Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Steps To Make A Transparent Background In MS Paint

MS paint besides offering photo-editing services, also allows the user to create logos, T-shirt artwork and other designs. Follow the tips briefed below to use MS Paint application for editing, creating transparent backgrounds etc.

Microsoft tech support instructions

Open MS paint application by clicking the application label in the Start menu. To launch the application, click on the Windows orb placed on the bottom left corner of the home screen. Instead, you may launch the Start menu using the Windows shortcut key on the board. Alternatively, you may use the keyboard combo Ctrl+ Esc to launch the Start menu. From the Start menu, click the All Programs label. The All Programs label will list down all the applications and software installed on the computer. Click on the application label to launch the application. If you are unable to find the same in the All Programs list, navigate to the accessories menu.
Wait for the application to load. Paint work-area would normally be white in color. While the Paint area appears white, the background will be transparent.
You will find the Tool bar placed on the top or on the far left of the paint home window. The toolbar comes with the provision for hiding. The Help link on the Paint toolbar will help you with the general topics like, how to use a brush, how to draw a circle… You will find a number of colors placed in the small colored boxes in the Colors section of the ribbon/toolbar.
Click on the Brushes button and select one from the dropdown. The brushes tab will list down different brush types.
Click and move the cursor on the work area.
You may change the brush type and colors as desired to complete the design.
Click either the Paint button or the File button depending on the version of the operating system. From the dropdown, select the Save as label.
Enter a name for the transparent background drawing and select a destination to save it to on the computer.
From the Save as type menu, select the label that reads GIF.  Make sure that you save the file in the GIF format. Only GIF format allows transparent backgrounds. Hit the Save button to save the file.
Following the above Microsoft tech support instructions will help you make a transparent background in MS Paint. For more assistance, drop into our tech support blogs and forums.

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