Working with text in a graphics editor

In a graphics editor we can not only draw new pictures but also edit ready ones. A picture is loaded with File → Open. To resize it choose Resize in the Image menu; if the width-to-height ratio is kept, the picture is not stretched. Rotating by 90° or flipping horizontally or vertically is in the same menu. To add words choose the text tool (the letter T), click the place on the picture, then pick the font, size and colour and type. When the text is finished it becomes part of the picture, so it is handy to write it on a separate layer (we shall learn layers soon). The Effects menu (blur, frost, pencil sketch and others) changes how a picture looks. Work only with your own pictures or ones you have permission to use. Greeting cards, calendars and book covers are made this way.