Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 7.56.45 PM.pngStep 1: Open Gimp

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 8.15.35 PM.pngStep 2: File + Open to find background imageShortcut: (Command + O / CTRL + O)

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 8.53.06 PM.pngOnce you have opened the "Open Image" Window, in your name folder (1) make sure to selectDropbox(2) - The folder in dropbox(3) where the background image is found - Then thebackground image (4) - Then Open (5)

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.08.34 PM.pngStep 3: Open the already cut out head image

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.09.09 PM.pngStep 4: Open the clip art image you will be adding the cut out head to

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.24.10 PM.pngStep 5: Right click on the face image and copy the image(Shortcuts: Command + C / Control + C)

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.12.49 PM.pngStep 6: Click on the background image and paste the head image(Shortcut: Command + V / Control + V)

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.14.32 PM.pngStep 7: Close the head image and select close without saving

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Screen Shot 2013-05-07 at 1.06.31 PM.pngStep 8: To create layers, make sure that your image is selected. In the right hand panel orproperties section, right click on the image, the select "to new layer".

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.14.45 PM.pngNow repeat the same for the clip art image....

Right click on your image and choose copy(Shortcuts Command + C / Control + C)

Click on the background image and paste the head image(Shortcut: Command + V / Control + V)

Close the head image and select close without saving

Select your image. In the right hand panel or properties section, right click on the image, theselect "to new layer".

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Screen Shot 2013-05-06 at 9.34.01 PM.pngNow your ready to start combining the images together. Make your screen bigger so it is easier towork with.

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Screen Shot 2013-05-07 at 1.07.22 PM.pngStep 9: Now you want to move your head and the clip art image to where you want it on the page.You can also use the scale tool to make your head and clip art image bigger or smaller.

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Screen Shot 2013-05-07 at 1.07.46 PM.pngTo use the scale tool, select it and then a window will open. You can choose to pull on the corners tomake the image bigger or smaller. Click "enter" once you have reached the desired size. Make sureto click on the chain so that the image stays porportional.

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Screen Shot 2013-05-07 at 1.08.51 PM.pngStep 10: You can also rotate your images by selecting the "rotation" tool.

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Screen Shot 2013-05-08 at 8.49.45 PM.pngStep 11: Once you have added your head to your clip art image and placed them where you wantthem on the page, you need to unlayer the images so that they will stay in place. To do this you needto press Mac - Command + M / PC - Ctrl + M, make sure that "Expanded as necessary" is selectedthen choose "Merge".

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Screen Shot 2013-05-08 at 9.00.43 PM.pngKeep following all the provided steps until you have all of your heads and images onto your page.

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Screen Shot 2013-05-08 at 9.02.27 PM.pngStep 12: Once you are done adding all of your images, it is time to "export" your page. To do so, youwant to select "file" & "export"

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Screen Shot 2013-05-08 at 9.03.12 PM.pngStep 13: Name the page "yournameyearbookpage.png", make sure that you save it in the correctfolder in your Dropbox, then choose export.

Congratulations, you are done!

Step 14: Please don't forget to embed this image into your technology blog and print a copy of yourpage to hand into your teacher, with your checklist and process journal.

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