Windows 10: Paint app update for Windows 11 Insiders brings new dialog boxes for Edit Colors, Resize...

Microsoft is rolling out a Paint app update for Windows 11 Insiders in the Developer Channel. It brings some changes to the core functionality of the built-in drawing tool. In case you missed it, Microsoft released Paint with a new design in September.



What's new in the Paint app update for Windows 11

Edit Colors




The latest update for the app changes the Edit Colors dialog box. It still has the 48 color palette, but the icons are no longer square-shaped, nor are in an 8 by 6 grid. The new style has rounded icons in a 12 by 4 grid. The circles match the icons on the toolbar, so that's a nice touch.



While the old Paint version allowed you to save 16 custom colors, the new app lets you save up to 30 colors. It is slightly easier to add custom colors, you just need to click the plus button and pick a color.

You can view the name of a color by hovering the mouse over an icon in the Edit Colors palette, this also works with the Custom Colors and the Spectrum box on the left. Speaking of which, the box, and looks sharper compared to the old design.



The color preview box has been replaced by a vertical bar, which looks better. The slider next to it has also been given a modern design. In addition to displaying the RGB values, the new Paint app also displays the hex color code, which I'm sure artists or developers may find useful. You may choose to view the Hue, Saturation and Value color codes by clicking the RGB icon, it is a drop-down menu, and selecting the HSV option.

Resize and Skew




The Resize and Skew dialog has also been modified in the new Paint app. The icons for the Horizontal, Vertical values have been done away with. You can choose between Percentage and Pixel values, and enter the values in the boxes, there is no change here. The only other difference between the dialog boxes of the old and new versions, is that the app no longer has an option to maintain the aspect ratio of the image.



Other changes in the new Paint app


Shift-clicking on a color swatch will set it as the secondary gradient. Microsoft says that it has fixed an issue related to the IME input, which caused text boxes to move unexpectedly. The update also ships with improved localization for some dialogs in Hebrew, Dutch, Norwegian, and other languages. The release notes for the update states that the Paint app offers improved support for screen readers.

The current version of the program is Microsoft Paint 11.2110.0.0, it is available in the stable Windows 11 release. The new version, that has been released to the Dev Channel of the operating system, has the version number 11.2110.43.0. Open the Microsoft Store and download the update for the Paint app, it weighs about 14MB.

There is still no Dark Mode for Paint, but it will arrive in a future update.

I think these quality of life updates make Paint better, it is clearly more than a doodling pad and a Print Screen tool. What do you think about the new design?

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Dialog box fails to resize

A few weeks ago I somehow managed to resize my 'open file' dialog box in Paint Shop Pro X5 so that it is the size of the screen.

I have been trying ever since to reset the size.

I have tried

Double clicking the top bar of the dialog box

Right clicking over the icon in the top left corner to resize

Click & drag the edges to make it smaller

Resizing using the keyboard

I've even tried to use one of the resizer programs & uninstalling, then reinstalling the program....all of this to no avail.

I was told at the Corel support forum that it was a Windows issue but the only program that has this problem is PSP. Doesn't happen in my Photoshop, the text programs that came with Windows...none of them.

I'm at such a loss...I have no clue how to fix this issue.

 

Resizing photos for export using windows 10

Hi Helen,



Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. I will certainly help you with this.

The information which you have provided is not enough for us to determine the issue. Please provide us more information.

• Which app/program are you using to browse/view photos?
• Are you referring to Windows Photos app to edit/resize image?

If you are using Windows Photos app to edit image, I would like to inform you that as of now there are no image resizing option available in Photos app. I suggest you to use other app/program to resize the image (e.g. Paint).



To resize image in Paint, kindly refer the below given link and check if it helps:

Windows help & learning - Microsoft Support



Note: The above link contains step for Windows 7, but they also applies to Windows 10.



Please post back with the results and the information asked, we will be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

How to resize photo in Windows10?

Hi Man,

Please take note that Microsoft Picture Manager is not supported in Office 2013 or later. You can resize the photos in Windows 10 by editing them using Paint. To resize a photo in Paint, follow these steps:

• Right-click a photo, and then click Edit. The photo will open in Paint.
  
• In Paint, click Resize.
• Under Resize, you can choose if you want to resize the photo by Percentage or
  Pixel.
• Once you've chosen how you will resize the photo, you can edit the values of
  Horizontal and Vertical. If you want to fully customize the size of the photo, you can uncheck the
  Maintain aspect ratio check box.
• After customizing the values of Horizontal and Vertical, click
  OK.
• Click the floppy disk icon on the upper left part of Paint to save the changes.

Another way to edit a photo in Paint is by using the Select tool. To do this, follow these steps:

• Open a photo using paint,
• In Paint, adjust the canvas of your picture to the size you want. You can adjust the canvass by clicking and dragging on the small box around the picture.
• Once you've adjusted you canvass, click the Select tool.
• Select the whole image. Make sure that you exactly select the image.
• After selecting the image, click and drag the small box around the picture to resize it. Make sure that size the canvass and the image is the same.
• After editing the size of the picture or image, click the floppy disk icon on the upper left part of Paint to save the changes.

Should you need further assistance, kindly reply to this thread.