How to make a straight line in paint. PAINT tutorial. Sending an Image by Email

As the name suggests, the Line or Curve tool in Paint.NET is used to draw straight or curved lines. These two possibilities are implemented in one tool, since an ordinary straight line is a special case of an arbitrary curve. Using this tool, a straight line is drawn first, which can then be changed, curving as needed.

Drawing a line in Paint.NET is easy. First, click the mouse pointer at the starting point of the line and, without releasing the mouse button, drag the cursor in the direction of the line. Then release the mouse button at the point where the line should end. Holding down the Shift key on the keyboard while drawing the line, you can limit the change in the angle of its inclination to an interval of 15 degrees. This is especially useful, for example, for drawing perfectly straight lines or lines at an angle of 15 degrees, for example, drawing intersections of lines at right angles. As soon as the line is drawn, four square markers will appear on it. Visually, the markers are pulsating translucent squares in order to make them easier to distinguish from the image itself.

The above markers are needed just to make an arbitrary curve out of a straight line. To curve a line in Paint.NET, using the mouse pointer, drag the line handles towards the curved side. When using the left mouse button, the curvature is carried out according to the principle of cubic splines, when using the right mouse button, it is carried out according to the Bezier curve.

An example of curving a line using the left mouse button according to the first principle can be seen in the figure below on the left. With this option, the curve must pass through all four markers. An example of curving a line using the right mouse button according to the second principle can be seen in the figure below on the right. Please note that when curving a line with the right mouse button, the curve does not have to go through all the markers, so this way of drawing curved lines in Paint.NET allows you to create curves that are impossible with the first method.

In order to finish drawing the line and accept all changes, press the Enter key on your keyboard. Then you can switch to another tool or start drawing another line.

Line style in Paint.NET

The Paint.NET toolbar allows you to customize the line type, line width, line start and end styles, etc. Line style in Paint.NET allows you to make it solid, dotted, dash-dotted, dashed, and double-dotted stroke. In addition, the style parameters allow you to set the appearance of the beginning and end of the line: normal, arrow, tip and rounded. An example of using different styles when drawing lines can be seen in the figure below.

Instructions

The main tool is a pencil. It, like its physical counterpart, allows you to draw arbitrary lines and draw any silhouettes. The thickness is set in the appropriate column, and the default color is black, but can be changed to any other using the color palette. In order to start working with a pencil (although when you open the Paint file, it is already ready for drawing), on the top panel, you must click the corresponding icon.

To the right of the pencil is the fill. It allows you to fill any closed shape with color, but if there is a gap in the latter, the fill will spread over the entire drawing or a wider area bounded by a line. Its shade also changes with a color palette. Next is the function of inserting text, indicated by the letter "A". When you click it and select an area on the image, an additional panel appears, where you can select the font of the inscription, its size and color.

The line below contains three more tools: an eraser, an eyedropper, and a magnifying glass. The first is necessary to remove a part of the picture. Its size can be changed in the "Thickness" column. The eyedropper is needed to copy a color from an image if it is not in the standard list. A magnifying glass is needed for scaling when you have to change the smallest detail of the picture. To do this, by clicking on the corresponding icon, the user gets in the drawing area a small magnifying glass in a rectangular area. By hovering it over the desired object and pressing the left mouse button, it will enlarge part of the image.

Brushes are similar to a pencil, but the line they draw is not uniform and can have a different structure. For example, if you select an oil brush, your strokes will resemble the original strokes made on a real canvas. The picture made with this tool will not look like a two-dimensional drawing, but a three-dimensional, multi-textured image.

Further on the right is the window for inserting ready-made shapes. This includes both geometrically correct objects: a square, a circle, a star, an arrow - and an arbitrarily drawn line. She is the second in a row. To get a curve, you need to left-click on the corresponding icon, then draw a line in the figure. It will be straight at first. Having "hooked" the pointer to a point inside it, it should be dragged to the side and curved the line. To insert a regular shape, place the cursor anywhere, press the left mouse button and, without releasing it, move it a little.

The last tool is the choice of color, which can be done among the proposed standard tones or make your own by clicking on the "Change colors" button. In the window that appears, you can get a new shade by moving a cursor similar to a crosshair over the rainbow area, or by setting new parameters in the corresponding fields.

You can use the rulers on the " Drawing "on the ribbon to draw a straight line or align objects. The ruler pivots anywhere: horizontally, vertically, or any angle in between. Contains a degree, an option so you can set it to an exact angle, if necessary."

The rulers can be operated with your fingers, mouse, or keystrokes.

Enabling the Draw tab to display the ruler

Ruler control with mouse

Move the ruler by dragging it with the mouse. Release the mouse button to finish moving the ruler.

Rotate the ruler one degree by turning on the scroll wheel of the mouse. The ruler pivots where the mouse pointer is pointing. (Rotation requires the mouse wheel; it does not work with laptop touchpads).

If you do not have a touchscreen or prefer a keyboard, press the Ruler button to make the ruler appear on the slide, and use the keyboard shortcuts below to control.

Ruler control using the keyboard

Hide the ruler

Requirements for the line

Draw a line or align objects

Hide the ruler

Requirements for the line

	This feature is available to all Windows tablet users.
It applies to:	PowerPoint Mobile: Version 17.9330.20541
Operating system:	Windows 10, 1709 or later

Insert a line or curve

The line or curve insertion mode () works as follows. First let's set the color in the Palette panel (light blue). Move the cursor to the beginning of the line and press the left mouse button, then, without releasing it, move the cursor to the end of the line, and then release the left mouse button.

After the line is drawn, there will be four squares on it, one at the beginning of the line, one at the end and two in between. If you need a straight line, you don't need to do anything else and you can switch to another mode or draw another line.

If you need to draw a curve, then grab any square and move it to another place. That is, move the mouse cursor over the square, press the left mouse button and, without releasing it, move it to another place. Then release the left mouse button. For example, if you move the end point, you get the next line.

If you move the previous square, the next picture will be.

You can transfer not one, but several squares.

The parameters in the top line allow you to: - set the line thickness (), style () and fill (- described in the description of the brush tool).

The style determines how the beginning, middle and end of the line will look. For the beginning and end of the line, there are the following options: plain, arrowhead, tip and rounded.

Paint is a Windows feature, with which you can create drawings in the blank drawing area or on existing images. Most of the tools used in Paint can be found in the ribbon at the top of the Paint window.

The illustration shows the ribbon and other parts of the Paint window.

Drawing lines in Paint

You can use several different tools to paint in Paint. The lines shown in the drawing depend on the tool used and the options selected.

Here are the tools you can use for drawing lines in Paint.

Pencil

The Pencil tool is used to draw thin, freeform lines or curves.

In the tab home in Group Service click tool Pencil.
In Group Colors click Color 1, select a color and drag on the image to paint. To paint color 2 (background)

Brushes

The Brush tool is used to draw lines of various types and textures, just like using professional brushes. Freehand and curved lines can be drawn with a variety of brushes with various effects.

On the tab, click the down arrow in the list Brushes.
Select a brush.
Click The size and select the line size, determines the thickness of the brush stroke.
In Group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and drag the pointer to paint. To paint color 2 (background), hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.

Line

The Line tool is used when you want to draw a straight line. When using this tool, you can choose the thickness of the line, as well as its appearance.

In the tab home in Group Shapes click tool Line.
Click The size
In Group Colors click Color 1 color 2 (background), hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.
(Not necessary) Shapes click Circuit and choose a line style.

Advice: To draw a horizontal line, hold down the Shift key and drag from one side to the other. To draw a vertical line, hold down the Shift key and drag up or down.

Curve

The Curve tool is used when you want to draw a smooth curve.

In the tab home in Group Shapes click tool Curve.
Click The size and select the line size, determines the thickness of the line.
In Group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and drag to draw a line. To draw a line color 2 (background), hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.
After creating the line, click in the area of \u200b\u200bthe image where you want to position the curve of the curve and drag the pointer to modify the curve.

Drawing curved lines in the graphics editor Paint

Drawing different shapes in Paint

Via paint programs You can add various shapes to the drawing. Among the ready-made shapes there are not only traditional elements - rectangles, ellipses, triangles and arrows - but also interesting and unusual shapes, such as a heart, lightning, footnotes and many others.

You can use the Polygon tool to create your own shape.

Ready figures

With Paint, you can draw various types of finished shapes.

Below is a list of these shapes:

Line;
Curve;
Oval;
Rectangle and Rounded Rectangle;
Triangle and right-angled triangle;
Rhombus;
Pentagon;
Hexagon;
Arrows (right arrow, left arrow, up arrow, down arrow);
Stars (quadrangular, pentagonal, hexagonal);
Footnotes (rounded rectangular footnote, oval footnote, cloud footnote);
Heart;
Lightning.

In the tab home in Group Shapes click the finished shape.
To draw a shape, drag. To draw an equilateral shape, hold down the Shift key while dragging the pointer. For example, to draw a square, select Rectangle and drag the pointer while holding down the Shift key.
Once a shape is selected, you can change its appearance by doing one or more of the following:
- To change the line style, in the group Shapes click Circuit and choose a line style.
- Circuit and select No outline.
- The size and select line size (thickness).
- In Group Colors click Color 1 and choose a color for the outline.
- In Group Colors click Color 2
- Shapes click Fill and choose a fill style.
- Fill and select Without filling.

Polygon

Polygon tool used when you want to create a shape with any number of sides.

In the tab home in Group Shapes click tool Polygon.
To draw a polygon, drag the pointer to draw a straight line. Click each point where you want to sketch the sides of the polygon.
To create sides with angles of 45 or 90 degrees, hold down the Shift key while creating the sides of the polygon.
To finish drawing the polygon and close the shape, connect the last and first line of the polygon.
Once a shape is selected, you can change its appearance by doing one or more of the following:
To change the line style, in the group Shapes click Circuit and choose a line style.
- To change the line style, in the group Shapes click Circuit and choose a line style.
- If the shape doesn't need an outline, click Circuit and select No outline.
- To resize the outline, click The size and select line size (thickness).
- In Group Colors click Color 1 and choose a color for the outline.
- In Group Colors click Color 2 and choose a color to fill the shape.
- To change the fill style, in the group Shapes click Fill and choose a fill style.
- If the shape doesn't need a fill, click Fill and select Without filling.

Adding text to Paint

In Paint on a drawing you can add text or message.

Text

The Text tool is used when you need to write on the image.

In the tab home in Group Service click tool Text.
Drag to the area of \u200b\u200bthe drawing area where you want to add text.
In section Service for working with text in the tab Text select font, size and style in the group Font.
In Group Colors click Color 1 and select a text color.
Enter the text you want to add.
(Optional) To add a background fill to the text area in a group Background select Opaque... In Group Colors click Color 2 and select a background color for the text area.

Fast work with Paint

To speed up access to the commands you use most in Paint, you can position them in the Quick Access Toolbar above the ribbon.

To add a Paint command to the Quick Access Toolbar, right-click a button or command and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.

Selecting and editing objects

When working with Paint you may need to change part of the image or the object. To do this, select the part of the image that needs to be changed and change it.

Here are some actions you can take: resizing an object, moving, copying or rotating an object, cropping a picture to show only a selected part.

Highlighting

The Selection tool is used to select the part of the image that you want to change.

In the tab home in Group Picture Highlighting.
Do one of the following, depending on what you want to highlight:
- To select any square or rectangular portion of the image, select Selecting a rectangular fragment and drag the selection to the desired part of the image.
- To select any part of an irregularly shaped image, select Selection of an arbitrary fragment and drag the pointer to highlight the desired part of the image.
- To select the entire image, select Select all.
- To select the entire image except the selected area, select Invert selection.
- To delete the selected object, click the Delete or Delete button.
Make sure color 2 (background) is included in the selection by following these steps:
- To include a background color for selected items, uncheck Transparent selection... After inserting the selected elements, the background color is turned on and it will become part of the inserted element.
- To make the selection transparent, without a background color, check the box Transparent selection... After inserting a selection, any areas with the current background color will become transparent, so that the rest of the image will look harmonious.

Pruning

The Crop tool is used to crop an image to display only a selected portion of it. By cropping an image, you can change it so that only a selected object or person is visible.

In the tab home in Group Picture click the arrow in the list Highlighting and select the type of selection.
To select a part of the image that you want to keep, drag the pointer over it.
In Group Illustrations select Pruning.
To save the cropped image as a new file, click the Paint button, select Save as and the file type for the current image.
In field File name enter a name for the file and click Save.
Store the cropped image in a new file helps to avoid overwriting the original image.

Turn

Rotate tool used to rotate the entire image or a selection.

Do one of the following, depending on what you want to return.

To rotate all images, in the tab home in Group Picture click Rotate and select the direction of rotation.
To rotate an object or section of an image, on the tab home in Group Picture click theme... Drag the pointer to select a region or object, click Rotate, and select a direction to rotate.

Removing part of an image

The Eraser tool is used to erase an area of \u200b\u200ban image.

In the tab home in Group Service click tool Eraser.
Click the button The size select an eraser size and drag the eraser over the area of \u200b\u200bthe image you want to remove. All deleted areas will be replaced background color (color 2).

Resizing an image or part of it

Resize tool used to resize the entire image, object, or part of an image. You can also change the tilt angle of the object in the image.

Resizing the entire image

In the tab home in Group Picture click Change of size.
In the dialog box Resize and tilt check the box Maintain proportionsto keep the resized image in the same aspect ratio as the original.
In area Resize select Pixels Horizontally or a new height in the field Vertically Maintain proportions

For example, if the image size is 320x240 pixels and you want to halve that size, keeping the aspect ratio, in the area Resize check the box Maintain proportions and enter the value 160 in the field Horizontally... The new image size is 160 x 120 pixels, that is, half the size of the original.

Resizing part of an image

On the tab, click Highlight
In the tab home in Group Picture click Resize.
In the dialog box Resize and tilt check the box Maintain proportionsso that the scaled portion has the same proportions as the original portion.
In area Resize select Pixels and enter new width in the box Horizontally or a new height in the field Vertically... Click OK. If the checkbox Maintain proportions is installed, you just need to enter the value "horizontal" (width) or "vertical" (height). The other field in the Resize area is updated automatically.

Resizing the drawing area

Do one of the following, depending on how you want to resize the drawing area:

To increase the size of the drawing area, drag one of the small white squares at the edge of the drawing area to the desired size.
To resize the drawing area to a specific value, click the Paint button and select Properties... In the fields Width and Height enter new values \u200b\u200bfor width and height and click OK.

Object tilt

On the tab, click Highlight and drag to select an area or object.
Click the button Change of size.
In the dialog box Resize and tilt enter the value for the angle of the selection (in degrees) in the fields Horizontally and Vertically in area Tilt (degrees) and click OK.

Moving and copying objects in Paint

Once the object is selected, you can cut or copy it. This will allow you to use the same object multiple times in the picture, or move the object (when selected) to another part of the image.

Cut and Paste

The Cut tool is used to cut a selected object and paste it into another part of the image. After cutting the selection, it will be replaced with the background color. Therefore, if the image has a solid background color, you may need to change it before cutting the object. Color 2 on background color.

In the tab home in Group Picture click Highlighting and drag the pointer to select the area or object you want to cut.
In Group Clipboard click To cut (combination Ctrl + C).
Paste (combination Ctrl + V).

Copy and paste

The Copy tool is used to copy a selected object in Paint. This is useful if you need to increase the number of identical lines, shapes or text fragments in the picture.

In the tab home in Group Picture click Highlighting and drag the pointer to select the area or object you want to copy.
In Group Clipboard click Copy (combination Ctrl + C).
In the Clipboard group, click Paste (combination Ctrl + V).
When the object is selected, move it to a new location in the image.

Inserting an image into Paint

To paste an existing image into Paint, use the command Paste from... After inserting an image file, you can edit it without changing the original image (unless the edited image is saved with a file name different from the original image).

In Group Clipboard click the down arrow in the list Paste select item Paste from.
Find the image you want to paste into Paint, select it and click Open.

Working with color in Paint

Paint has a number of dedicated color tools. This allows you to use exactly the colors you want while drawing and editing in Paint.

Palettes

The color fields indicate the current color 1 (foreground color) and color 2 (background color). Their use depends on what actions are performed in Paint.

When work with palette you can do one or more of the following:

To change the selected foreground color, on the tab home in Group Colors click Color 1 and select a square with a color.
To change the selected background color, on the tab home in Group Colors click Color 2 and select a square with a color.
To paint with the selected foreground color, drag the pointer.
To paint with the selected background color, hold down the right mouse button while dragging the pointer.

Color palette

The Color Picker tool is used to set the current foreground or background color. By choosing a color in the picture, you can be sure that the exact color you need to work with the image in Paint will be used.

In the tab home in Group Service click tool Color palette.
Select a color in the picture to make the foreground color, or right-click on a color in the picture to make the background color.

Fill

The Fill tool is used when you want to fill the entire image or nested shape with color.

In the tab home in Group Service click tool Fill.
In Group Colors click Color 1, select a color, and click inside the fill area.
To remove or replace the background color, click Color 2, select a color, and right-click inside the fill area.

Editing colors

Use the Edit Colors tool when you need to pick a new color. Mixing colors in Paint lets you choose exactly the color you want.

In the tab home in Group Colors click tool Editing colors.
In the dialog box Editing colors select a color from the palette and click OK.
The color will be displayed in one of the palettes and can be used in Paint.

Viewing Pictures and Photos in Paint

The various image views in Paint allow you to choose how you work with the image. You can zoom in on a specific portion of an image or an entire image. Conversely, you can reduce the scale of the image if it is too large. In addition, while working in Paint, you can display rulers and a grid to make it easier to work in the program.

Screen magnifier

The Magnifier tool is used to magnify a specific part of an image.

In the tab home in Group Service click tool Screen magnifier, move it, and click a portion of the image to zoom in.
Drag the horizontal and vertical scroll bars at the bottom and right of the window to move the image.
To zoom out, right-click the magnifier.

Increase and decrease

Tools Enlarge and Reduce are used to zoom in or out of the view. For example, to edit a small section of an image, you may need to enlarge it. Alternatively, the image may be too large for the screen and will need to be reduced to view the entire image.

IN paint program there are several different ways to enlarge or reduce an image, depending on the desired result.

For increase in the tab View in Group Scale select Magnification.
For decrease in the tab View in Group Scale select Reduce.
For viewing the image at its actual size in the tab View in Group Scale select 100% .

Advice: You can use the Zoom In or Zoom Out buttons on the Zoom slider at the bottom of the Paint window to zoom in and out.

Zoom slider

Rulers

The Rulers tool is used to display a horizontal ruler at the top of the drawing area and a vertical ruler at the left of the drawing area. The rulers help you see the image dimensions better, which can be useful when resizing the image.

To display the rulers, on the tab View in Group Show or hide check the Ruler box.
To hide the rulers, clear the Rulers check box.

Grid

The Gridlines tool is used to align shapes and lines as you draw. The grid helps you understand the size of objects as you paint, as well as align objects.

To display the grid, on the tab View in Group Show or hide check the Grid lines box.
To hide the gridlines, clear the Gridlines check box.

In full screen

Full Screen mode is used to view an image in full screen mode.

To view the image in full screen, on the tab View in Group Display select Full screen.
To exit this mode and return to the Paint window, click on the image.

Saving and working with images

When editing in Paint, save your changes regularly so you don't accidentally lose them. Once the image is saved, it can be used on a computer or exchanged with others via email.

Saving an image for the first time

The first time you save your drawing, you need to provide it with a filename.

In field Save as and select the type of required format.
In field File name enter a name and click Save.

Opening an image

In Paint, you can not only create a new image, but also open and edit an existing image.

Click the Paint button and select Open.
Find the image you want to open in Paint, select it, and click the Open button.

Using an image as the desktop background

You can also set an image as the background of your computer desktop.

Click the Paint button and select Save.
Click the Paint button, hover over the item Set as desktop background and select one of the desktop background options.

Sending an Image by Email

If your email program is installed and configured, send images as an attachment to an email message and share them with others via email.

Click the Paint button and select Save.
Click the Paint button and select Submit.
In the email message, enter the recipient's address, write a short message and send an email with an attached image.