ms paint

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What is MS Paint?

Microsoft Paint is a simple graphics editor that has been included in all versions of Microsoft Windows. The program opens and saves files in Windows bitmap (BMP), GIF, PNEG,JPEG and single-page TIFF formats. MS paint is the basic

tool that is present in every Windows software.


MS Paint is used to colour, draw and edit pictures. This program can be in colour mode or in black and white mode. It became popular among the early Windows users as it allowed them to paint on computers. Let’s learn more about it ahead!

 

How to Open MS Paint?

The following are the steps to open MS Paint:

1.    To open MS Paint, click on the windows button that is on the bottom left of the monitor.



Open the Start Menu

 

2.            Click on all apps.



    All Apps

 

     3. Scroll down to "Windows Accessories".





Windows Accessories 

 

     4. Open the accessories folder.


Folder

     5. Select MS Paint.



MS Paint

Tools of MS Paint

There are various tools for MS Paint. You can make easy drawings with MS Paint on your computer. Some of these are listed below:


1.    Pencil: Pencil is used to draw lines or draw free hands with different colours.


   


                                     

                                                      Pencil

2.            Eraser: The eraser allows us to erase the parts we don't want.



                                



 Eraser

3.            Brush: This tool provides various varieties of brushes which we can use

to enhance our drawing.


                                                       

 Brush

4.            Text: This allows us to type the text directly on the picture.


                                              

Text

5.            Airbrush Tool: It allows us to spray over the part with the colour of our choice.


                                                      

   


         Airbrush tool

6.            Colour Palette: This provides us with the various choices of colours.




           Colour Palette

 

7.            Magnifier: It allows us to zoom in or zoom out of an image.


                                                   


               

            Magnifier

8.            Rectangle: It allows us to draw rectangles of equal length and breadth on the picture.   

                                                 


         Rectangle

9.            Line: The tool of line helps us to draw straight lines, horizontal lines, vertical lines, slanted lines, etc.


                                                            




                                                                      Line

10.        Curve: It allows us to draw curves.





Curve

Features of  MS Paint Window





 MS Paint window

File Tab

The file tab includes options such as new, save, save as, etc.

Home Tab

It includes tools such as brushes, shapes, colours, image erasers, fill tools, airbrushes, etc.

 View Tab

It includes tools such as zoom out, zooms in, status bar, rulers, etc.

 Home Tab Groups





Home Tab of MS Paint 

Clipboard





Clipboard of MS Paint

Cut 

This is used to cut the selection from the active document.

 Copy

This is used to copy the selection.

 Paste

This is used to Paste.

 



Image Group in the Home Tab of MS Paint 

 

Select

This is used to select part of the picture to move, copy, or edit.

 

Crop

It is used to crop part of a picture.

 

Resize

It is used to resize pictures.

 

Rotate

It is used to rotate the pictures.

 

Tools of MS Paint

 



Tools in the Home Tab of MS Paint 

Fill with Colour

This is used to fill colour in drawings.

 

Pencil Tool

It is used to draw lines with different colours.

 

Brushes Tool

It is used to select the brush shape and apply colour to the image.

 

Eraser Tool

It is used to erase errors or parts of a drawing.

 

Magnifier

It is used to zoom in or zoom out an image.

 

Text Tool  

It is used to type text.

 Eye Dropper

It is used to select and sample colours.

 

Shapes in MS Paint



Shapes in the Home Tab of MS Paint 

Let’s discuss a few shapes below which are used majorly:

Line



Line

 

This is used to draw a line. 

 

 

Curve

 



Curve

 

This is used to draw a curved line. 

 

Rectangle

 



Rectangle

 

This is used to draw a rectangle.

 

Polygon

 


 

Polygon

 

This is used to draw a polygon.

 

Ellipse /Circle

 



Circle

 

This is used to draw an ellipse.

 

Rounded Rectangle

 



Rectangle

 

This is used to draw a rounded rectangle.

 

Colours in MS Paint

 



Colours in the Home Tab of MS Paint 

Let’s discuss the colours tab below in detail.

Colour Palette

It is the place from which you can select colours.

 

Edit Colours

It is used to edit colours.

 

Colour Box

By default, it has two colours - black and white but you can change it too.

 

Shortcut Keys

  • Ctrl + C is used to Copy.
  • Ctrl + P is used to Print.
  • Ctrl + A is used to Select All.
  • Ctrl + Z is used to Undo.
  • Ctrl + S is used to Save.
  • Ctrl + V is used to Paste. 

 

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