Thursday, July 30, 2020

How to center text in GIMP [Quick Guide]


Tashreef Shareef
by Tashreef Shareef

Windows & Software Expert


Align text in GIMP

GIMP is a multi-platform open-source image editing/manipulation tool that offers an advanced set of editing tools found in more expensive software like Photoshop.

The text editing tool allows you to add text to your project. Apart from the type of text, you can also choose the alignment of the text.

In this article, we walk you through the steps required to center text in GIMP.

Steps to center text in GIMP

  1. Launch GIMP from your desktop.
  2. Open a project a file where you want to add the text.
    center text in GIMP
  3. Click on the text tool. You can access it by clicking on the A icon.
  4. Click anywhere on the image and type the text.
  5. Once done, highlight all the text. Press Ctrl + A to do the same.
  6. Click Tools (toolbar).
    center text in GIMP
  7. Select the Transform Tool.
    center text in GIMP
  8. Select Align from the context menu.
    center text in GIMP
  9. From the left pane, select ‘Align middle of the target’.

You can also change the alignment to left or right using the same steps. Simply change the alignment in step 9.

The Align tool is useful to align the image layers with various image objects. GIMP offers a decent set of tools to align texts as per your preference.

By following the steps in the article, you can center text in GIMP. Follow the steps to learn how to use the alignment feature in GIMP. Do let us know if you have any GIMP related queries in the comments.

Highlights

  • GIMP is a popular open-source image manipulation tool available for the Windows platform.
  • In this article, we walk you through a step by step guide to center text in GIMP.
  • Check out our dedicated How-To hub for more detailed guides.
  • Explore our Software section for more software recommendations.

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