Sometimes, small changes to an image can make it look different. That’s how adding a border to an image changes the way it looks and separates it from the background. That will come in handy when you plan to use that image on your website, professional brochures, or social media. The idea is to not let the background of the image coincide with the actual background of the website or social media.
There are several ways to add borders to images, from free online tools to mobile apps. Windows users can get the best out of native tools like Microsoft Paint to add borders to images.
Add a border to an image with Microsoft Paint
An often overlooked tool in image editing is Microsoft Paint. However, the tool offers free features and is easy to use. And adding a border to an image is pretty straightforward. Here’s how it works:
1. Use Shapes for Borders
This involves using shapes in Microsoft Paint to draw contours around the image.
Step 1: Press Windows key + S to launch Windows Search, type Paint in there and press Enter to launch the application.
Step 2: Click the File tab in the top left corner.
Step 3: Select the Open menu.
Step 4: Browse the image you want to import and click the Open button.
Step 5: After importing the image, at the Shapes tab select Rectangle. After you select the Rectangle, your mouse pointer will change its appearance.
Step 6: On the right side of the Shapes tab, click the Outline tab and select Solid Color.
Step 7: To the right of the Outline tab, click the Size tab to choose the preferred thickness for your Rectangle.
Step 8: Place the mouse pointer on the top left of the imported image and draw a rectangle that fills all the edges of the image and you will have a border.
2. Change the color of the border
Normally, when you click Shapes in Microsoft Paint, the default border color is black. However, if you prefer a different color, you need to change the outline of the shape before drawing your outline. You cannot change the border color once it has been drawn around the image and saved.
There are two ways to change the color of the border. You can use the default colors or create a separate color using the steps below:
Option 1: Default color
Microsoft Paint provides a palette that contains different shades of the base color. You can easily choose any color for your border with these steps:
Step 1: Repeat steps 1 through 3 marked under the heading titled Using Shapes for Borders.
Step 2: On the Color tab, there will be two tabs titled Color 1 and Color 2. Color 1 represents the color for the outline of the shape, while Color represents the color for the fill of the shape. In this case, choose Color 1.
Step 3: Choose your favorite color from the palette and the fill color in the Color 1 box will change.
Step 4: Draw your rectangle around the image and your outline will show the color you selected.
Option 2: Use the Color Picker
If the default color on the palette is different from the one you want to use, you can create your own with these steps:
Step 1: Repeat steps 1 through 2 highlighted in Option 1 above.
Step 2: Click Edit Color located next to the palette.
Step 3: In the Red, Green, and Blue fields, enter your color scheme number and select OK.
Step 4: Draw your rectangle around the image and your outline will show the color you selected.
3. Use an image as a border
If solid colors don’t work for your border, you can also use images to provide texture or pattern to your border. Here’s how it works:
Step 1: Make a copy of the image that will be used as the border. This is to avoid damaging the original image.
Step 2: Paste it with a new name to easily identify it as a duplicate.
Step 3: Launch Paint.
Step 4: Stretch the Paint canvas to make sure it’s wide enough.
Step 5: Click the arrow below Paste and select Paste From.
Step 6: Select the image to paste and click Open.
Step 7: Once the image is imported into Paint, it will have dotted lines around it. Place the mouse pointer over the dotted line at the edge to get a resize arrow.
Step 8: Drag the overlay to the top of the Paint canvas. The size should be the same as what you have for a typical border.
Step 9: Repeat steps 5 to 8 again, but this time place the image border on the left, right and bottom of the canvas and you should have a finished border.
Slice an image
In addition to adding borders to images, you can use Microsoft Paint for other things. This includes stacking images to add effects to images. The best way to explore the possibilities of the Paint application is with continuous use.
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