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COMPUTER EDUCATION 8
MS Paint
Quarter 4 – Module 1

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the knowledge and skills in Computer System Servicing NC II and
MS Paint. The scope of this module permits it to be used in different learning
situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order
in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now
using.

The module mainly focuses on:

Microsoft Paint
1.1 History
1.2 Tool Box
1.3 How to save MS Paint

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. know the history of MS Paint;
2. define MS Paint;
3. know the different tools in MS Paint; and
4. draw using MS Paint.

What I Know

Pre-test
Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.

1. To select any square or rectangular part of the picture, which toolbox will you
use?
A. free-form select C. select
B. line D. fill with colour
2. To zoom in on a section of your picture, you should use
A. brush C. magnifier
B. free-form D. eraser
3. Which of the toolbox is used to erase areas of your picture?
A. brush C. free-form
B. magnifier D. eraser
4. It is a drawing program you can use to create drawings or edit digital pictures
using different file formats.
A. Movie Maker B. MS Word
 C. paint D. word pad
5. Which of the following indicates the current foreground and background
colours?
A. eraser C. select
B. colour box D. free-form
6. A toolbox used to draw thin, free form lines or curves.
A. text C. brush
B. pencil D. airbrush
7. It is used to enter typewritten words or text in the picture with different
background style.
A. pencil C. airbrush
B. text box D. brush
8. Which is used to set the current foreground or background colour of a canvas?
A. text C. brush
B. pick colour D. airbrush
9. Which will you use to fill the entire picture or an enclosed shape with colour?
A. fill with colour C. colour box
B. pencil D. airbrush
10. Which of the following will you use to select any irregularly shaped part of the
picture?
A. select C. eraser
B. free-form select D. fill with colour

B. Rearrange these letters to form meaningful words.

1. EECLNARTG 3. KCIP ROOLCU 5. USARRHIB

2. URCVE 4. OOLNPYG
 Lesson
History of MS Paint
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What’s In

This lesson provides information about the history and the different
tools of MS Paint.

What’s New

Personal Safety
Before you start working, make sure that your working environment is safe as well
as your equipment.
Spot the hazard in your working environment. Hazard is anything that could cause
harm.
Safety reminders
1. Pick up anything from the floor that could cause you to stumble.
2. If you do some electronics related repair, put the electronics waste in the trash
can.
3. The wiring of your devices must be properly organized.
4. Put away foods and liquid from your computer.
5. Check wiring of your devices for possible open wire.

What is It
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Microsoft Paint is a drawing program rarely used by many computer users.

There are those who even do not know it exists. It is important to know how to use
Microsoft Paint program because there are a number of things you can do with it.

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 The Paint program can be used to create simple to detailed drawings, but of
course, it will depend on who is doing it. The best thing is that these drawings can
be done either in black and white or in colour.

Initial Release

First released in November 1985 with Microsoft Windows 1.0, this graphics
program was a licensed version of ZSoft Corporation's PC Paintbrush.

Creator
Mark Zachmnann
Mark started out as a janitor at Kodak where he was
offered a programming job. Later in college at University of
Rochester, he created a program to display symbols to help
build business forecasting software for Gillette and Mary Kay.
He also created a screen-capture printing program for his thesis
at university. After working in the late 1980's with a company
that sold IBM computers, he was asked to create a paint
program called PC Paintbrush. Microsoft found out about the program after its
release, and offered to bundle it with every single mouse peripheral they sold.

Hidden Features of MS Paint

Stamp Mode: select part of the image, hold CTRL

key, and move the image portion to create
a copied stamp image
Trail Mode: select part of the image, hold SHIFT key,
and move the image portion to create a
trailing image
Straight Line Pencil Tool: use pencil tool, hold
SHIFT key, and drag the tool to create
straight lines
Thicken or Thin Line: while drawing a line, hold CTRL + +Sign (Numpad) or CTRL
+ -Sign (Numpad) to thicken or thin lines
Draw Perfect Shapes: select a shape tool, hold SHIFT, and drag the tool to create
perfect shapes

Features throughout the Program's History

Windows 1.0 MS Paint Features
 16-color support
 64-color support for EGA
 One of the first pieces of software to
use a computer mouse

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 Screenshot

Windows 3.0 MS Paint Features

Support for .BMP and .PCX graphics formats Screenshot

Windows 95 MS Paint Features

Saving and loading a custom set of while the image is 16-bits per pixel
color wells as color palette (.pal) files (bpp) or higher
Screenshot

Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows ME MS Paint Features

Can save images in JPEG, GIF, and
PNG formats when related plugins are
installed.

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 No Longer Supports PCX files (Windows 98 MS Paint)
Screenshots

Windows 2000 / ME MS Paint

Windows XP MS Paint Features

 Uses GDI+ so it can natively  Has a slider for image

save images as BMP, JPEG, GIF, magnification
TIFF, and PNG without needing  Has a crop function
additional graphical filters. Screenshot

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 Windows Vista MS Paint Features
 Changes toolbar icons and default colour palette
 Can undo a user action up to 10 times
 Has a slider for image magnification
 Has a crop function
Screenshot

Windows 7 and Later MS Paint Features

 Has a ribbon interface

 Contains artist brushes with shades
of grey, and a degree of transparency
 Oil and watercolor brushes can only
be painted for a small distance before a
user has to re-click for realistic effects
 Can undo a user action up to 50
times
 Contains anti-aliased shapes, which
can be resized until they are rasterized
 Can view transparent PNG and ICO
file formats
 Saves files in the .png file format by default
 Text can be pasted into text boxes that don't have enough room to display the
text

Screenshot
Starting MS Paint
To start the Paint program:
 click on start
 all programs
 accessories
 paint

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 The MS Paint Window Features

Note: If you are using Windows 7 or other advanced operating systems, you will find
a much more improved MS Paint Program. At the very top, we have the title bar
written untitled – Paint. Once you save your file, the name untitled will be replaced
by the name you are going to assign your drawing.

Menu Bar
It consists of the following menus:
1. File menu – this is for creating a new file, saving, printing, setting as desktop
background, etc.
2. Edit menu – for undoing, redoing, copying, pasting, etc.
3. View menu – for displaying toolbox, colour box, status bar, text toolbar, zooming
and viewing bitmap.
4. Image – this menu is used for flipping, stretching, inverting colors among others.
5. Colors – you can use this menu for editing colours.
6. Help menu – provides comprehensive help about the paint program.

The Tool Box

The toolbox is very useful because it contains the tools you will use in order to come
up with your drawing. It contains the following tools:
1. Free-form select and select tool – for selecting a specific object which then
you can copy and paste in another location, or you can opt to delete that
selection.
2. Eraser/color eraser – this is for erasing your drawing or the colour you have
applied.
3. Pick colour – this picks a specific colour you want and makes it the active
colour, meaning that whatever you do next will have that colour.
4. Pencil – you will use it for drawing.
5. Airbrush – for spraying your object with colour.
6. Line tool – for drawing a line. To make your line straight, hold down the shift
key and then drag your mouse holding the left button. Select the thickness of
the line below the toolbox.
7. Rectangle tool – for making rectangles. You can also draw a square by holding
the shift key.
8. Ellipse – for drawing an ellipse, you can also draw a perfect circle by holding
the shift key before you start dragging your mouse.
9. Fill with color – as the name suggests, you use this tool to fill an object with
color at once.
10. Magnifier – this is a zoom tool, you can use to magnify a part of your drawing.
11. Brush – use this for painting, just like you would paint your house.
12. Text – you will use this for entering text.
13. Curve tool – for drawing a curve.
14. Polygon tool – for drawing a polygon but still you can draw a lot of other objects.
15. Rounded rectangle – this tool helps you to draw a rectangle with rounded
corners.

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The Colour Box
The colour box contains the colours that you will use for painting your drawings.
Knowing the tools used in Paint, you can now come up with a drawing. Open Paint
and think of something to draw. It is only by a lot of practicing that you can improve
your skills

How to save MS Paint

To save an image file in MS Paint
Step 1: Click File→ Save or use the shortcut key, Ctrl+ S.

Step 2: This will launch the Save As dialog box. You

can select the desired folder where you wish to save
the image. Enter the file name, choose the file type
from "Save as type" list and then click Save button.
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What’s More

1. Paint is included with the Windows operating system. It can be found by

typing Paint into the search box on the taskbar, or under Accessories or
Windows Accessories in the program listing.
2. Draw freehand:
a. Click the Pencil.
b. Click Size. Choose a line size.

c. From the Colours group, click the Colour 1 box. Pick a colour.

d. Click and drag in the drawing area.

3. Draw with a brush:

a. Click Brushes in the Shapes palette. Pick a brush option.

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 b. Choose a size and a colour.
c. Click and drag to draw.
d. Experiment with the other brush choices.
4. Draw a straight line:
a. Click Line in the Shapes palette.
b. Click and drag to draw a line. Press the SHIFT key to make it straight.

c. Drag the end handle to change size or position

d. Select the line. Press the DELETE key to remove it.
5. Draw a curvy line:
a. Click Curve. Draw a line on the canvas.
b. Click on the line and drag to bend it.

6. Draw a polygon:
a. Click Polygon.
b. Click and drag to draw a line on the canvas.
Click at different spots to draw the polygon sides.
Click again on the start point to draw a filled shape.
c. To fill the shape with color, click Fill with color. Pick a color. Click
inside the shape.
7. Draw a shape:
a. Choose a Shape from the Shapes palette.

b. Click Outline to pick an outline style and click Fill to pick a fill
option.

c. From the Colours group, click the Colour 1 box. Pick a color for the
outline.

d. Click the Colour 2 box. Pick a fill colour.

e. Click and drag to draw the shape.
f. Drag a corner handle to change the size.
8. There are three ways to fix a mistake. Try them:
Note: Once you have clicked OFF a shape and it is not selected, you cannot
make any changes to it.
a. Click Undo. Your last action will be cancelled.
b. Click Eraser. Click Size and pick an eraser size. Click the Color

2 box.
Pick white. Click and drag to erase.

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 c. Click Select. Draw a box around the part of your drawing you want
to erase. Press DELETE on the keyboard.
9. Draw a text box:
a. Click Text . Click and drag to draw a box.

 Write the real meaning of the idiom. Select the text and explore the Text
Tools Text tab to change the look.
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What I Have Learned

1. What is the use of MS Paint?

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What I Can Do
Direction: Design a poster in MS PAINT on “Protect Trees: No to Cutting & Yes to
Planting” and pass your printed output to your teacher.

EVALUATION:
Your work will be evaluated using the following criteria:
1. Relevance 30%
2. Creativity 20%
3. Presentation 30%
4. Neatness 10 %
5. Arrangement 10%

Highest Possible Score: 20pts

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 Assessment

Post-Test

A. Rearrange these letters to form meaningful words. Write your answer on a

separate sheet of paper.

U B S H R

R A E S R E

R C T E N A L E G

I N L E

A S H E P

B. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.

1. This part of the Microsoft Paint environment is called:

A. tools panel C. brushes

B. canvas D. shapes

2. To draw a traffic light, what shapes do we use?

A. oval C. oval and rectangle
B. triangle and oval D. rectangle

3. MS Paint creates this type of image:

A. vector graphics C. bitmap graphics
B. squares and circles D. lines and arcs

4. What is the function of this tool in MSPaint?

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 A. Applies colour to an image like spray paint or air brush.
B. Allows you to choose different colours to use with tools.
C. Picks up a colour from one area of an image to use with a drawing tool.
D. Enables you to draw a text box to add typed words to an image.

5. What is the function of this tool in MSPaint?

A. Draws a thin free form line. Used to draw objects just as you would with a
pencil.
B. Allows you to choose different colours to use with tools.
C. Magnifies or zooms in on an area of an image.
D. Applies colour to an image like spray paint or air brush.

6. The __________ tool will make circles and ovals

A. ellipse C. rounded rectangle
B. pencil D. select

7. What is the white space in which you create your design called?
A. screen C. white area
B. palette D. portrait

8. It is used to zoom a picture.

A. magnifier C. brush
B. free-form D. eraser

9. It is a drawing program you can use to create drawings or edit digital

pictures using different file formats
A. MS Word C. Word Paint
B. MS Paint D. Notepad

10. Which tool is used to give the effect of spray paint

A. air brush
B. line
C. brush
D. free form

Additional Activities

Draw, color & label the balanced diet food pyramid and pass your printed
output

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References
 https://www.technokids.com/blog/technology-skills/use-paint/
 https://turbofuture.com/computers/Introduction-to-Ms-Paint
 https://www.clipart.email/clipart/microsoft-paint-clipart-275489.html
 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1470412914544539