{"id":508526,"date":"2023-09-19T17:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=508526"},"modified":"2023-09-19T17:29:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:29:23","slug":"microsoft-paint-getting-two-powerful-photoshop-like-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/508526-microsoft-paint-getting-two-powerful-photoshop-like-features.html","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Paint getting two powerful Photoshop-like features"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft’s basic image creation and editing tool Paint is getting two useful new features commonly used in more advanced photo editors like Adobe Photoshop.<\/p>\n

In a blog post on Monday, 18 September 2023<\/strong><\/a>, Windows Inbox Apps principal product manager, Dave Grochocki, told Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels that layers and transparency were now available for them to test.<\/p>\n

Microsoft typically uses these communities to try out new features and fixes before rolling them out in Beta, Preview, and Stable releases of its operating system.<\/p>\n

Grochoki said testers can add, remove, and manage layers on their Paint canvas to create richer and more complex digital art.<\/p>\n

“With layers, you can stack shapes, text, and other image elements on top of each other,” he explained.<\/p>\n

To add new layers to the canvas, users must select the Layers button in the updated Paint app’s toolbar, which will open a new side panel.<\/p>\n

This panel can be used to show, hide, merge, duplicate, and re-order layers of image elements.<\/p>\n

The transparency adjustment feature includes support for opening and saving PNGs with transparent elements.<\/p>\n

“When working with a single layer, you will notice a checkerboard pattern on the canvas indicating the portions of the image that are transparent,” Grochocki explained.<\/p>\n

“Erasing any content from the canvas now truly erases the content instead of painting the area white.”<\/p>\n

If you have multiple layers and erase content on one layer, it will reveal the elements from layers underneath which it previously covered.<\/p>\n

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Transparency and layers in Microsoft Paint<\/p><\/div>\n

While Microsoft has barely touched some of its legacy apps and elements in its latest operating system \u2014 Windows 11 \u2014 the 38-year-old Paint has frequently received design and feature updates.<\/p>\n

Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel recently also got the ability to remove backgrounds from images<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft said the new features were being rolled out gradually, so they might not be immediately available to all Canart and Dev Channels users.<\/p>\n

“We plan to monitor feedback and see how it lands before pushing it out to everyone,” Microsoft said.<\/p>\n

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Now read: Microsoft adding image-to-text support to Windows 11<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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