Microsoft Paint keyboard shortcuts

Select entire canvas

Copy selected area

Cut selected area

Paste clipboard data

Undo last action

Redo action

Shows image properties

Toggles grid lines

Print the picture

Show or hide the ruler

Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

Create a new picture

Open a picture

Save changes to a picture

Zoom in

Zoom out

Bold selected text

Make selected text italics

Underline selected text

Scale up and tool or shape

Scale down tool or shape

Opens the File menu

Shows key help/ Switch to Home tab

Switch to View tab

Close the window

Minimizes MS Paint interface

Equivalent to right-clicking on the title bar

Open Paint Help

View a picture in full screen mode

Save the picture as a new file

Displays key tips like the Alt key

Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel

Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel

Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel

Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel

Cancel a selection

Delete a selection

Take a screenshot