Using Paint

• 1). Open Paint. If the Paint canvas is not your preferred dimensions for the monogram, click the Paint button and select "Properties." Enter the preferred dimensions into the "Width" and "Height" boxes, select the "Inches" radio button and click the "OK" button.
  
  
• 2). Click one of the colored squares on the "Colors" part of the ribbon for the first initial color. Click the "Brushes" button. Select the "Marker" brush head.
  
  
• 3). Position the cursor on the canvas and draw the first initial. Change colors in the "Colors" section if desired. Draw the last initial next to the first but slightly larger.
  
  
• 4). Choose a new color in the "Colors" section if desired. Draw the middle initial next to the second initial, but smaller, the same size as the first initial.
  
  
• 5). Click the Paint button. Select "Save As." Pull down the "Save as type" menu and click "JPG." Enter a name for the monogram, select a place to save it on the computer and click the "Save" button.
  
  

Using Photoshop

• 1). Open Photoshop. Click the "File" menu and select "New." Type "NoPixelMono" in the "Name" box. Enter dimensions for the canvas in the "Width" and "Height" boxes. Pull down the two dimensions menus and click "inches." Pull down the "Background Contents" menu and click "White." Click the "OK" button to open the canvas.
  
  
• 2). Double-click the "Color Picker" at the bottom of the "Tools" collection. Choose the color for the first initial in the monogram and click "OK."
  
  
• 3). Click the "Brush" icon on the "Tools" collection. Pull down the brush menu at the top of the screen, second from the left on the toolbar. Select the solid, round brush head. Click the "NoPixelMono" canvas' left side and draw the first initial.
  
  
• 4). Change colors in the "Color Picker" if desired. Draw the last initial next to the first but in a larger size. Change colors, select the first color again or keep the color the same and draw the middle initial, forming the third letter, the same size as the first letter.
  
  
• 5). Click the "File" menu. Click "Save As." Choose "JPG" from the "Format" menu and click the "Save" button.
  
  

Using Publisher

• 1). Open Publisher and click the "Blank 11 x 8.5" button. Click the "Insert" tab at the top of the screen. Click the "Shapes" button. Click the "Scribble" tool, the squiggly line at the end of the "Lines" section and note the cursor changes to a pencil.
  
  
• 2). Draw your first initial on the Publisher canvas by dragging the cursor to form the shape. A box surrounds the initial. Click the "Scribble" tool again and draw the last initial, larger than the first. Click the "Scribble" tool and draw the middle initial, same size as the first.
  
  
• 3). Click the new orange "Drawing Tools" tab at the top of the screen. Click one of the three initials and click the "Shape Outline" button. Choose a small colored box to instantly change the initial color. Repeat to change the entire monogram color.
  
  
• 4). Click the "File" tab. Select "Save As." Type a name for the monogram and click "Save."