# How to: Convert an Image type

Step-by-step guide

1. Open the image file in GIMP. You can either drag and drop into GIMP; Right click the file select **Open As** and find GIMP in the list; or go to **File > Open..** the navigate to where the file is and select **Open**.
2. Select File > Export As...  
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3. Rename the file if you wish, and select where you would like the changed file to be saved, in this case I will save it to Downloads.  
    [![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/LJJimage.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/LJJimage.png)
4. Click on **Select File Type (By Extension)** [![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/4Hcimage.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/4Hcimage.png)
5. Scroll through the list and find the file type you wish to convert to and click it. (In this case we are converting a HEIC to JPEG, you can also do PDF, cel, etc.)  
    [![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/YXHimage.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/YXHimage.png)
6. Click **Export**
7. Select your settings for the image, usually the default is fine and won't need changing but you can increase quality etc if you wish. Then hit **Export** again.   
    [![image.png](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/scaled-1680-/I8Timage.png)](https://bookstack.pbr.org.au/uploads/images/gallery/2023-03/I8Timage.png)
8. It will now be saved in the folder you selected under the filename you chose.