How to Draw a Dotted Line in GIMP
By Rosemary Peters
When you are designing a document for work, sometimes you want to spruce it up with dotted lines. Whether you are drawing a dotted-line box around important text to make it stand out, or you are creating a signature space in a document so a client can sign on the dotted line, this design device can come in handy in several instances. Creating dotted lines dot by dot can be tedious and annoying. GIMP takes this headache away with the "Stroke Path" menu.
Launch GIMP and open the document in which you want to draw a dotted line.
Choose a color for the line from the "Change Foreground Color" menu.
Click the "Paths Tool" tool, and draw a straight line in the document where you want the dotted line to appear.
Right-click on the line, choose "Edit" and click "Stroke Path."
Click "Solid Color" from the window that appears, and click the triangle next to "Line Style" to make more options appear.
Click the "Dash Preset" drop-down menu, and choose the line style you prefer.
Click "Stroke" to close the Stroke Path window, and the solid line you drew will turn into a dotted line.
Tips
This method works for GIMP 2.8. Instructions may vary for other versions of the product.
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Writer Bio
Rosemary Peters holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and a Master of Science in science communication. She has worked on editorial and design content across several publications, including "The Beacon" and "International Innovation." She has also spent time working in the Science radio unit at the BBC.