Exporting a PDF From GIMP
GIMP provides a free way to create and edit image files for your business, and it supports the PDF file format. The program can open PDF documents consisting of a single page or multiple pages, and while it doesn't support multi-page PDF exports, it does let you export each page individually. You can also use the GIMP to export any of its other supported image formats to PDF and the export settings let you maintain any layer masks you used in the original image.
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Click the "File" menu on your image's window and then select "Export."
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Click the file format drop-down list on the dialog box and select "Portable Document Format (*.PDF)." Use the window's file browser to navigate to the place where you want to save the file and then type a name for the PDF in the "Name" box.
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Click "Export" to view additional exporting options. Click "Apply Layer Masks Before Saving" or "Omit Hidden Layers With Zero Opacity" if either applies to your image. Click "Export" again to complete the process.
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- If you need to combine exported PDFs into a single document, you can use a third-party application that supports PDF merging.
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