Introduction to MS-Paint
MS Paint is a program used to create drawings and edit photos.
To start MS paint:
Step1: Click on the Start button.
Step2: Then, click on MS paint.
Some tools used in MS Paint:
Pencil: It is used for drawing or writing anything with a freehand movement.
Eraser: It is used for erasing any parts any part of a picture or text.
Magnifier: It is used to see a drawing in larger sizes.
Brushes: It contains different kinds of brushes to draw with a freehand movement.
How to draw a hut
To make a hut, follow the given steps:
Step1: click the home tab.
Step2: click on rectangle from the shapes group.
Step3: drag and draw a rectangle as shown.
Step4: click on the line from the shapes group.
Step5: draw the door and windows using rectangle and line.
Step6: choose to fill with color from the tools group. Choose the color to be filled from the colors group and color the hut.
Magnifying a Picture
To magnify means to enlarge the view of an image. It is very helpful to see small lines or images in a large format.
Step1: click the magnifier from the tools group. The shape of the pointer changes and a rectangular box appears.
Step2: click the part of the picture you want to enlarge.
Step1: click on the magnifier from the tools group.
Step2: right- click at any part of the picture to make it come back to its normal size.
Opening a New Drawing
You draw pictures in blank sheets. Whatever you want to draw a new picture you take a new drawing sheet.
Similarly, you need a new drawing area to draw a new picture in paint.
To open a new drawing area, follow the given steps:
Step1: click on the file button. A menu appears.
Step2: click on the new option. Your new drawing area in the paint is ready to use
Saving your work
Storing your work in the computer is called saving.
To save a file in paint, follow the given steps:
Step1: click the file button. A menu appears.
Step2: click on the save option. A new called dialog box appears.
Step3: now, in the file name box, type the name that you want to give to your work.
Step4: click on the save button. You have saved your work in a file in the computer.
Opening a Saved Document
To open a saved work or file, follow the given steps:
Step1: click on the file button.
Step2: click on the open option. The open dialog box appears.
Step3: click the file you want to open.
Step4: click the open button.
Closing MS Paint
When you have completed the drawing, close the paint program.
To close paint, follow the given steps:
Step1: click the Paint button.
Step2: click on Exit option.
Recap
Q.1 |
Which of the following will you use to select any irregularly shaped part of the picture? |
a) | Free-Form Select |
b) | Select |
c) | Eraser |
d) | Fill with colour |
Q.2 |
Which of the following indicates the current foreground and background colors? |
a) | colour box |
b) | Select |
c) | Eraser |
d) | Fill with colour |
Q.3 |
Which of the tool is used to erase areas of your picture? |
a) |
Free-Form Select |
b) | Brush |
c) | Eraser |
d) | Magnifier |
Q.4 |
Which of the following will you use to fill the entire picture on an enclosed shape with colour? |
a) |
Air brush |
b) | Fill with colour |
c) | Pencil |
d) | Magnifier |
Q.5 |
To zoom in on a section of your picture, you should use? |
a) | Air brush |
b) | Brush |
c) | pencil |
d) | Magnifier |
Q.6 |
To select any square or rectangular part of the picture, which tool will you use? |
a) |
Line |
b) | Fill with colour |
c) | Select |
d) | Free forn |
Q.7 |
Which tool is used to give the effect of spray paint? |
a) | Air brush |
b) | Line |
c) | Brush |
d) | Free forn |
Q.8 |
Which is the tool used to draw thin, free-form lines or curves? |
a) |
pencil |
b) | Line |
c) | Brush |
d) | colour box |
Q.9 |
It is a drawing program you can use to create drawings or edit digital pictures using different file formats: |
a) | Ms Word |
b) | Ms Paint |
c) | Word Paint |
d) | Note pad |
Q.10 |
What is the function of this tool in MS Paint? |
a) | Applies color to an image like spray paint or airbrush. |
b) | Magnifies or zooms in on an area of an image. |
c) | Erases a part of an image. |
d) | Selects a free form (irregular-sized) object. |
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