How to Use Microsoft Paint

soft Paint is a very important Windows 11/10 program that lets you make or draw pictures on the Paint canvas. The Paint app lets you draw pictures and how to Use Microsoft Paint by giving you different tools, brushes, shapes, and a wide range of colors. It also lets you download a picture from the Internet, copy it to a Paint canvas or page, and change it however you like.

Paint is a cool little tool that comes with Windows 10 for free. Paint is a surprising tool for something that first came out in Windows in 1985. You can use it to make simple changes to your holiday photos or screen captures. Let’s look at how you can use Paint in Windows 10 to change and improve images:

Steps to Use Microsoft Paint

Opening Paint

• Open Start Windows Start. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
• Type in paint. This will search your computer for the Paint program.
• Look for the Paint app icon. In the Start menu, look for the Paint app icon, which resembles a paint palette with paint on it.
• Click Paint. It’s next to the Paint app icon. Doing so will open a new Paint window.

Drawing and Erasing

• Review the toolbar. The toolbar, which is at the top of the Paint window, is where you’ll find all of the options used to interact with the Paint canvas.
• Select a primary color. Click any color in the palette that’s in the top-right side of the Paint window to apply it to the “Color 1” box. This is the color that you’ll use when using the left mouse button on the canvas.
  • You can create a custom color by clicking Edit colors in the upper-right corner of the window, selecting a color and shade you want to use in the color wheel, and clicking OK.
• Select a secondary color. Click the “Color 2” box to the left of the color palette, then click the color you’d like to use as your secondary color. You’ll activate this color by using the right mouse button on the canvas.
• Select a brush type. Click the Brushes option at the top of the Paint window, then click the type of brush tip you want to use. This is what affects the line size, shape, and width options.
  • If you just want to draw a regular free-form line, click the pencil-shaped “Pencil” icon in the “Tools” section.
• Select a line thickness. Click the Size option to the left of the color palette, then click the line thickness you want to use while drawing.
• Click and drag across the canvas to draw. Holding down the left mouse button while dragging will draw your line.
• Fill a section with color. Click the “Fill with color” tool, which resembles a paint bucket, in the “Tools” section, then click the canvas to change an entire section of it to your primary color (you can right-click to use your secondary color instead).
• Erase mistakes. You can use the eraser function by clicking the pink “Eraser” icon in the “Tools” section and then clicking and dragging the eraser over the portion of the image you want to erase.

Creating a Shape

• Select a color. Click the color you want to use as your shape’s outline.
• Select a “Fill” color if necessary. If you want to fill the shape with a color rather than just drawing the outline of the shape, click the “Color 2” box and then click the color you want to use for the fill color.
• Find a shape to use. In the “Shapes” section of the toolbar, scroll up or down to see all of the available shapes.
• Select your preferred shape. Click the shape you want to use to select it.
• Select a line thickness. Click Size, then click the line thickness you want to use in the resulting drop-down menu.
• Select an “Outline” option if needed. By default, the shape’s outline will be the same color as the “Color 1” box; if you want to change the consistency of the color or remove it entirely, click the Outline drop-down box, then click an option (e.g., No outline) to apply it.
• Select a “Fill” option if you like. If you selected a “Fill” color, you can add the “Fill” option to your shape: click Fill, then click Solid color.
• Click and drag diagonally across the canvas. This will draw your shape.
• Anchor the shape. Once the shape fits the size and location you had in mind, release the mouse button and click outside of the Paint canvas.

FAQ

How do I use MS Paint?

MS Paint can be used to draw, colour and edit pictures, including imported pictures from a digital camera for example. MS Paint is found by using the search button/icon on the bottom taskbar. Put in Paint and the Paint app should be found at the top of the list that appears.

How do you edit in MS Paint?

You can either click File > Open or right-click your project file in your file explorer and select Open with > Paint. Select the text tool (which looks like a capital A). You’ll see this icon in the Tools grouping. If the text is not editable, you may need to erase the previous text before continuing.