Microsoft Paint

Paintbrush (MS Paint or Microsoft Paint) is a simple graphics painting program that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Paint is a simple paint program with a limited tool set that creates bitmapped images in a single layer only. It is the default application for processing Windows bitmap files. Bitmaps are one form of graphics commonly used on computers, but generally too large for use on the internet. Default file extension of a bitmap file is .bmp. Paint Brush Screenshot - Windows XP:

Major Changes
MS Paint has gotten a major facelift on Windows 7. Although still aimed at basic painting needs, the updates to the interface is a clear improvement from the older Vista and XP versions. The image menu had been restructured to handle image selection, cropping, resizing and rotation: Brush stroke types now have better. More shape selections are available too. You can use the view rulers and gridlines capability to guide you in drawing. The more organized Ribbon interface is a major improvement. Not only does it look better, it is easier to use.

Paint Brush Screenshot - Windows 7:

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Command Groups
IMAGE

1.

Selection Tools:
These tools are used to select portions of the image youre working with. These selections can then be moved around, copied, or edited without affecting the rest of the image. a) Rectangular selection: Rectangular selection will have a rectangular shaped guide box around it. To use the Rectangle Select tool: 1) Click on the Rectangle Select tool Icon. 2) With the left button, click and hold the button to begin your selection. Where you click will become one of the corners of the rectangular selection area. 3) Drag the mouse diagonally to where you want the opposite corner of the rectangular area to be. 4) Release the mouse button.

b) Free form selection:

To use the Free-Form Select tool: 1) Click on the Free-Form Select tool Icon. 2) With the left button, click on your image wherever you want to begin the selection. Drag the mouse around to create the outline of the freeform shape of your selection. 3) When you finish outlining your freeform selection shape, release the mouse button. 4) You will notice that the freeform shape that you had been drawing has just mysteriously turned into a rectangle! What gives? Actually, your freeform shape is still preserved; the selection, however, is outlined in a rectangular-shaped guide box. The freeform selection is bounded within this box. If you move the selected portion of the image around, youll notice that it still retains the freeform shape that you drew. This may confuse you at first, but youll get used to it before long.

c) Select All: By this tool you can select all contends of your paintbrush window in a
single click.

d) Invert Selection: This tool will help you to reverse the selection; this means if you
want to select all the contents except the selected one this will help you. This is very useful when you work on a complicated image and want to select complete image except a part of it.

e) Delete: This tool is for delete the selected area. f) Transparent Selection: When selecting parts of an image, you can decide if
you want the background colour to be included in the selection or not. Simply check or uncheck the 'Transparent selection' option. If you want the background included, uncheck the option and vice-versa.

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2. Crop:
a) Resize:
1) Resize: resize will let you change the proportions of the selection, making them narrower, wider, shorter, or taller. The ratio of the selections height and width will change, and will result in some distortion of the image. 2) Skew: Skew is similar to stretch, but it affects opposing edges oppositely. For example, a horizontal skew might shift the top of the image to the right while the bottom of the image stretches to the left. This results in an effect that can be used in making an illusion of 3-d Perspective. Stretch or skew can be applied by the following steps: a) b) c) d) e) Select the area/image to be skewed or stretched. Click Resize option from Image Tab. Fill the horizontal and/or vertical resize ratio to stretch the selection. Or, fill the degree of horizontal and/or vertical skewness. Press ok to apply.

b) Rotate: The rotate option available in Image tab with two type of rotation:
1) Flip: will allow you to "flip" the selection. You can choose between horizontal or vertical for the direction of your flip. This is good if you need to create a "mirror image" of a selection.

3) Rotate: will rotate the selection. The Rotate command

in Paint is not extremely flexible, so youre limited to rightangle rotations (that is, rotate left 90, rotate right 90, and 180 degrees of rotation.) a) Select the area need to apply flip/rotate. b) Click Rotate option from Image tab. c) Select the desired flip or rotation angle and press ok button.

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Tools
Here is the paint toolbar which contains various tools that you can use for drawing shapes and applying color to areas of your image in various ways:

Pencil

: Draw free hand lines with a single line width.

Bucket/Fill : Fills in an enclosed part of the image with the foreground/background colour. Text : Places text on your image of various sizes and type faces. : Erases part of the image (changes foreground colour to background colour)

Eraser

Color Picker: Chooses a colour and turns on the bucket (fill) tool. Magnifier : Zoom in or out to see different magnifications of the image

Use of the Tools

You should have a new empty image screen in Windows Paint before starting...

The Pencil Tool:

Click the pencil tool in the tool box. Notice you cannot adjust the line thickness (stroke) with this tool. (No options) Assignment: Draw some free hand images including the word Pencil.

The Bucket (or Fill) Tool:

1. Click on the bucket tool in the tool box, and then click a colour from the colour box. 2. Click the area or object you want to fill: To fill with the foreground colour, click the area with the left mouse button. 3. To fill with the background colour, click the area with the right mouse button. Notes: If the shape being filled has any breaks in its border, the filling colour will leak through to the rest of the drawing area. To find and close the opening, use the Zoom tool to closely examine the border for breaks. Assignment: Fill one of the red polygons with green.

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The Text Tool

1. Click the text tool in the tool box. 2. Create a text frame by dragging the mouse pointer diagonally, and then click the Font, size, and style you want. Assignment: Click inside the text frame and then type your name. Move and Enlarge the text frame and place it in the middle of a picture. To change the colour of the text, click a colour in the colour box.

Notes: You can only paste text when the text tool is selected. You cannot paste graphics when the text tool is selected. You can enter text into a picture only in normal view. The text toolbar can dragged anywhere on the window.

The Eraser Tool

1. Click the eraser in the tool box. To use a smaller or larger eraser, click an option at the bottom of the tool box. The selected background colour shows what colour the eraser will leave behind. To change the background colour, click a colour by using the right mouse button. 2. Drag the mouse pointer over the area you want to erase. 3. To change a specific colour (and nothing else), change the foreground colour to the colour you want to erase and the background colour to the colour you want to replace it with. Click the eraser, and then use the right mouse button to change the colour. 4. To erase a large area: Click one of the selection tools in the tool box, and then drag the mouse pointer to select the area you want to erase. The current background colour will be used to fill the cleared area. To choose a different background colour, click a colour in the colour box with the right mouse button. On the Edit menu, click Clear Selection. (or right click and choose Clear Selection from the menu) Assignment: Using the irregular selection tool, select one of the bottom arcs and erases it. Using Save As, save this file in the folder with the name as outlined by your teacher.

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Brushes

1. Click the brush tool in the tool box, and then choose a brush shape from the bottom of the tool box. 2. Click a colour from the colour box. 3. To paint, drag the mouse pointer. Assignment: Use fat brush strokes to make a pattern inside the square and rectangle.

Shape

Shapes:
Paint lets you draw many different shapes. For example, you can draw ready-made, defined shapes such as rectangles, circles, squares, triangles, and arrows (to name a few). You can also make your own custom shape by using the Polygon shape Picture of the Polygon shape to draw a polygon, which is a shape that can have any number of sides. How to insert the shapes: 1. On the Home tab, in the Shapes group, click a ready-made shape, such as the Rectangle Picture of the Rectangle. 2. To add a ready-made shape, drag the pointer across the drawing area to make the shape.

Outline:
This allows you to change the outline style of a shape. 1. To change the outline style, in the Shapes group, click Outline, and then click an outline style. 2. If you don't want your shape to have an outline, click No outline. 3. For other patterns of outline select any one of the type.

Fill:
To change the fill style, in the Shapes group, you can select this option 1. Click Fill, and then click a fill style. 2. If you don't want your shape to be filled, click No fill. 3. For other patterns of fill select any one of the type.

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Size:
The size option allows you to change the thickness of any shape outline while drawing it. To draw a shape with a specific outline thickness, select the appropriate size option before drawing.

Colour:
The Foreground and Background The Foreground Colour: While drawing with the pencil tool, the colour that the pencil draws with is called the Foreground colour. The background colour: It is the colour that the eraser tool paints with in order to erase any lines drawn with the foreground colour. How to Use: The colour palette consists of rows of coloured boxes. Clicking any coloured box with the left mouse sets the foreground colour. Clicking any coloured box with the right mouse will set the background colour. With the use of edit color you can create your own custom colour.

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VIEW
Changing the view in Paint lets you choose how you want to work with the picture. You can zoom in on a certain part of the picture or the whole picture if you want. Conversely, you can zoom out if the picture is too large. In addition, you can show rulers and gridlines as you work in Paint, which can help you work better in Paint.

Zoom:
Use Zoom in and Zoom out to see a larger or smaller view of your image. For example, you might be editing a small part of it and need to zoom in to see it. Or the opposite might be true; your picture might be too large to fit on the screen, so you need to zoom out to view all of it. In Paint, there are few different ways to zoom in or out, depending on what you want to do. 1. To increase the zoom level, on the View tab, in the Zoom group, click Zoom in. 2. To reduce the zoom level, on the View tab, in the Zoom group, click Zoom out. 3. To view the picture in the Paint window at its actual size, on the View tab, in the Zoom group, click 100%. Alternatively, to zoom in and out on a picture, you can also click the Zoom in or Zoom out buttons on the Zoom slider at the bottom of the Paint window to increase or decrease the zoom level.

Show or Hide
a) Rulers:
Use the Rulers to view a horizontal ruler at the top of the drawing area and a vertical ruler on the left side of the drawing area. The rulers let you view the dimensions of your picture, which can be helpful when resizing pictures. 1. To show rulers, on the View tab, in the Show or hide group, select the Rulers check box. 2. To hide rulers, clear the Rulers check box.

b) Gridlines
Use the Gridlines to align shapes and lines when you're drawing in Paint. Gridlines are useful because they can help provide a visual reference for the sizes of objects as you draw, and they can help you align objects. 1. To show gridlines, on the View tab, in the Show or hide group, select the Gridlines check box. 2. To hide gridlines, clear the Gridlines check box.

c) Status Bar:
This option is to show or hide the status bar of the MS-Paint window.

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Display
a) Full Screen:
Use Full screen to view your picture full screen. 1. To view the picture on the entire screen, on the View tab, in the Display group, click Full screen. 2. To exit full screen and go back to the Paint window, click the picture.

b) Thumbnail:
Thumbnail is only available when you are zoomed in. It lets you see how changes you make are affecting your picture in normal view. So far, I'm finding that the thumbnail cannot always show work on the far right or the bottom of the page.

To set a paint brush Image in to desktop background

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