Microsoft Windows XP

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Microsoft Windows XP
Tutorial 7

• Working with Graphics

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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