Microsoft Paint, commonly known as Paint, is a raster graphics editor developed by Microsoft. It has been included as a standard application in every version of the Microsoft Windows operating system since its inception.

FEATURES 

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PAINT

PENCIL

BRUSH

COLOR PICKER 

SHAPES

USER INTERFACE

MENU BAR 

Provides access to various commands and options for creating and editing images.

 TOOLBAR

Contains icons representing the different drawing and editing tools available in Paint.  

CANVAS AREA

The main working area where users can draw, paint, and edit their images.

SHORTCUT KEYS OF USING MS PAINT

Shortcuts using with Ctrl key

1. Ctrl + A: It makes the user select the entire canvas
2. Ctrl + C: Pressing it copies the selected portion
3. Ctrl + X: This shortcut is to cut the selected area
4. Ctrl + V: It is meant to paste clipboard data
5. Ctrl + Z: This can undo the last action taken; for example, if you deleted a text, and then pressed this shortcut, the deleted text can be brought back again
6. Ctrl + Y: This shortcut is used to redo the action taken
7. Ctrl + E: This shortcut is meant to see image properties
8. Ctrl + G: This command toggles grid lines
9. Ctrl + P: It is meant to print the picture
10. Ctrl + R: This shortcut is used to display or hide the ruler
11. Ctrl + W: This shortcut opens and resizes and skews dialog box
12. Ctrl + N: It is meant to create a new picture
13. Ctrl + O:  This shortcut is used to open an image
14. Ctrl + S: It saves the changes made to an image           
15. Ctrl + Page Up: It zooms in the image 
16. Ctrl + Page Down: This key combination zooms out the image           
17. Ctrl + B: It makes the selected text appear in bold        
18. Ctrl + I: This is meant to italicize the selected text
19. Ctrl + U: It underlines the selected text
20. Ctrl + Num Pad +: It scales up the image         
21. Ctrl + Num Pad –: It scales down the image

Shortcuts using with Alt key

1. Alt + F: This key combination opens the File menu 
2. Alt + H: It makes the user switch to Home tab
3. Alt + V:  This is meant to switch to the View tab
4. Alt + F4: It closes the window
5. Alt + Esc: This shortcut minimizes the interface of MS Paint
6. Alt + Spacebar: This is very much similar to put a right-click on the title bar

Shortcuts using with Function keys

1. F1        It opens Paint help
2. F11      This is meant to view a picture in full-screen mode
3. F12      It can save the image as a completely new file
4. F10      It shows key tips 

Image Editing

Paint includes basic image editing features that allow users to manipulate their images, including:

1. Crop: Users can remove unwanted portions of an image by selecting and deleting them.
2. Resize: Images can be resized to specific dimensions or scaled proportionally.
3. Rotate and Flip: Users can rotate images clockwise or counterclockwise and flip them horizontally or vertically.
4. Adjustments: Paint provides basic adjustments for brightness, contrast, and saturation.
5. Cut, Copy, and Paste: Users can cut, copy, and paste selected portions of an image within the same image or into another application.

Rectangle 

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Free-Form

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Select All

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Invert Selection

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SELECTION TOOLS