# Common tasks

The following tasks are frequently performed when you use Paint.

See "Drawing a straight line"

- Draw horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines.

See "Filling an area or object with color"

- Use foreground and background colors to fill areas of your graphic.

See "Settinga picture as your desktop background"

- Use a picture you created in Paint as the background for your desktop.

See "Displaying gridlines"

By displaying gridlines, you can easily make detailed changes to the design and color of an image.

See "Acquiring images from a digital camera or scanner"

- If you have a device such as a digital camera or a scanner connected to your computer, you can acquire an image from that device and work on the image in Paint.

See "Sending an image using email"

- After you have finished editing or working on an image, you can send it to friends, business associates, or anyone else using e-mail.