[Gimp-user] Whitening Background

[Phoophan <forums gimpusers com>]

I am a beginner to Gimp and I hope this is a very easy question to answer.  

I took a photo with my phone of a simple Blank & White label.  I opened it in
Gimp and saved it as a .PNG file.  What I need to do is brighten or whiten the
label background.  When the picture is printed the White comes out greyish.  I
need to whiten this greyish background so when I print the label it comes out
White.

I've tried everything I've learned in Gimp the past year but I simply cannot
figure this out.  Any/All help would be greatfully appreciated.

Thank you!

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