Eraser – will erase everything to the background color.

If your text box is too small to display all the text, you can extend its size by holding one of the white squares (highlighted in red).

The text can be made Bold by selecting the letter B, Italic by selecting the I, and underlined by selecting the U.

Fonts can be changed in the drop-down menu (where it says “Arial” in the photo).

When adding text to an image, you can change its size by using the numeric drop-down menu.

Bucket – Replace a color in an area with another color.

The side buttons to the right of the selection menu are the basic tools, top-down from left to right: The Rotate option lets you rotate or flip the image as you please.

The resize option will let you change the size of the selected area (or the whole picture if nothing was selected) by percentage of the original size, or by selecting a specific size in pixels. You can use the crop option to crop the image to the selected area. Another option is to use Transparent selection, which only selects the painted area, without the background. Once selected, you can invert the selection, selecting everything BUT the area you’ve marked. The selection can be rectangular or “free form” – meaning you can freely draw the selection you wish to. You can use the “Select” option to select a section of the photo. You can now choose to start a new project, open a saved picture, save an image as a different file type, print an image you have open, or email that image to a contact. To open a saved image you wish to edit, click on the menu button (highlighted in red). Windows 8/8.1 – In the main menu, scroll until you see the Paint icon and click on it. Windows 7 users – Click on the start button and in the search bar type in paint, then select the Paint icon.Īlternatively, you can click on Start > All Programs > Accessories > Paint. This guide will teach you how to make the best of Paint, turning you from a novice to a pro. Did you know that your computer’s operating system has a simple-yet-powerful photo manipulation tool called “Paint”? Since its introduction in 1992 as part of the then-new Windows 3.1, Paint has evolved into its modern-day version, allowing you to do quite a few actions that once required you to buy a photo manipulating software.

Something like ms paint for mac