Microsoft Paint is a basic graphics program included in Microsoft Windows 7. MS Paint supports JPEG images and can open them directly in the program. However, inserting a JPEG, or a portion of a JPEG image, is more difficult, because you can only open one image at a time. This means unlike many other graphics programs, you cannot drag and drop the JPEG into a second image. Use the Windows clipboard to get around this limitation.
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Click the “Start” button, “All Programs,” “Accessories” and “Paint” to open MS Paint.
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Hold the “Ctrl” key and press “O” to invoke the "Open" selection window. Double-click the JPEG image that you wish to insert into another image from the Open selection window. The JPEG image will open in Paint.
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Hold the "Ctrl" key and press "A" to select the entire JPEG image. Alternatively, click "Select" from the Home tab and drag your mouse across a portion of the JPEG image to select it.
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Hold the "Ctrl" key and press "C" to copy the JPEG image, or a selected portion.
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Open the second image just like you did the first JPEG image. The first JPEG image will be inserted into this image.
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Hold the "Ctrl" key and press "V" to insert the first JPEG into the newly opened image.
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Click and drag the copied JPEG image wherever you wish it to appear on the page.
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Hold the "Ctrl" key and press "S" to save your changes.
