Basics
Open Paint
START->Search->Paint
Step 1:
Click on Search bar and type Paint.
Step 2:
Select Paint and Click on Open button.
OR
START->Windows Accessories->Paint
Step 1:
Click on START button.
Step 2:
Move the mouse cursor and click on Windows Accessories button.
Step 3:
Then Move the mouse over paint button and click on it.
The Paint window will open and look like this.
Creating Paint
Creating a New Paint file
Step 1:
Click on File menu.
Step 2:
Click on New button and a new file is opened.
Opening an Existing Paint file
Step 1:
Click on File menu.
Step 2:
Click on the Open button.
Step 3:
Select the file from the indicated rectangular window or type the name of opening file in file name section and click on open button.
Saving Paint
Step 1:
Click on File menu on the top left of the word window.
Step 2:
Click on save or save as button.
Step 3:
- Select the location from the first rectangular window for the word file to be saved.
- Type the word file name in second rectangular window.
- Finally Click on save button.
Paint basics
Title bar
It is positioned top of windows. It shows the name of the application, document or File name.
Menu bar
It is positioned below the title bar. It contains File, Edit, View, Image, Options, and Help etc.
Tool box
It has 16 Tools like Pencil, Eraser, and Line Etc. We can use these tools for Drawing Something.
- Color box
It has many Colours. You can you these Colours for your painting.
- Status bar
It shows the status of our Mouse Pointer and other options.
Scroll bar
We used this option when the document does not fit in the window or zoomed.
Two types- Horizontal or vertical scroll bar
Minimize button
With the help of this option, you can reduce the window to an icon and arranges it on the desktop. This option does not quit the application.
Maximize/Restore button
With the help of this option, you can enlarge the active window so that it files the entire desktop.
Close button
This icon is used to close your current application windows.
Menu bar
File Menu
- New
The new command is used to create a new file document.
- Open
The open command is used to opens an existing document.
- Save
The save command is used to save the active document or the changes in the existing file.
- Save As
The Save As command is used to save the active document with a New name.
- Print Preview
The Print Preview command is used to Display the full pages.
- Page Setup
The page setup command is used to change the page layout left, Right, Top and Bottom margins.
- Print
The print command is used to print the active document and sets printing options.
- Send
The send command is used to send a picture by using mailer box.
- Set As wallpaper [Tiled]
To set the active File on the desktop wallpaper as a tilled.
- Set As wallpaper [Centred]
To set the active File on the desktop wallpaper in the Centre.
- Exit
To Close the paint.
Home Menu
- Undo
To undo the last action or step.
- Redo
To redo the previously undone action.
- Cut
To cut the selection from the active document and places it on the clipboard.
- Copy
To copy the selection and puts it on the clipboard.
- Paste
To Paste the cut or copied contents from clipboard.
- Clear Selection
To deletes the selection but it cannot be paste.
- Select All
To select the all text and graphics in the selected object.
- Paste from
This option is used to paste another file into the active file.
- Free from select
It is used to selects a free from part of the picture to move, copy or edit.
- Select
It is used to selects a rectangular part of the picture to move, copy or edit.
- Eraser/Color eraser
It is used to erase a portion of the picture using the selected eraser shape.
- Fill with Color
It is used to fills an area with the current drawing color.
- Pick Color
It is use to pick up a color from the picture for drawing.
- Magnifier
It is used to the magnified the drawing.
- Pencil
It is used to draw a free hand drawing from line one pixel wide.
- Brush
It is used to draw drawings using a brush with the selected shape and size.
- Airbrush
It is used to draw airbrush drawings of the selected size.
- Text
It is used to inserts text into the picture.
- Line
It is used to draw a line with the selected line width.
- Curve
It is used to draw a curved line with the selected line width.
- Rectangle
It is used to draw a rectangle with the selected fill style.
- Polygon
It is used to draw a polygon with the selected fill style.
- Ellipse/Circle
It is used to draw an ellipse with the selected fill style.
- Rounded Rectangle
It is used to draw a rounded rectangle with the selected fill style.
View Menu
- Zoom
- Normal size
To Zoom the picture to 100%.
- Large size
To Zoom the picture to 400%.
- Custom
To Display the zooms size Like 100% to 800%.
- Normal size
- Show Grid
Shows or hides the grid lines on large size zoom.
Shortcuts Keys
Some important Shortcut Keys:
- Ctrl + N : New
- Ctrl + O : Open
- Ctrl + S : Save
- Ctrl + P : Print
- Ctrl + Z : Undo
- Ctrl + Y : Repeat/Redo
- Ctrl + X : Cut
- Ctrl + C : Copy
- Ctrl + V : Paste
- Ctrl + A : Select All
- Ctrl + T : Tool Box
- Ctrl + L : Color Box
- Ctrl + F : View Bitmap
- Ctrl + R : Flip/ Rotate
- Ctrl + W : Stretch/Skew
- Ctrl + I : Invert Colors
- Ctrl + E : Attributes
- Ctrl + Shift + N : Clear Image
- Alt + F4 : Exit
- Ctrl + Page Up : Normal Size
- Ctrl + Page Down : Large Size
- Alt + Space + R : Restore
- Alt + Space + M : Move
- Alt + Space + S : Size
- Alt + Space + N : Minimize
- Alt + Space + X : Maximize
- Alt + Space + C : Close
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