Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - APPLICATION GUIDE 17-03-2009 Application Manual page 271

When you edit a photo, a new copy (called a version) is created, so your original photo
is never altered. After your first edit to a photo, subsequent edits modify the same ver-
sion. If you want to create multiple versions of a photo (for example, with different
cropping or coloring), click Photo > Create New Version. To access a photo's original
version, click Photo > Version > Original.
1 Select the photo you want to edit.
2 To enter edit mode, click the Edit Image icon in the toolbar, double-click the
image, or press Enter.
3 Choose from the following edit functions, using the buttons of the sidebar to the
left or the entries from the Edit menu:
Function
Crop
Description
Cropping an image is a great way to improve the
quality of a photograph by improving how it is
framed. You crop a photo by selecting the part of
the photo you want to keep. If you want your
photo to be the exact dimensions necessary for a
certain print size, you can constrain the kind of
selection F-Spot will allow you to draw by choos-
ing the appropriate size from the Constraint drop-
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