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Flip an Image in the GIMP App

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to flip an image in GIMP in Windows 7.

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You should have GIMP open and an image ready to use
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You can refer to our other tutorials to find out exactly how to do that.

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First, come to "Toolbox" and double-click the "Flip" tool
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You can also press "Shift" + "F" if the "Tool Options" window is opened.

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You can click "Horizontal" or "Vertical" in the "Tool Options" area
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Let's click "Horizontal".
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The "Flip" tool can also be found at the top by clicking "Tools" in the menu
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Then, move the cursor to "Transform Tools"
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Then, click "Flip"
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This will change the cursor into an arrow pointing in two directions.

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Click the image
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The image will be flipped horizontally. Alternatively, just press "Ctrl" and click the image. The image will be flipped in the other two directions.
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Click "Vertical" in the "Tool Options"
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Click the image to flip it
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Alternatively, just press "Ctrl" and click the image. The image will be flipped in the other two directions.
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