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Paint Brush/Ms Paint:

Ms Paint or Paint Brush is drawing application program use to create simple drawings.
These drawings can be either black-and-white or color, and can be saved as bitmap files. You
can print your drawing, use it for your desktop background, or paste it into another document.

Close Button
Control Menu Box Title Bar

Menu Bar Minimize Button

Tool Box Restore Button

Scroll Arrow
Color Box

Status Bar
Task Bar Scroll Bar

Free From Select Select Tool

Tool Box
Fill With Color
Eraser Tool

Magnifier Tool
Pick Color Tool

Brush Tool
Pencil Tool
Text Tool
Air Brush Tool

Curve Line Tool

Line Tool

Polygon Tool
Rectangle Tool

Ellipse Tool Rounded Rectangle Tool

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Functions
Free From Select Tool: Select the free from
part of picture to move, copy or edit.
Select Tool: Select the rectangular part of
picture to move, copy or edit.
Eraser Tool: Erase the portion of picture,
using the selected eraser size.
Fill with color Tool: Fill an area with a
current drawing color.
Pick Color Tool: Pickup a color for drawing
from picture
Magnifier Tool: Changes the magnification.
Pencil Tool: Draw a free from line one pixel
width.
Brush Tool: Draws using the brush with the
selected shape & size.
Airbrush Tool: Draws using an Airbrush of
the selected size.
Text Tool: Inserts text into the picture
Line Tool: Draws straight line with the
selected line width.
Curve Line Tool: Draws curve line with the
selected line width.
Rectangle Tool: Draws a rectangle with the
selected fill style.
Polygon Tool: Draws a polygon with the
selected fill style.
Ellipse Tool: Draws an ellipse or circle with
the selected fill style.
Rounded Rectangle Tool: Draws a rounded
rectangle with the selected fill style.
To draw a straight line
1. In the toolbox, click Line.
2. Below the toolbox, click a line width.
3. Drag the pointer to draw the line.
Notes:
You can draw a perfectly horizontal,
vertical, or 45-degree diagonal line by holding
down SHIFT while dragging.
To draw a freeform line
1. In the toolbox, click Line.
2. Drag the pointer to draw the line.
To draw a curved line
1. In the toolbox, click Curve.
2. Below the toolbox, click a line width.
3. Draw a straight line by dragging the
pointer.
4. Click where you want one arc of the
curve to be, and then drag the pointer to
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adjust the curve. Repeat this step for a
second arc. You can only create two
curves for each line
To draw an ellipse or circle
1. In the toolbox, click Ellipse.
2. Below the toolbox, click a fill style.
3. Drag the pointer to draw the ellipse or
circle
To draw a rectangle or square
1. In the toolbox, click Rectangle to create
a square-cornered shape, or click
Rounded Rectangle to create a round-
cornered shape.
2. Below the toolbox, click a fill style.
3. To draw a rectangle, drag the pointer
diagonally in the direction you want.
4. To draw a square, hold down SHIFT
while dragging the pointer.
To draw a polygon
1. In the toolbox, click Polygon.
2. Below the toolbox, click a fill style.
3. Drag the pointer to draw a straight line.
4. Click once at each position where you
want a new line segment to appear.
5. Double-click when done.
To type and format text
You can only enter text into an image when
you are in normal view. To display the normal
view, on the View menu, point to Zoom, and
then click Normal size.
1. In the toolbox, click Text.
2. To create a text frame, drag the pointer
diagonally to the size you want.
3. On the text toolbar, click the font, size,
and style you want for the text. If the
text toolbar is not displayed, on the
View menu, click Text Toolbar. You
can drag the toolbar to any location in
the window.
4. Type your text. You can also paste text
into a text box, but not graphics.
5. The color of the text is defined by the
foreground color.
To erase a small area
1. In the toolbox, click Eraser.
2. Below the toolbox, click an eraser size.
3. Right-click a color in the color box if
the color you want to erase with is
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different from the current background
color.
4. Drag the pointer over the area you want
to erase.
To erase a large area
1. In the toolbox, click Select to select a
rectangular area, or click Free-Form
Select to select a freeform area.
2. Select the area you want to erase.
3. The eraser color is the same as the
background color shown in the color
box below the toolbar. Right-click a
color in the color box to change the
background color.
4. On the Edit menu, click Clear
Selection.
To erase an entire image
1. If any part of the image is selected,
click outside of the selected area.
2. On the Image menu, click Clear
Image.
To stretch or skew an item
1. In the toolbox, click Select to select a
rectangular area or click Free-Form
Select to select a freeform area.
2. Drag a box around the item you want to
change.
3. On the Image menu, click
Stretch/Skew.
4. Under Stretch, type the percent to
stretch your picture horizontally or
vertically.
5. Under Skew, type the number of
degrees to skew your picture
horizontally or vertically.
To change the size of your picture
1. On the Image menu, click Attributes.
2. Under Units, click the unit of
measurement you want to use for the
width and height.
3. Type the measurements in Width and
Height
To Create a New File:
1. On the File Menu Click New Or Press
Ctrl+N
To Save a File:
1. On the File Menu Click Save Or Press
Ctrl+S
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2. Type New File name.
3. Change File Format, Drive or Folder if
required
4. Click Save Button
To Open a File:
1. On the File Menu Click Open Or Press
Ctrl+O
2. Select the File name from list.
3. Change File Format, Drive or Folder if
required
4. Click Open Button
To Save active file with new file name:
1. On the File Menu Click Save As
2. Type New File name.
3. Change File Format, Drive or Folder if
required
4. Click Save Button
To Set page attributes:
1. On the File Menu Click Page Setup
2. Change Page size, orientation &
margins
3. Click Ok.
To display full screen before printing:
1. On the File Menu Click Print Preview
Note: Click on close button to exit
To print file:
1. On the File Menu Click Print or Press
Ctrl+B
2. Set the appropriate settings
3. Click Print Button.
To Quit the program:
1. On the File Menu Click Exit or Press
Alt+F4
To Undone the last option:
1. On the Edit Menu Click Undo or Press
Ctrl+Z
To Redoes the previously undone option:
1. On the Edit Menu Click Redo or Press
Ctrl+Y
To set the default foreground and
background colors
 To set the foreground color, click a
color in the color box.
 To set the background color, right-click
a color in the color box.
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To fill an area or object with color
1. In the toolbox, click Fill with Color.
2. Click or right-click a color in the color
box if the color you want is different
from either the current foreground color
or background color.
3. Click or right-click the area or object
you want to fill.
To paint with a brush
1. In the toolbox, click Brush.
2. Below the toolbox, click a brush shape.
3. To paint, drag the pointer over the
image.
To create an airbrush effect
1. In the toolbox, click Airbrush.
2. Below the toolbox, click a spray size.
3. To spray, drag the mouse pointer over
the image.
To create custom colors
1. In the color box, click the color you
want to change.
2. On the Colors menu, click Edit Colors.
3. Click Define Custom Colors.
4. Click the color swatch to change the
Hue and saturation (Sat), and then
move the slider in the color gradient to
change the luminescence (Lum).
5. Click Add to Custom Colors.
To use black and white instead of color
1. On the Image menu, click Attributes.
2. Under Colors, click Black and white.
To change the color of an existing line
1. In the toolbox, click Fill With Color.
2. In the color box, click a different color.
3. Click the line you want to change.
To copy color from one area or object to
another
1. In the toolbox, click Pick Color.
2. Click the area containing the color you
want to copy.
3. In the toolbox, click Fill With Color.
4. Click the object or area where you want
the new color.
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To acquire an image from a scanner or a
digital camera
1. On the File menu, click From Scanner
or Camera.
2. In the Get Pictures dialog box, click
the image you want, and then click Get
Picture.
To use a picture as your desktop
background
1. Save the picture.
2. On the File menu, click either of the
following commands:
a. Set As Background (Tiled)
covers the desktop with
repetitions of your picture.
b. Set As Background (Centered)
places your picture in the center
of the desktop.
To send an image using e-mail
After you are done working on an
image, you can send it to anyone who has an e-
mail account (as long as you also have access
to an e-mail account).
1. On the File menu, click Send.
2. Your e-mail program will display, with
your image included either as an
attachment or as part of the message
section of your e-mail.
3. Specify your recipient's e-mail address,
a subject, and a message; then send the
e-mail as you normally would.
To insert an image file into the current
picture
1. In the toolbox, click Select and then
drag the pointer to define an area for the
inserted file.
2. On the Edit menu, click Paste From.
3. Locate and double-click the file you
want to insert.
4. Drag the image file to position it
correctly, and then click outside the
selection.
To display gridlines
1. On the View menu, point to Zoom, and
then click Custom.
2. Under Zoom to, click a percentage of
zoom greater than 200 percent, and then
click OK.
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3. On the View menu, point to Zoom, and  The rectangular tool allows you to
then click Show Grid. define straight-edged areas you want to
Note: move or change in your picture.
You can remove the gridlines by repeating  The freeform tool allows you to define
step 3 and clearing the Show Grid check exact areas of picture you want to
mark, or by clicking View, pointing to change. You can trace a shape, drag it
Zoom, and then clicking Normal Size. to another area of the picture, rotate it
individually, or remove it.
To flip or rotate a picture or object  To turn off the selection box, click
1. In the toolbox, click Select to select a outside it.
rectangular area or click Free-Form
Select to select a freeform area. Set wall Paper (Tiled)
2. Draw a box around the item you want to It is use to set wallpaper in desktop
flip or rotate. screen in tiled view to the drawing object.
3. On the Image menu, click Flip/Rotate.  Draw the picture (Drawing Object)
4. Click one of the options under Flip or  Save a File.
rotate.  Click on File menu.
Note:  Click on Set Wallpaper (Tiled)
To undo up to three changes, on the Edit
menu, click Undo for each change. Set Wallpaper (Center)
It is use to set wallpaper (center) in desktop
To copy and paste part of a picture area to drawing object.
1. In the toolbox, click Select to select a  Draw the picture (Drawing Object)
rectangular area, or click Free-Form  Save a File.
Select to select a freeform area.  Click on Set Wallpaper (Center)
2. Drag the pointer to define the area you
want to copy.
3. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
4. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
5. Drag the selection to a new location.
Notes:
 You cannot paste graphics when
the text tool is selected.
 You can paste multiple copies of
an object by holding down
CTRL while you drag the object
to a new location. Repeat as
needed.
 To undo up to three changes, on
the Edit menu, click Undo for
each change.
 To turn off the selection box,
click outside the box.

To select part of a picture

1. In the toolbox, click Select to select a
rectangular area, or click Free-Form
Select to select a freeform area.
2. Drag the pointer to define the area you
want to select.
Notes: