GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an image editing software. This software is very powerful with many sophisticated features. We will learn a few commonly used functions in image editing:
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GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an image editing software. GIMP is used for raster image editing, it treats the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics image] as a grid of pixels, or a set of bitmaps. It is not vector image editor (Inkscape is an vector image editor). A vector editor edits [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics vector images- which are stored as geometric information.  GIMP is very powerful with many sophisticated features. We will learn a few commonly used functions in image editing:
 
# Cropping an image
 
# Cropping an image
 
# Adding text to an image
 
# Adding text to an image
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=== Inserting images in a text document (''LibreOffice Writer'') ===
 
=== Inserting images in a text document (''LibreOffice Writer'') ===
 
One of the ways of making OER powerful and high quality is by suitably integrating multiple resource formats. Images can be embedded / inserted into a text document. The image and the related text enhance the value of the other in the document.
 
One of the ways of making OER powerful and high quality is by suitably integrating multiple resource formats. Images can be embedded / inserted into a text document. The image and the related text enhance the value of the other in the document.