How to write text in Paint

As you know, Paint is a simple graphics application available on Windows operating systems. Paint is a tool for you to draw and edit images simply, Paint also supports you the ability to write text on photos. If you need to write text on images without requiring too many effects, you can use Paint.

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Below is a guide on how to write text in Paint, please refer to it.

Step 1: Open the image on Paint

Open Paint by entering keywords Paint in the search box search box then select the Paint application.

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On the Paint interface, select File -> Open (or Ctrl + N ) to open the Open dialog box .

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Navigate to the directory containing the image file and select the image to edit then click Open .

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Or you can right-click on the image to edit -> Open with -> Paint.

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Step 2: Insert text on the image

Click on the Text icon (letter A), then you place your mouse on the position to write text on the image, hold and drag the mouse to select an area to write text.

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After you have the text area, place your cursor in the area and write the content that you want to add to the image.

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Step 3: Edit the text

Select (highlight) the text you need to edit, then select the Text tab in the Text Tools section , where you can edit the font, font size, and font style in the Font section .

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Change the color of text in the Colors palette .

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In the Background you have two options: Opaque (using the background color), Transparent ( transparent background).

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If you choose Opaque you can change the background color by choosing Color 2 and choosing any color in the palette.

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To move the text to another position, you put the cursor on the edge of the writing frame when the mouse pointer appears as a four-way arrow, then hold down the left mouse button and drag to the position you want to write the text.

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After you have finished editing, you just need to put the mouse outside the text box and you're done.

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Step 4: Save the image

After writing the word, you can choose File -> Save ( Ctrl + S ) to save immediately to the original image file.

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Or you can choose File -> Save As to save the image as a new image file.

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Thus, with simple actions, you can write words in Paint quickly, you will not spend much time when you have to insert text into the image when using Paint. Good luck!