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Working with Paint

• Drawing and pictures on a computer are called graphic images or graphics

• Windows XP includes a basic graphics program called Paint

• A bitmapped graphic is made up of small dots that form an image

• A vector graphic is created by mathematical formulas that define the shapes used in the image

• To start Paint, click the Start button, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and click Paint


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The Paint Window


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Working with Bitmapped Graphics

• A computer screen is a grid work of small dots of light called pixels

• Each pixel has a color, and the individual colored pixels form the graphics you see on your computer screen


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Working with Bitmapped Graphics

• Bits determine pixel color.– a 1-bit graphic is known as a monochrome bitmap– a 4-bit graphic is known as a 16 color bitmap– an 8-bit graphic is known as a 256 color bitmap– a 24-bit graphic is known as a 24-bit bitmap


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Cropping a Graphic

• Click the Select tool or the Free-Form Select tool• Drag the mouse pointer over the area you wish to

retain• Click Edit and then click Copy To• In the Copy To dialog box, enter a filename for the

graphic, select the storage location, and then click the Save button

• Open the cropped graphic


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Selecting an Area to Crop


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Image Cropped from Original File


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Erasing Parts of a Graphic

• The Eraser/Color Eraser tool erases the area over which you drag the pointer

• You can use the Undo command on the Edit menu if you erase more than you intended


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Saving a Bitmapped Graphic as a Different File Type

• Click File on the menu bar and then click Save As

• Click the Save as type list arrow, and then select the file type you wish to save as

• If necessary, type the filename in the filename text box

• Click the Save button


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Drawing with the Pencil Tool

• You use the Pencil tool to draw a line or image one pixel at a time

• To draw with the Pencil Tool, click the Pencil tool in the toolbox and then move the pointer onto the canvas

• Hold the mouse button down, and drag the pencil over the canvas


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Drawing with the Pencil Tool


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Magnifying a Drawing

• To zoom in, click the Magnifier tool and then click the graphic to zoom to the default magnification of 400%, or click one of the magnifications in the Style box below the toolbox

• To view gridlines, switch to a magnified view, click View, point to Zoom, and then click Show Grid

• To view a portion of the magnified graphic in Normal view, switch to a magnified view, click View, point to Zoom, and then click Show Thumbnail


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Viewing a Thumbnail of the Magnified Area


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Erasing and Drawing in a Magnified View

• You are able to draw with the Pencil tool and erase with the Eraser tool when you are in a magnified view


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Drawing with the Brush Tool

• The Brush tool offers a variety of widths and brush styles you can use to draw

• Click the Brush tool. Notice the brush styles in the Style box

• Drag the brush pointer over the canvas


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Drawing with the Brush Tool


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Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Graphics

• Click the Select or Free-Form Select tool

• Drag a selection box around the area you want to copy or cut

• Click Edit and then click Copy or Cut

• Click Paste. The selection appears in the upper-left corner of the canvas

• Drag the selection to the new location, and then click outside the selection box to anchor the selection into place


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Flipping a Graphic

• Click Image on the menu bar, and then click Flip/Rotate– Use the Flip horizontal option to flip a graphic from

right to left

– Use the Flip vertical option to flip a graphic from top to bottom

– Use the Rotate by angle option to rotate a graphic by 90, 180, or 270 degrees

• Click the OK button


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Drawing a Straight Line

• You can use the Line tool to draw straight lines

• You can create a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line by pressing Shift while you drag the Line pointer in one of those directions


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Stretching a Graphic

• You can stretch a graphic either horizontally or vertically using the Stretch/Skew option on the Image menu


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Creating Shapes

• The shape tools in Paint let you draw predetermined shapes by clicking a tool in the toolbox and dragging the shape on the canvas


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Filling an Area with Color

• Click the Fill With Color tool

• Click the desired color in the color palette

• Make sure the top of the paint pouring out of the bucket is within the border, and then click inside the border of the area you want to color


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Filling an Area with Color


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Coloring with the Airbrush Tool

• The Airbrush tool scatters color a few pixels at a time over the area you “brush”.


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Using Foreground and Background Colors

• When you draw a shape, Paint can use two colors instead of one

• The foreground color is used for lines, borders of shapes, and text

• The background color determines the fill of the inside of enclosed shapes and the background of text frames

• On the color palette, select the color you want as your Foreground color with the left mouse button, and then color you want as your Background color with the right mouse button


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Using Foreground and Background Colors


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Using the Text Tool

• Click the Text tool and then drag a text box on the canvas

• If the Text toolbar does not appear, click View and then click Text Toolbar

• Use the Text toolbar to select a font, font size, or attributes

• Type the text in the text box, using the sizing handles to resize the text box, if necessary

• Adjust the font, font size, or attributes, and resize the text box as necessary

• Click outside the text box


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Using the Text Tool


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Using Thumbnail View

• Windows XP lets you view file lists in Thumbnail view, in which smaller “preview” images of the graphic file appear in the My Computer or Explorer window

• To use Thumbnail view, open My Computer and navigate to a folder containing pictures

• Click View on the menu bar, and then click Thumbnails


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Using Thumbnail View

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