1. Choose Start➪All Programs➪Accessories➪Paint. 2. In the resulting Paint window, choose File➪Open. Locate a picture file that you want to edit, select it, and click Open.

You can also get an image from a camera or scanner by using the File➪From Scanner or Camera command.

3. Now you can edit the picture in any number of ways:

• Edit colors. Choose a color from the color palette at the top of the Paint window and use various tools (such as Airbrush, Brush, Fill with Color, and the Pick Color dropper) to apply color to the image or selected drawn objects, such as rectangles. Clicking on a color selects a foreground color; right-clicking a color selects a background color.

• Select areas. Select the Free-Form Select and Select tools, and then click and drag on the image to select portions of the picture. You can then crop out these elements by choosing Edit➪Cut.

• Add text. Select the Text tool, and then click and drag the image to create a text box in which you can enter and format text.

• Draw objects. Select the Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Polygon, or Ellipse tool, and then click and drag the image to draw objects.

• Modify the image. Use the commands on the Image menu to change the colors and stretch out, flip around, or change the size of the image.

4. Choose File➪Save to save your masterpiece, File➪Print to print it, or File➪Send to send it by e-mail.