VIDEO: Take pictures in black and white with Paint

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Most Windows computers have the Paint graphics program preinstalled. Paint cannot compete with powerful graphics software, but it is still possible to carry out simple retouching work. For example, with Paint, you can too pictures make black and white.

How to open pictures with Paint

  1. To make images in black and white with Paint, you must first open the files with Paint. There are two different ways of doing this.
  2. One way to open pictures with Paint is to click Accessories on the Start menu and then launch Paint.
  3. Then click on "File" in the menu bar of Paint and then on "Open". A file browser will then open in which you can select the images you want. Only graphic files that can be edited with Paint are displayed.
  4. After you have found the corresponding graphic file, click on the "Open" button. The picture will then be loaded into Paint and ready for you to edit.
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  5. The second way to open images with Paint is to use the Windows Explorer to search for appropriate files.
  6. You then click on it with the right mouse button and select "Open with" in the context menu. Paint is also shown in the list.

Make pictures in black and white with Paint

  1. After you've opened an image with Paint, it's relatively easy to make it black and white.
  2. As in all other graphics programs, you must first mark the images before you can make them black and white.
  3. In the “Edit” menu, click on “Select All” or press the Ctrl and A keys.
  4. Then select the “Attributes” option in the “Image” menu or press the Ctrl and E keys.
  5. This will open a small window in which you can specify the size, the unit of measurement and also the colors.
  6. In order to be able to take pictures in black and white, all you need to do is click on "Black and White" at the bottom left.
  7. If you use Paint to make a picture in black and white, it is important to note that this process cannot be undone. Therefore, you should always edit a copy of the original.
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