How to use Microsoft Paint in Windows 11

[@RRozsa]

Why is no one mentioning the fact that the updated Paint app will not allow you to hide/unhide the ribbon? And why didn't they fix the zoom in and out feature so you can zoom to the precise size you need in order for the entire section to be visible in order to select and crop? The zoom out is in 25% increments (100%, 75%, 50%, 20%) and the zoom in is 100% and then 200%. The other Microsoft products I use (Word, Excel) allow the ribbon to hide/unhide, and allow precise zooming percentages, but Paint, the one app in which being able to see specific sections at the correct size for selecting/cropping, touching up photos, etc., does not let you zoom in at the percentage you need. And now, ON TOP OF THAT, you cannot increase the visible work space by collapsing the tool ribbon.. I just replaced my 15" (Windows 10) laptop with a smaller one, (13.3") which has Windows 11. I use Paint A LOT to crop screenshots that are taken during Teams meetings. Even on my old (larger) screen, I often have needed to collapse the ribbon temporarily in order to view/select the target area at 50% zoom. On my new laptop, the new toolbar takes up almost 1/3 of my smaller screen, and now, they have removed the hide/unhide feature on the ribbon. Without collapsing the ribbon, at 50% zoom, the bottom of the targeted selection area is just barely below the bottom of the screen. So in order to view the entire area I need to select, I have to zoom out to 25% to see the entire image. At 25%, I cannot even SEE, much less SELECT the edges of the target area accurately. This is a deal-breaker for me. Thank God I still have my old laptop. So now if I need to crop screenshots or touch up photos, I have to move images from my new laptop on a thumb drive to my old laptop just so I can crop my images. Major fail, Microsoft.

[@taoufikelmiri]

Hope that "Image properties" and "Page setup" dialogs get redesigned too.

[@sparrowqq9949]

You are assuming that we all know the earlier versions. We don't! that's why we searched for a tutorial, not a quick flyover that tells us nothing!

[@chrisn3841]

Paint in MS WINDOWS 11 IS COMPLETELY screwed up Wy?

[@scarletlikesbirds]

I know!

[@sofiatarabrina339]

Because everything gets only worse.

[@hanshauge983]

When I erase something on my drawings, the erased area has grey squared traces. How do I remove those?

[@HexaflexagonFan]

First create a layer, and fill it with your desired fill colour Then make sure it is below your drawing, and it should work

[@Flutes2000]

You missed the actual changes and just talked about visual changes. For example, when you drag one side of a rectangle both sides resize on center, so now you can't to pin one side or corner where you want it then drag the other side to its desired position. Or as mentioned by others, the solid and transparency options seem to be missing.

[@EstherRipplinger]

I only used the previous version of Paint to copy and paste any image and make a .jpg, which this does not talk about how to do so the entire app is now useless to me. Now I have to research how to just do that function.

[@Vetal-G]

Also, missing below ribbon feature is inconvenient too.

[@elodiecemoi3057]

The icon for resizing an image is inactive on a .JPG image, apparently without reason...

[@icebrow]

How do you customize the color palette so that I have specific colors in the palette and don't have to edit colors every time?

[@chrisn3841]

resizing not possible no more?

[@leogolive]

Is he holding his nose while he talks?

[@arcticfox6808]

I have nothing but pure hatred for the idiots that changed all this from Windows 10.

[@geograd6984]

how can I hide tool bar in this application

[@Vetal-G]

You have skipped the two icons which are not open. In between shape and size. Earlier, choices were SOLID and TRANSPARENCY which is missing now. I don't find this version of win 11 better then earlier version. 😃

[@alcraftis]

t'was still in beta

[@dookymcfly4476]

How do you change the text color?

[@twilight7713]

How to change color from black to any other ?

[@chrisn3841]

all the good features are skewed up

[@orphydiancg7759]

how do I reselect a shape ?

[@MetalHeart8787]

Thank you for this video, i was used to using windows photo viewer & hate windows 11. I want to know about Paste from & Text Color. your video Helped.

[@chrisn3841]

copy past does not work at all it's made very difficult

[@chrisn3841]

Puimt in MS WINDOWS 11 IS COMPLETELY screwed up

[@chrisn3841]

Wy is the window 10 program killed?

[@chrisn3841]

I like ms paint windows 10 more better

[@sofiatarabrina339]

I can move the cursor along the tools on my own. I expected you will show me HOW to use all the features and not some of them. Big dislike.

[@Sanela-LegalShield_IDShield]

waste of time

[@nosaltadded2530]

This version sucks big time.

[@DonanMurray]

When I erase something on my drawings, the erased area has grey squared traces. How do I remove those?

[@BusDriverRFI]

These are a result of the layers. This influencer's Paint version doesn't have layers so he doesn't cover that. It's the major difference from Win 10 and he doesn't go into that.He just brushes over the same stuff we always had and the improvements of those areas.