Paint是一个漂亮的小工具，可在Windows 10中免费使用。无论您是想对假日照片还是屏幕截图进行简单的调整，对于 1985 年首次在Windows中首次亮相的工具， Paint的能力令人惊讶。让我们看看如何在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)Paint来编辑和改进图像：
如何使用Paint：了解用户界面(user interface)
在展示您可以使用Paint做什么之前，首先，我们必须了解使用它的基础知识。Paint有一个带有工具栏的功能区，类似于Microsoft Office中的工具栏。我的建议是保持功能区打开，但您可以决定关闭它以为您的图像腾出更多空间。您可以使用工具栏顶部的箭头(arrow point)打开和关闭功能区，一直到右侧。您还可以双击其任何选项卡以获得相同的结果。
Paint有两个选项卡。主页(Home)选项卡包含可用于修改图像的图像编辑工具。(image editing)
第二个选项卡是View。此处的按钮会更改图像的显示方式，以帮助您进行更改。
“文件”(File) 菜单按钮与“(menu button)主页”(Home)和“查看”(View)选项卡的按钮位于同一行。您可以使用“文件”菜单通过“(File)保存(Save)”选项保存更改。
您还可以使用它来打印图像、从扫描仪或数码相机获取图片，或查看您正在处理的图像的属性。
当您在Windows 10 October 2018 Update或更新版本中打开(Update)画图(Paint)时，您会看到产品警报(Product alert)。上面写着画图(Paint)，以后不会和Windows 10一起安装了，需要到微软商店(Microsoft Store)找安装。
1.在Paint(Paint)中打开各种来源的图像
如果要修改计算机上的图像文件(image file)，最简单的方法是从文件资源管理器中使用(File Explorer)Paint打开文件。右键单击(Right-click)或长按File Explorer中的文件，选择Open with并选择Paint。
另一种方法是启动Paint，然后从应用程序内部打开文件。启动Paint(Paint)的一种快速方法是使用“开始(Start)”按钮附近的搜索框(search box)，并在其中输入单词“ paint ”。显示搜索结果后，单击或点按“绘制”(Paint)结果，或单击或点按搜索窗口(search window)右侧的“打开(Open)” 。
在左上角单击或点击(corner click or tap) 文件(File)，然后打开(Open)。或者，您可以按键盘上的CTRL+O
出现用于打开文件的标准打开(Open)窗口。您需要选择文件，然后单击Open。
如果您想修改已经在另一个应用程序中打开的Paint中的图像，使用剪贴板会更容易。(Paint)在此示例中，我们使用来自Web 浏览器(web browser)的图像，我们首先将其复制到剪贴板。右键单击图片，然后选择复制图像(Copy image)。
通过单击功能区上的粘贴(Paste)按钮或按键盘上的CTRL+V将其粘贴到Paint中。(Paint)
Paint还可以直接从连接到计算机的扫描仪或相机获取图像。(scanner or camera)打开画图中的(Paint)文件(File)菜单，然后选择“来自扫描仪或相机(From scanner or camera)”。
Paint启动与您的扫描仪和相机关联的应用程序，您可以使用它直接在(scanner and camera)Paint中获取图像，准备进行编辑。
2.在Paint中裁剪图像
选择要保留的图像部分。单击(Click)或点击主页工具栏中的(Home)选择(Select)工具，然后单击并拖动(click and drag)图像以选择一个区域。一旦您对您的选择感到满意，请单击或点击(click or tap)裁剪，(Crop,)然后修改图像以保留您的选择。
请记住，除了默认的矩形选择之外，还有第二个选项“自由形式(Free-form)”。选择“自由形式(Free-form,)”后，单击并拖动鼠标光标(mouse cursor)以绘制您想要的任何形式。选区的形状不受限制，但最终裁剪为适合选区的矩形。做出选择后，按照相同的步骤裁剪图像。
3.在Paint中调整图像大小
单击或点击“主页”选项卡中的“(Home)调整大小(Resize)”按钮，会出现一个弹出框，其中包含调整图像大小的选项。更改的默认选择(default selection)是百分比(Percentage)。如果数字低于 100，则图像会缩小，如果高于 100，则图像会放大。如果您有确切的像素数，请选择像素(Pixels)并在旧值上键入新值。完成后，单击或点击(click or tap)OK。
4.在Paint中输入文本或(text or draw)在图像上绘制(Paint)
Paint在(Paint)主页工具栏的(Home)工具(Tools)部分提供了一个文本输入工具。单击(Click)它，然后在图像上键入文本。我们图像的第二个变化是从Paint(Paint)提供的图库中挑选的形状。对于形状，您需要单击或点击然后立即拖动以定义形状的大小。对于这些工具， “主页”选项卡中的“(Home)颜色(Colors)”部分定义了用于轮廓和填充的颜色。
请记住，一旦您单击或轻触更改，它们仍会嵌入图像中，您无法再选择它们。您只能通过按CTRL+Z撤消更改。
5.在Paint(Paint)中反转图像的颜色
Paint在(Paint)主页(Home)工具栏中唯一不可用的工具是反转颜色(Invert color)。您需要右键单击或长按图像以打开上下文菜单(context menu)。反转颜色(Invert color)是最后一个选项。
单击或点击它后，Paint会生成图像的精确摄影底片。请参阅下面的示例。它看起来并不坏，不是吗？
6.在Paint中擦除图像的一部分
如果您想去除部分图像，可以使用橡皮擦(Eraser)工具。您可以在“主页”工具栏的“(Home)工具(Tools)”部分找到它。单击(Click)或点击它以选择它。要更改橡皮擦的大小，请使用工具栏中的“大小(Size)”部分。橡皮擦使用的颜色是Color 2。
在下面的示例中，我删除了其中一个字符，因此您可以看到它是如何工作的。
7. 使用 Paint 打印图像
在“文件(File)”菜单中，您可以找到“打印(Print)”选项。它使您可以设置页面、预览输出和打印图像。
单击或点击打印(Print)后，将在您选择打印机的位置出现打印对话框。(print dialogue)按下按钮打印(Print)将图片发送到打印机。
你喜欢用油漆吗？
画图(Paint)可用于绘制、着色和编辑图像(color and edit images)，包括从智能手机或数码相机导入的图片。Paint经受住了时间的考验，至今仍在使用，因为它是一款免费且简单的应用程序，可以很好地为您提供基本的图像编辑(image editing)服务。如果您升级到当今复杂的图像编辑(image editing)应用程序，您会发现它们的工具和界面基于Paint开发的工具和界面。您在Paint(Paint)中学习了基本的图像编辑技能，为您使用它们提供了良好的开端(head start)。在结束本教程之前，请告诉我们您是否喜欢使用Paint，以及您对这个应用程序的体验。在下面发表评论(Comment)，让我们讨论。
7 things you can do with Paint in Windows 10
Paint is a nifty little tool that is available for free in Windows 10. Whether you want to make simple adjustments to your holiday pictures or your screen captures, Paint is surprisingly capable for a tool that made its debut in Windows in 1985. Let see how you can use Paint to edit and improve images, in Windows 10:
How to work with Paint: understanding the user interface
Before showing what you can do with Paint, first, we must understand the basics of using it. Paint has a ribbon with toolbars similar to the ones in Microsoft Office. My suggestion is to keep the ribbon open, but you may decide to close it to create more room for your image. You can open and close the ribbon using the arrow point that sits on top of the toolbar, all the way to the right. You can also double-click on any of its tabs for the same result.
Paint has two tabs. The Home tab includes the image editing tools that you can use to modify the image.
The second tab is View. The buttons found here change the way the image is displayed to assist you in making changes.
The File menu button is put on the same line with the buttons for the Home and View tab. You can use the File menu to save your changes, using the Save options.
You can also use it to print images, get pictures from a scanner or digital camera, or view the properties of the image that you are working on.
When you open Paint in Windows 10 October 2018 Update or newer, you see a Product alert. It says that Paint, in the future, the app will not be installed together with Windows 10, and you will need to find it and install it from the Microsoft Store.
1. Open images in Paint from various sources
If you want to modify an image file you have on your computer, the easiest way is to open the file with Paint from inside File Explorer. Right-click or long tap the file in File Explorer, choose Open with and select Paint.
Another method is to start Paint, and then open the file from inside the app. A quick way to start Paint is to use the search box found near the Start button and, inside it, write the word "paint." Once the search results are shown, click or tap the Paint result, or click or tap on Open on the right side of the search window.
On the top-left corner click or tap File, and then Open. Alternatively, you can press CTRL+O on your keyboard, for the same result.
The standard Open window for opening a file appears. You need to select the file and then click Open.
If you want to modify an image in Paint that you have already opened in another app, it is easier to use the clipboard. In this example, we use an image from a web browser that we first copy to the clipboard. Right-click the picture, and choose Copy image.
Paste it in Paint by clicking the Paste button on the ribbon or by pressing CTRL+V on the keyboard.
Paint can also get images directly from a scanner or camera connected to your computer. Open the File menu in Paint, and select "From scanner or camera."
Paint launches the app associated with your scanner and camera, which you can use to get an image directly in Paint, ready for editing.
2. Crop images in Paint
Select the part of the image that you want to keep. Click or tap the Select tool from the Home toolbar, and then click and drag on the image to select an area. Once you are happy with your selection, click or tap Crop, and the image is modified to keep your selection.
Keep in mind that besides the default rectangular selection, there is a second option "Free-form." After you select "Free-form," click and drag the mouse cursor to draw any form you want. The shape of the selection is unrestricted, but the final crop is a rectangle that fits the selection. When you have made the selection, follow the same steps to crop the image.
3. Resize images in Paint
Click or tap the button "Resize" from the Home tab, and a pop-up box appears with the options to resize your image. The default selection for changes is Percentage. The image is reduced if the numbers are below 100 and enlarged if they go above. If you have an exact number of pixels in mind, select Pixels and type the new values over the old ones. When you are done, click or tap OK.
4. Type text or draw over an image in Paint
Paint offers a text typing tool in the Tools section of the Home toolbar. Click on it and then type the text over the image. The second change to our image is a shape picked from the gallery offered by Paint. For the shapes, you need to click or tap and then drag immediately to define the size of the shape. For these tools, the Colors section in the Home tab defines the colors used for the outline and the fill.
Keep in mind that once you click or tap away from the changes, they remain embedded in the image and you cannot select them any longer. You can only undo the changes by pressing CTRL+Z.
5. Invert the colors of an image, in Paint
The only tool that Paint does not make available in the Home toolbar is the Invert color one. You need to right-click or long tap on the image to open the context menu. Invert color is the last option.
Once you click or tap on it, Paint produces the exact photographic negative of your image. See our example below. It doesn't look bad, does it?
6. Erase part of an image in Paint
If you want to get rid of part of your image, the Eraser tool is available. You can find it in the Tools section of the Home toolbar. Click or tap on it to select it. To change the size of the eraser, use the Size section in the toolbar. The color used by eraser is Color 2.
In the example below, I am halfway through in deleting one of the characters, so you can see how it works.
7. Print an image with Paint
In the File menu, you find the Print option. It gives you access to set up the page, preview the output and print the image.
After you click or tap Print, the print dialogue appears where you select the printer. Press the button Print to send the picture to the printer.
Do you like using Paint?
Paint can be used to draw, color and edit images, including imported pictures from a smartphone or a digital camera. Paint has withstood the test of time, and it is still used today because it is a free and simple app that serves you well for basic image editing. If you upgrade to the sophisticated image editing apps of today, you find that they base their tools and interfaces on the ones developed by Paint. Your learning of basic image editing skills in Paint gives you a good head start in using them. Before closing this tutorial, tell us whether you like using Paint, and what is your experience with this app. Comment below and let's discuss.
