8. The “Colors” Menu
| Chapter 16. Menus |

## 8. The “Colors” Menu

### 8.1. Introduction to the “Colors” Menu

Figure 16.138. Contents of the “Colors” Menu

This section describes the Colors menu, which contains commands that affect the color of the image.

| Note
Besides the commands described here, you may also find other entries in the menu. They are not part of GIMP itself, but have been added by extensions (plug-ins). You can find information about the functionality of a Plugin by referring to its documentation.

#### 8.1.1. Colors Common Features

Presets

  The button opens a menu:

  Figure 16.139. Preset Menu

  which lets you Import Settings from File or Export Settings to File, and gives you access to the Manage Save Settings dialog:

  Figure 16.140. Manage saved Settings Dialog

Preview and Split view

  - Preview: this option is checked by default and displays changes directly on canvas.

  - Split view: if this option is checked, the image window is divided in two parts. Changes appear in the left part and the right part remains unchanged for comparison.

7.53. Crop Layer |  | 8.2. Color Balance

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