Questions tagged [microsoft-paint]
Simple drawing and photo-editing program included with Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0.
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How can I create transparent images in MS Paint?
I want to know how to draw transparent images in Microsoft Paint for Windows 7.
I searched on Google but couldn't find anything for Microsoft Paint in Windows 7.
E.g. I want to draw a star for my ...
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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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Using Paint or Gimp WHERE is the UNSELECT?
Why with paint and gimp both do I see all these drawing, selecting options and no clear unselect?
Is there a way to unselect any of the drawing or selecting methods then I can go and reselect what i ...
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Replace "Paint" as default program for 'Edit' Explorer command
Default action in Windows 7 for 'Edit' is to open image in Paint. I don't use Paint. I hate Paint. I don't want to see it ever again.
Can I reassign it to, say, Paint.NET? Or if I can't, how can I ...
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How do I remove the background from an image?
I have a logo:
and I'd like to get rid of that yellow-ish background once and for all and perhaps even change the whole logo to black instead of green. is there a way to accomplish this with Paint or ...
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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?
Image used in the ...
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Paste with transparent background in Paint
Paint v5.1 (Windows XP) had a fantastic feature to allow you to paste an image with a transparent background (see images below, note that "Paste" section that appears below the tools on the left).
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How can I make Windows Paint save by default as JPEG format?
Every time I want to save an image I've pasted into the Paint application,
it chooses a BMP/DIB format (which is the worst for saving things from the clipboard).
How can I hack Paint into defaulting ...
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Paint doesn't draw at cursor position
I faced a problem while drawing something in MS-paint, the dot in the picture is where the cursor is and it draws somewhere else! How should I fix it?
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Is it possible to make a selection in Microsoft Paint beyond the current screen resolution?
Is it possible to make a selection in Microsoft Paint larger than the current screen resolution?
Working with full screen screenshots (including across multiple screens) is not easy in Microsoft ...
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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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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 to blend colors in Photoshop like paint?
Is there a way to set up a photoshop file so that when you paint colors over eachother, they automatically blend as if they were pigments? i.e. when you paint a yellow line over a red line, the ...
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MS Paint for Gnome
I want an MS Paint like program for GNOME.
GIMP is too much for me. I find it very frustrating for the simple tasks I do (adding text, arrows and circles to screenshots to highlight different ...
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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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