Loraine's Frame's Tutorial

Using Text in MS Paint

From Ms. Wordy (HaHa)

"First you need to place your graphics onto the work area"

WARNING
Even though you can use "gif" files in MS Paint any
animated "gif" worked on in MS  Paint and saved will no longer be
animated. Your original will remain animated but any
animation saved from MS Paint will not be animated.

To place text on a tag, frame, or any graphics, can be simple
or as complex as you want it to be. I'll start with the fastest,
easiest way and go on from there.

First you need to place your graphics onto the work
area.
Open you paint program, left click on the dotted box on
the top right of the side tool bar, then left click on
the last box at the bottom of the side tool bar.
Left click on file, left click on open, in the open file
box find the graphics you wish to add text to. Left
click on it to hi-lite then left click on open near the
bottom of the file box to the right.
Now for the fun...Left click on the "A" in the center
of your side tool bar. Place your cursor (mouse) where you
wish to add text, holding down on the left clicker make a
dotted box, you can make it as small or as large a you wish.
When you release your clicker your text tool bar will
appear across the top.......

If the text tool bar didn't appear left click inside the dotted
box you just made, if it still doesn't appear go to your top tool
bar left click on view and make sure there is a check mark in
front of the first four items. If not, left click on each that
doesn't have a check by it.(1st 4 items only)
The text tool bar allows you to choose the text (font) style
and "B" for a bold print.."I" for italics.."U" to underline
If your not sure, you can click inside the box you made for
your text and type a letter or word, go to your text tool bar
left click on the arrow beside the text (font) and a menu will
drop down for you to choose from. Each time you click on
something different the letter or word will change to the
style you clicked on, the same applies when you click on size.
If you are not happy with the placement of your letter or word just backspace, left click outside of the dotted box and
holding down on the left clicker make another box somewhere
else. You can do this and work word by word or you can
insert an entire greeting, it's like typing an email.
To have colored text, you make your choice from the color
chart at the bottom of your screen.
If there happens to be a color in your graphics you would
like to match, before you click on the "A", left click on the
little eye dropper in the side tool bar, then go to the color
you wish to match and left click. Look in the bottom left hand corner of your screen..in the color chart the very first box has double boxes, the one that's usually black, the 1 on top, should
now be the color you just clicked on. The 2nd box, the white
one is the background color. If the shade isn't quite right,
just left click again in a different area of the graphics till
a color comes up you like. With that done you can click
on the "A" and start to work on your text.
*****
Saving your work is covered in the frames tutorial but
I'll go over it again at the end of this tutorial just in case.
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I never do my text work on, nor in, the graphics. I
expand the work area and work out side the graphics then
(expanding the work area covered later in tutorial)
move the text onto or in the graphics. Some times I do it
a word at a time, sometimes a letter at a time, depending
on the effect I want. This can take a lot of time but
it allows you to get some great effects such as curved,
stair stepped, vertical and you can do it all on the work
area and move it where ever you wish on the graphics.

You can move you letters or words 1 of 2 ways.

1. The dotted box you put your text in is movable and expandable.
Once you start and find you need the text box larger place your cursor on one of the larger dots, (located at each corner and at the center of the top, bottom and either side of the dotted box)
when your cursor turns into a double sided black arrow hold down on the left clicker and drag up, out or down. To move the content in the dotted box from one area to another place your cursor    anywhere on the smaller dotted lines of the box, when it changes to a white arrow hold down on the left clicker and drag it to where you want it. This can take some getting use to.
Once you have lost the dotted box around a letter or word(s) it can no longer be moved using a "text box" you'll have to use the method below or clear and redo the word(s)

2. I use this method because for me it's easier to control the move.
Type out all the words or letters you plan to use in the project on the white work area. When done click on the dotted box on top of the side tool bar. Now by holding down on the left clicker make a dotted box around the words, word, letters or letter you wish to move (the box can be as big or small as you like) Place your cursor inside the dotted box and while holding down on the left clicker drag it where ever you want. I like this method best because it's easier to control a box verses a small line.

Expanding the Work Area
   Some times the graphics needs to be moved in order to
do the work you wish to do
(but will need to be returned to save..below)

To move the graphics..expand your work area by placing
your cursor on the large dots found in the center of the bottom
and right side (or right bottom corner) of the white around your graphics, when the cursor changes to a double arrow hold
down on the left clicker and drag out and or down.
Then click on the dotted box at the top right in the side
tool bar, place your cursor in the top left corner of the white
work area when it changes to a plus sign with a small circle
in the center hold down on the left clicker and put a dotted
box around your graphics. Place your cursor inside the
box, hold down on the left clicker and drag your graphics
to another place on the white work area.
To Save Your Work
To save your work left click on file, left click on
"save as", a file box will open. Select where you want
your file saved to. Now would be a good time to check
the file name at the bottom of the file box and make
sure it's a name you'll be able to find again
bow name.....bow ty (thank you) and so on
then check "files of type" it is usually best to save things
like this as "JPG"...it takes less puter space.
if it doesn't say "JPG" or "JPEG" then click on the little
arrow to the left for a drop menu, hi-lite "JPG"
then click save.
TaDaaaa .... you are done. You have a tag
YOU MADE!!!!!
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If you had to move your graphics to work on it you'll
need to return it to the left top corner to save.
Click on the dotted box in the side tool bar, place a dotted
around your graphics. Put your cursor inside the dotted box
and move the graphics to the top left corner. You want to
get it as close to the top and side as you can without
cutting off any of the graphics. You then need to pull the
right side and bottom back in using the same method
you used to pull it out. (the dots) Then "save as" (above)
Now Your Done Tooooooo.

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