Questions tagged [microsoft-paint]
Simple drawing and photo-editing program included with Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0.
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Custom zoom percentage in Windows 7 Paint
I’m looking for a way to set a custom zoom in MS Paint. The default zoom levels in Paint are 50%, 100%, 200%, etc. and sometimes the jump between percentages is too great for what I’m doing. I’m aware ...
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MS Paint running in task manager but not displaying on screen nor visible in task bar Win 7 32bit
MS Paint (mspaint.exe) no longer displays on screen when I click on the shortcut in the start up menu or open the program by any other method. If I look in the task manage I will see and instance of ...
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Why won't MS paint actually save? [closed]
For some reason, paint claims to have saved my work, but when I search for the file, it does not exist. I've restarted file explorer, paint, and, saved to various locations, in variouse image formats. ...
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Can Windows 7 Paint (aka Microsoft Paint) handle transparency?
I need to edit a small image that uses transparency bits. I edited it in Paint that is included in Windows 7, and lost all the transparency.
Can the Paint app that is included with Windows 7 (aka ...
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Zooming in Microsoft Paint
I have been using CTRL+MOUSE WHEEL to zoom in and zoom out in Microsoft Paint for a while now. However I noticed that it doesn't work for me everywhere. Actually there are only few desktops where it ...
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How to change default rectangle border thickness in MS Paint [duplicate]
When I open MS Paint (Win 8), the default border thickness is set to the thickness depicted in the picture.
Is there a way to change the default rectangle border thickness?
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How to uninstall Paint on Windows 10?
In previous versions of Windows I believe Paint could be disabled in Programs and Features->Turn Windows features on or off, however in Windows 10 I don't see Paint in there.
How do I get this ...
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How can I view file as an MS Paint image?
This guy is writing code in ms paint http://www.themarysue.com/writing-code-ms-paint/
Similarly I would like to display, just for fun, various files (text or binary) as image.
Is there any utility?
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Changing the default color of the pencil in Microsoft Paint
By default the pencil color is black in Microsoft Paint. Is there any way to changing the default color to another color?
I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.
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Specify coordinates with the rectangle select tool in Paint.NET
In paint.net, suppose I have an image that is 1920x1080. Is there a way to use the rectangle select tool to enter specific cords (e.g. 300,300,600,600) and have the rectangle selector appear there on ...
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How to override windows + s shortcut function?
Somehow I've managed to turn off the instant inserting into onenote. Currently it only copies the clipped picture onto the clipboard. But I would like to insert it instantly into paint, like it worked ...
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Paint cannot save this file. Save was interrupted, so your file has not been saved
When saving any PNG image in paint to any directory (other image formats save fine), I receive the error:
A 0 byte PNG file is created, and deleted immediately after closing the error dialog.
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How to change the background color of an image?
This is the front page of my project. As you can see there is an image and a label 'C-MARK CALCULATOR'.
I want to make the white portion of the image to black, that is the background color of the ...
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Where has "invert colors" gone in the new MS Paint?
I'm wondering where the old "invert colors" feature from MS Paint has gone. My new version of MS Paint 6.1 doesn't seem to have this feature?
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How can I draw autoshape on an already existing image in Word 2003?
I'm drawing autoshape in Word 2003 like this:
Is there anyway I can draw that shape over an existing image? I cant seem to get that done on existing image. I tried pasting the image in Word, but I ...
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