Without having to install any third-party software, you can highlight specific parts of an image or a document using either the pre-installed Paint app or the Paint 3D app on a Windows computer. Continue reading to learn how to focus the viewers’ attention on specific parts of an image or highlight text so that they can read it immediately. Before we begin, confirm whether you have Paint 3D installed on your computer. Microsoft had earlier included Paint 3D by default on every Windows 10 installation. However, this decision was reversed and the new clean installation of Windows 10/11 no longer includes the Paint 3D app by default. However, you can still install it.
Install Paint 3D
Paint 3D will now be successfully installed on your PC, using which you can now continue to highlight any portion(s) of any image.
How to Highlight Content in Paint 3D
Highlighting content in an image or text means that it immediately catches the eye of the onlooker. This can be done through various methods, such as enclosing the content to highlight in vibrant color, coloring the background of the text, or using an arrow to direct the viewer’s attention. Here is how to highlight any content in Paint 3D.
Enclose Content in a Shape
Point Arrow
You can also add arrows to your images to point at any content to highlight it. However, Paint 3D only has 3D arrows and not 2D. Here is how to use them:
Add Highlighted Text
If you need to add text to the image and want to highlight it, the best practice is to highlight the text’s background. Here is how: These are the 3 methods you can apply to highlight any content using Paint 3D. Let us now show you how to achieve the same goal using simple Paint.
How to Highlight Content in Paint
Enclose Content in a Shape
Point Arrow
Since Paint does not support 3D images and content, you can draw 2D arrows to highlight. However, the arrows can only be rotated by 90 degrees and point only up, down, left, and right, unlike in Paint 3D. You can now resize or move the arrow to pinpoint the highlighted content. You can also right-click on the arrow and rotate it (by 90 degrees each time) to change its orientation.
Add Highlighted Text
Just like Paint 3D, you can also add color to the background of the text to highlight it and make it stand out in Paint. Here is how:
Closing Words
Highlighting any relevant content may take up some additional time which may seem unnecessary, but it may save many minutes for the onlookers. It also helps you make to make your data stand out from the rest of the content, making it more convenient to elaborate. In this post, we have discussed how you can highlight any content in an image or document using both Paint and Paint 3D – whichever tickles your fancy. Also see:
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