On Wednesday 03 January 2007 12:39 pm, Alf Strandgard wrote:

Hello:

I am a novice with GIMP. At work I am doing a variety of small office tasks, including creating pictures and creating labels on the screen.

When I create text and place it on the screen (transparency).....no problem. Once I come back to the same screen and want to move the text.........or edit the text..........I have trouble. I can't easily locate (click on) the original text I entered. I think it has to do with layers.

I have read the users manual.....no help.

Does anyone have an easy fix or advice on layers and text for

When you want to move a text layer you either must place the cursor directly over the text, or select the Move the current layer radio button in the move tool's options dialog.

On 1/3/07, Alf Strandgard wrote:

* want to move the text………*

In the Layer dialogue (it should be on the screen, but you can also get to it via Ctrl-L or Dialogs->Layers), make sure your text layer is active/highlighted. It should have a big "T" as an icon and have some of your text. Then click on the "Move tool" - looks like a plus sign with arrows on each end (or "m"), then in that tool's dialog select the "Move the Current Layer" radio button - this will make it easier to move the text layer.

*or edit the text…… *

Double click on the "T" in the layers dialog. A separate box with all your text should appear. This is where you can edit the text.

Hope that helps.