Common tasks
The following tasks are frequently performed when you use Paint.
Draw a straight line
Draw horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines.
Fill an area with color
Use foreground and background colors to fill areas of your graphic.
Set a Paint picture as your desktop background
Use a picture you created in Paint as the background for your desktop.
Display gridlines to make fine adjustments with color
By displaying gridlines, you can easily make detailed changes to the design and color of an image.
Work with images from a digital camera or scanner
If you have a device such as a digital camera or a scanner connected to your computer, you can acquire an image from that device and work on the image in Paint.
Send an image using e-mail
After you are done editing or working on an image, you can send it to friends, business associates, or anyone else using e-mail.
