What is ms paint?

 Microsoft Paint or 'MS Paint' is a basic graphics/painting utility that is included in all the
Microsoft Windows versions.

 MS Paint can be used to Draw color and edit pictures, including imported pictures from a
digital camera for example.

 MS Paint is found in the Windows Start menu within the Accessories Folder.

 It can save creations in standard formats such as .jpg and .bmp or we can save in 24 bitmap
(bmp)

 Paint can enable ‘painting’ by dragging the mouse and using different types of artistic
brushes or pens that can give for example a water color or oil effect.

 More recent versions of Paint allow up to three colors to be picked at a time using the
primary color with left mouse click, the secondary color with right mouse click and the
tertiary color with the control key on the keyboard and any mouse click

 Features included in paint are pencil, brush and airbrush tool. The ability to add text, lines
and shapes. Also included are an eraser, magnifier, and fill color tools.

 Many complex graphics software applications have concepts that are included in Microsoft
Paint and the same principals can be applied in these from learning within Microsoft Paint.

Shortcut Keys
Ctrl + A Select entire canvas/ Select all Canvas or Documents

Ctrl + C It used to Copy the selected text or documents

Ctrl + X Cut selected area

Ctrl + V Paste clipboard data

Ctrl + Z Undo last action

Ctrl + Y Redo action

Ctrl + E Shows image properties

Ctrl + G Toggles grid lines

Ctrl + P Print the picture

Ctrl + R Show or hide the ruler

Ctrl + W Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

Ctrl + N Create a new picture

Ctrl + O It uses to Open required document or pictures.

Ctrl + S It uses to save the file for first time and for future.
Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in

Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out

Ctrl + B Bold selected text

Ctrl + I Make selected text italics

Ctrl + U Underline selected text

Ctrl + Num Pad + Scale up and tool or shape

Ctrl + Num Pad – Scale down tool or shape