How to resize an image using Paint 3D on Windows 10

Learn how to resize an image using Paint 3D on Windows 10.

Steps

1. Open Paint 3D by clicking on the start menu button, and then click on Paint 3D.

Open Paint 3D in Windows 10

You can also open it by typing Paint 3D in the Windows search bar, and then click on it when it appears in the search results.

Open Paint 3D via search in Windows 10

2. Click on Menu located in the top left corner.

Paint 3D menu button

3. Click on Insert or click on the Browse files button.

Paint 3D Browse files button

A “Open” window will appear.

4. Within this window, you go to the location on your computer where the image is.

5. Select the image.

6. Click on the Open button.

Open an image in Paint 3D on Windows 10

You can also open an image in Paint 3D, by right-clicking on it, and then click on Edit with Paint 3D.

The Edit with Paint 3D context menu option on Windows 10

7. Click on Canvas located in the top menu of Paint 3D.

Paint 3D Canvas options

A “Canvas” menu will appear on the right side.

8. Check the Lock aspect ratio and Resize image with canvas options.

Paint 3D Lock aspect ratio and Resize image with canvas options

9. You can choose to resize the image in pixels or a percentage. Select which option you want by clicking on the selection menu button and then click on the preferred option.

Paint 3D Pixels and Percent options

10. Enter the desired size in the Width and/or Height box. For example, if you enter a width, press the Enter key on your keyboard, the height will automatically be resized to match the aspect ratio of the image.

Paint 3D width and height settings

The image will now be resized.

11. Click on Menu located in the top left corner.

Paint 3D menu button

12. Click on Save as.

Paint 3D Save as option

13. Click on Image.

Paint 3D Save as copy image option

A “Save As” window will appear.

14. Select a location on your PC where you want to save the resized image.

15. In the File name field, you type a name for the image.

16. At Save as type, you can select an image type (e.g., PNG, JPG, GIF, Bitmap, or TIFF).

17. Click on the Save button.

Paint 3D Save as window

Paint 3D will now save the resized image.