How to Draw a Perfect Circle on Microsoft Paint

Method 1 of 2:

Forcing the Ellipse Tool to Draw Circles

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    Open Microsoft Paint. This program is located in 'Start Menu > Programs > Windows Accessories'.
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    Select the Ellipse tool. This tool is the oval button in the toolbar in the 'Shapes' section.
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    Press and hold Shift.
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    Click and drag with the mouse in the drawing area. Starting from where you click, the Ellipse tool will make a perfect circle instead of the normal ellipse.
    1. Before you release the mouse button, you can drag the mouse to adjust the size of the circle.
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    Release the mouse button. You now have a perfect circle!
    1. This method is great for creating concentric circles, because you can see the size of the circle as you draw it.
Method 2 of 2:

Making a Circle from an Ellipse

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    Open Microsoft Paint. This program is located in 'Start Menu > Programs > Windows Accessories'.
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    Select the Ellipse tool. This tool is the oval button in the toolbar in the 'Shapes' section.
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    Click and drag with the mouse in the drawing space to make an ellipse. Do not release the mouse press.
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    Press and hold Shift.
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    Release the mouse button.
    1. If you release the mouse button before pressing Shift the ellipse will be drawn and you cannot turn it into a circle. You can undo the ellipse by pressing Ctrl + Z and try again.
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    Release Shift. The ellipse will snap into a circle shape matching the height of the ellipse.
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