BML MUNJAL GREEN MEDOWS SCHOOL
SUBJECT- COMPUTER
CLASS 1
DRAWING WITH A COMPUTER Notes & Worksheet- 6
Parts Of Paint Window:
Fig. Paint Window
Paint Button- It contains different options to work in Paint.
Quick Access Toolbar- It contains the buttons which do common tasks.
Ribbon- It is made up of Tabs and Groups.
Tab- It contains tools arranged in different groups.
1. Drawing A Rectangle:
Click on the Home tab.
Click on the Rectangle tool in the Shapes group.
Select the blue colour from the Colors group.
Move the mouse pointer to the Drawing area.
The pointer changes into a '+' sign.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle.
Release the mouse button when a rectangle is made.
2. Drawing A Circle:
Click on the Home tab.
Select the Oval tool (from Shapes group) and
colour of your choice from the Colors group.
Click on the Size button. Select the width for the selected tool.
Move the mouse pointer to the Drawing area.
Press the left mouse button and drag the mouse on the
Drawing area to draw a circle.
3. Drawing A Straight Line:
Click on the Home tab.
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Click on the Line tool in the Shapes group. Select any colour from the Colors group and the
line thickness from the Size button Size.
Move the mouse pointer to the Drawing area.
Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse
pointer on the Drawing area.
Note that a line is drawn on the screen while dragging
the mouse.
Release the mouse button when you want to end the line.
** To draw a straight line, press and hold down the Shift key while dragging the mouse on the
Drawing area.
4. Erasing A Drawing: The Eraser tool is used
to erase any part of a picture.
Select the Eraser tool from the Tools group.
Choose any size of the eraser by clicking on
the options in the Size button.
A square will appear in the Drawing area.
Hold down the left mouse button, move it on the area you want to erase.
5. Selecting The Brush Tool:
Click on the Brushes tool from the Tools group.
Select any brush type from the options.
Select any colour from the Colors group.
Move the pointer to the Drawing area.
Press and hold down the left button of the mouse
and drag the mouse to draw different lines.
5. Filling An Object With Colour:
To fill an object with any colour, click on the Fill with
color tool in the Tools group. Select the colour of
your choice.
Move the mouse pointer to the object that you
want to fill.
Click the left mouse button. The colour will be filled in the object.
Tick the best answer:
1. Where do you make drawings in Paint?
a. Tool Group b. Drawing Area c. Colour Group
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2. Which tool is used to draw a straight line in MS Paint?
a. Brush Tool b. Pencil Tool c. Line Tool
3. Which tool is used to erase a drawing in MS Paint?
a. Eraser Tool b. Rectangle Tool c. Oval Tool
4. Which tool is used to draw circle in MS Paint?
a. Line Tool b. Rectangle Tool c. Oval Tool
Write T for True or F for False:
1. Paint program is used to make drawings on a computer. True
2. To draw a straight line, hold down the Ctrl key. False (Correct key is Shift)
3. We can draw a square using the Rectangle tool. True
4. Eraser tool is used to paint the picture. False (Eraser tool is used to erase part of a drawing)
Answer in one word:
1. Which button is used to change the thickness of a line?
Ans Size
2. Which tool is used to fill colour in an object?
Ans Fill with color tool
Fill in the blanks with correction option:
1. The paint program is in the accessories menu. (accessories /calculate)
2. You draw in drawing area. (drawing /colour)
3. We select colour from the colour box. ( line tool / colour box)
4. Shapes group contains different ready-made shapes. ( Colour / Shapes)
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