In gimp under right click -> image -> scale image you can change the 
image's resolution.  Is that what you are looking for?

rowan

Michael Havens wrote:

>I am home now and I was changing the wrong section. But now I need to know how 
>to change the dpi.
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>On Monday 22 March 2004 12:23 pm, Craig White wrote:
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>>On Mon, 2004-03-22 at 11:43, Michael Havens wrote:
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>>>That is what I thought too but it doesn't want to reduce the size. I
>>>click on the decrease arrow and it brings the size down in steps from
>>>like 21" to 5". But when I open the new file it still fills the entire
>>>screen.
>>>
>>>:-)Mike(-:
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Alan Dayley
>>>Sent: 3/22/2004 6:27:32 AM
>>>To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>>Subject: Re: Re: gimp
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>>>To make the image "physically" smaller so that it is not to big when used
>>>as a background, do this:
>>>
>>>- Load the image in GIMP
>>>- Right click on the image.
>>>- Navigate the menu to Image->Scale Image...
>>>- The dialog box shows you the original width and height.  Put in a new
>>>width value, like 800.  Or something less than the original.
>>>- Click OK
>>>- Save the image, presumably under a new name
>>>
>>>All done.
>>>      
>>>
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>>There are 2 dimensions to file size as discussed by someone earlier.
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>>There is the pixel dimensions and the pixels per inch (sometimes
>>referred to as dots per inch). They both must be considered.
>>
>>A picture that is 3" x 5" at 96 dpi is but is not the same as a picture
>>that is 3" x 5" at 300 dpi. The problem is your screen is only capable
>>of resolving 96 dpi (or some other fixed size depending upon your setup
>>but 96 dpi would be typical). If you attempt to view an image on screen
>>that is 300 dpi, it would take up more than 3 times the amount of screen
>>to see each and every pixel, which is what a lot of programs will do.
>>
>>At the bottom of the scale image screen, it lists the dpi figure and my
>>guess is that it needs to be changed like to 96 dpi
>>
>>Craig
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