Questions tagged [microsoft-paint]
Simple drawing and photo-editing program included with Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0.
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my paint comes up with an error saying that when i tried to save the file it gets interuppted and idk how to fix it [closed]
like i said in the title my paint is messing up and wont let me save my pictures it says the save was interuppted and then it fails to save the picture theres nothing else i can add please stop saying ...
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How to exit from Paint Text regime and preserve the letter? Letter disappears upon exiting if I wrote the letter starting from the left of the bmp
I have 16*16 pixel BMP, and I am trying to add big capital letter A over this picture. I am trying to do this in Microsoft Paint program.
The usual and expected scenario is:
I am selecting Text ...
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Is there a way to - by default - have the text box in Microsoft Paint (Windows 10) smaller than the default size it makes when you click to add text?
If I only want a text box to have say, the number "7" in it, I have to resize the text box to make it smaller than the default size every time.
I know that you can make the text box larger ...
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Microsoft Paint Selection Delete, gives Checkered Background
In Microsoft Paint, if I do, "selection rectangle", and then "delete", I get a checkered background.
This did not happen before.
I do Not have "Transparent selection" in ...
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Where are mspaint icons stored?
Where are these mspaint icons stored? I'm trying to find them in Windows XP.
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Can I install the latest Windows 11 apps on Windows 10?
There are a lot of apps updated with Windows 11 which includes Microsoft Store, Photos, Notepad, MS-Paint, Snipping tool, Snip n Sketch, etc. They all are available at windows 11 but not at Windows 10....
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How can I really maximize MS Paint in an external monitor in Windows 10?
I use a GS76 Stealth 11UH laptop (4k monitor) running on Microsoft Windows 10 with a 1080p external monitor. When I try to maximize Microsoft Paint (mspaint.exe) in my external monitor in Windows 10, ...
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Keyboard shortcut to close MS Paint without saving
What is a keyboard shortcut in MS Paint 11 to close without saving? Yes, I know about Alt+F4, but that brings up the annoying prompt to save the file, forcing me to click a button with my mouse. I ...
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How can I prevent some added text from becoming pixelated in Microsoft Paint?
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?
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Windows 11 "Edit with Paint" context menu
I am trying to add something like right click "Edit" to open images in paint. In Windows 11 it says "Edit with Photos" so I tried to add a new entry. I can't get this to work. ...
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Why is black (0, 0, 0) the default color of transparency?
I like to make my masks and I always notice something funny. Whenever I paste a transparent image on MS Paint (not sure what version), the transparent colors are always the default black (0, 0, 0).
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PDF low quality when printing an image
When I edit an image in Paint and save it as a PDF file, the PDF document doesn't have a high quality.
Sample image
Sample PDF
Any suggestions?
P.S. This is actually how I tried to edit a PDF ...
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Is there a way that someone else can undo a Paint delete?
So speaking of the Windows Paint App, let's say I deleted a significant portion of a soon-to-be BMP or JPG file and then uploaded the file online.
Is there any way someone can restore the deleted part ...
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Launching mspaint and wordpad fail with "Unable to create new document"
Launching mspaint or wordpad fails with this prompt. This happens when they are launched from any directory, with or without arguments.
My system is Windows 10 version 2004. I've installed some ...
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How to resize page markers on the vertical and horizontal edges of Paint?
How do I resize the vertical and horizontal markers for the Paint page? I know they should be located in the middle of the vertical or horizontal edge but they are so small that I struggle to find ...
