Microsoft Paint keyboard shortcuts 

Microsoft Paint  

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- Shortcuts
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Ctrl + A

Select entire canvas

1
Ctrl + C

Copy selected area

2
Ctrl + X

Cut selected area

0
Ctrl + V

Paste clipboard data

1
Ctrl + Z

Undo last action

0
Ctrl + Y

Redo action

1
Ctrl + E

Shows image properties

0
Ctrl + G

Toggles grid lines

0
Ctrl + P

Print the picture

1
Ctrl + R

Show or hide the ruler

1
Ctrl + W

Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

2
Ctrl + N

Create a new picture

0
Ctrl + O

Open a picture

0
Ctrl + S

Save changes to a picture

0
Ctrl + Page Up

Zoom in

-2
Ctrl + Page Down

Zoom out

-1
Ctrl + B

Bold selected text

0
Ctrl + I

Make selected text italics

0
Ctrl + U

Underline selected text

0
Ctrl + +

Scale up and tool or shape

0
Ctrl + -

Scale down tool or shape

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After hitting the Alt key, you can use the keys below the control the additional options.
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Alt + F

Opens the File menu

0
Alt + H

Shows key help / Switch to Home tab

0
Alt + V

Switch to View tab

0
Alt + F4

Close the window

0
Alt + Esc

Minimize MS Paint interface

0
Alt + Space

Equivalent to right-clicking on the title bar

-1
F1

Open Paint Help

0
F11

View a picture in full screen mode

3
F12

Save the picture as a new file

0
F10

Displays key tips like the Alt key

0

Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel

0

Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel

0

Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel

0

Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel

0
Esc

Cancel a selection

-1
Del

Delete a selection

0
Print Screen

Take a screenshot


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Program information

Program name: Microsoft Paint Microsoft Paint (Imaging)

Paint is Windows' integral image processing software. Very simple, but can be really useful for simple image operations.

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 87%

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Shortcut count: 38

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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