When I add some text in Microsoft Paint, it gets overly pixelated:
I used the Times New Roman
font.
How can I prevent some added text from becoming pixelated in Microsoft Paint?
Image used in the example:
When I add some text in Microsoft Paint, it gets overly pixelated:
I used the Times New Roman
font.
How can I prevent some added text from becoming pixelated in Microsoft Paint?
Image used in the example:
It depends on the size of the image. If you're stuck editing a very small image, you can try increasing the size, as shown below, then add text, and then shrink the image somewhat. If resized too small, text will be blurred.
As others mention, you might try another image editor. Free IrfanView, or one of the many alternatives, might do better. However, even with an alternative tool, you may still need to work with an expanded image.
if the answer is that paint is crap and doesn't support it, that's a valid answer.
Paint is crap. If you want a similar and gratis software, try Paint.NET instead.
It has 3 options for dealing with how the font is pixelated and you can enable or disable antialiasing as well. You will see the pixelation in preview, i.e. while you're still editing the text.
Presumably, you want your text to look similar to the existing text ("Overall clinical ratings of"). Note that this text itself is pixelated, but that's because of the image's resolution, leaving only 8 pixels for the text height.
So, you want MSPaint to render text using ClearType. I've tested on my machine's MSPaint (using Times New Roman), and it does apply ClearType.
I believe MSPaint uses your display's ClearType settings to render text. You should check your computer's ClearType settings: search for ClearType in the start menu and you should find the "Adjust ClearType text" app.