MS Paint on Windows 11 comes equipped with an upgraded user interface and new features compared to its predecessors, providing more functionality than ever. Here’s a compiled guide from various sources on how best to utilize MS Paint:

Launching MS Paint: for Windows 11 To access Paint, head over to the Search option from the taskbar and search for Paint. When your search returns results, click Best Match next to “Paint”. This will open it.

To launch Paint directly from Start > All Apps, scroll down until you reach P and launch Paint. For convenience purposes it may be beneficial to pin this app either to your taskbar or Start menu for easy access in future sessions.

MS Paint New Features and Interface:

MS Paint for Windows 11 features a revamped interface with rounder corners, new toolbar icons and symbols, an enhanced UI, drop-down brush menus and round color palettes for greater creative control.

Editing Images:

1. Importing Images:
   You have several options when it comes to importing an image: Either directly import it, copy and paste from your clipboard (CTRL+C), or click File in the main menu ribbon and open your image.
2. Cut, Crop, Flip & Rotate Tools: (CTRL+Tab or CTRL+A for MacOS users),
   These tools remain mostly unchanged with the exception of Resize tool’s icon.
3. Drawing Tools:
   For image editing, basic drawing tools include pencil, eraser, paint bucket, color picker, text tool and magnifier. An eraser helps correct mistakes; to undo changes quickly use Ctrl+Z shortcut instead.

Text Insertion:
For adding text to an image using Paint app, to insert text click on the letter A in the main menu ribbon. From there you’ll have options such as selecting font size and font style along with bold/italic/underline/strikethrough options and aligning your text left, center or right. A new feature allows users to keep their text transparent or add a background for their words.

1. Brushes and Shapes:
   W hen it comes to brushes, just click on the Brush icon in the main menu ribbon for an accessible drop-down list with which you can choose a suitable brush from.
2. Shapes: mes This tool includes various shapes to mark pointers in images or create presentations. Colorful variants are available, while you can even adjust thickness settings on them!

Color Palette:
Its This new color palette contains two circles on its left side representing primary (primary color) and secondary colors (secondary colors), with clicking one activating that option. In addition to what’s listed here, additional hues may also be selected by clicking on the multicolored circle on its right side of the palette.

These steps should help you navigate and use MS Paint on Windows 11 effectively.

MS Paint on Windows 11 provides users with the Layers feature to allow them to create, manage, and manipulate multiple layers within an image. This feature was introduced with version 11.2308.18.0 of the app and here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use this feature:

1. Launch Paint on Windows 11.
2. Navigate to the Layers button on the Command Bar. 3. To create a new layer, either click Plus (+) button (or use Ctrl + Shift + N keyboard shortcut). 4. Add images or shapes using Paint’s tools available, these new elements will then apply directly onto this new layer.
3. (Optional) To delete layers, right-click them and choose “Delete Layer.”
4. To reorder layers by dragging, bringing forward or backward the order by moving one or more layers by dragging.
5. To duplicate a layer, right-click it in the right pane and choose “Duplicate layer”. 8. To hide layers for work on another layer, right-click them from within that pane and select “Hide layer”.
6. Merge layers by right-clicking each one and selecting “Merge Down” option, merging it with its immediately preceding layer. 10. Save your work by clicking Save Button; all layers will be stored into one image file.
7. This version also supports opening and saving transparent “.png” files, enabling users to import images with transparent backgrounds into layers before saving as a transparent image with white background.

MS Paint now comes equipped with layers functionality, making it more useful for creating complex digital art by layering multiple images, text, and graphics on top of each other. This brings it closer to more advanced image editing software like Photoshop and GIMP while still remaining accessible and user-friendly.