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Displays the current magnification.


Help is available for each item in this group. Click  [image]  at the top of the dialog box, and then click the specific item you want information about.


Shows which magnifications you can specify. You can specify from normal (100%) to eight times normal (800%) magnification.


Flips the selected area or your entire picture horizontally.


Flips the selected area or your entire picture vertically.


Rotates the selected area or your entire picture at the angle you specify.


Stretches the selected area or your entire picture horizontally by the percentage you specify. Numbers less than 100% decrease the size; numbers greater than 100% increase the size.


Stretches the selected area or your entire picture vertically by the percentage you specify. Numbers less than 100% decrease the size; numbers greater than 100% increase the size.


Skews the selected area vertically by the number of degrees you specify. Positive numbers skew the selection upward; negative numbers skew the selection downward.


Skews the selected area horizontally by the number of degrees you specify. Positive numbers skew the selection to the right; negative numbers skew the selection to the left.


Specifies the width of the picture in exact units.


Specifies the height of the picture in exact units.


Specifies that inches are used to measure the height and width of your picture.


Specifies that centimeters are used to measure the height and width of your picture.


Specifies that pixels are used to measure the height and width of your picture.


Specifies that new files are to use the default size and colors.


Specifies to draw in black and white and changes all existing objects in the picture to black and white. You cannot change an object from black and white back to color.


Specifies to draw in color, but does not change any existing black-and-white objects to color.


Indicates the date when the file was last saved to disk.


Indicates the amount of disk space required to save the file.


Specifies that the background color should be transparent. This option is available when editing a .gif image.


Click to specify the color to be used for the transparent background.


Previews the transparent background color selected.


The characteristic that specifies that the underlying pictures will be visible through the white background of a selected area in Paint.


The characteristic that specifies that the existing pictures will be covered by the white background of a selected area in Paint.


The color used for lines, borders of shapes, and text. It is represented by the top square on the left side of the color box in Paint. Apply this color using any tool except the eraser. Change this color at anytime by clicking a color in the Color box.


The color used to fill the inside of enclosed shapes and the background of text frames. The background color replaces the area of your picture that has been cut out or moved using the Free-Form Select and Select tools. It is represented by the bottom square on the left side of the color box in Paint. Apply this color using any tool except the text tool; it also appears when you use the eraser. Change this color at anytime by right-clicking a color in the Color box.