"The GIMP's main window displays the application menu and a panel showing you a wide range of tools that you can use."

"The Xtns menu gives you access to the Module Manager, Plug-In Browser, Procedure Browser, Unit Editor and also to the Script-Fu components."

"The Image menu allows you to perform various actions with the current image: transform, flip, rotate, scale, crop, flatten, etc."

"The Layer menu in your currently open image window allows you to create a new layer, duplicate or delete an existing one, modify its transparency and perform many other operations."

"The Tools menu provides you with various additional features of the application, including Default Colors, Selection Tools, Paint Tools, Paths, Color Picker, Magnify, etc."

"The Dialogs menu allows you to open any of the dialogs available in the application, including Layers, Channels, Colormap, Histogram, Colors, Brushes, Patterns and others."

"The Filters menu gives you access to a variety of filters provided by The GIMP, like Blur, Noise, Edge-Detect, Glass Effects, Light Effects, Animation, etc."

"The New Image Preferences tab lets you customize various settings related to the creation of a new image in The GIMP."

"The User Interface Preferences tab allows you to configure the previews and to set your preferred keyboard shortcuts."

"In the Tool Options tab you can set the snap distance, the default threshold in finding contiguous regions, the scaling type and some paint options shared between tools."

"The Image Windows tab enables you to modify different settings for the zoom and resize behavior and for the mouse cursors."

"The Image Window Appearance Preferences tab lets you customize the look & feel of the application according to your needs and taste."

"The Display Preferences tab enables you to modify the transparency settings and to get the monitor resolution."

"In the Input Devices Preferences tab you can configure the extended input devices and the time when to save input device settings."

"The Environment Preferences tab allows you to configure the resource consumption settings, the image thumbnails and the image saving confirmation option."

"The Folders Preferences tab lets you specify the paths for the temporary folder and also for the swap folder of The GIMP."