==================================
Microsoft Paint keyboard shortcuts
==================================

First published at 9/1/2017 on https://defkey.com/microsoft-paint-shortcuts

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

Microsoft Paint has 38 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



Powers of Ctrl
--------------

Ctrl + A                Select entire canvas
Ctrl + C                Copy selected area
Ctrl + X                Cut selected area
Ctrl + V                Paste clipboard data
Ctrl + Z                Undo last action
Ctrl + Y                Redo action
Ctrl + E                Shows image properties
Ctrl + G                Toggles grid lines
Ctrl + P                Print the picture
Ctrl + R                Show or hide the ruler
Ctrl + W                Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
Ctrl + N                Create a new picture
Ctrl + O                Open a picture
Ctrl + S                Save changes to a picture
Ctrl + Page Up          Zoom in
Ctrl + Page Down        Zoom out
Ctrl + B                Bold selected text
Ctrl + I                Make selected text italics
Ctrl + U                Underline selected text
Ctrl + +                Scale up and tool or shape
Ctrl + -                Scale down tool or shape


Alt key menu
------------

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

Alt + F                 Opens the File menu
Alt + H                 Shows key help / Switch to Home tab
Alt + V                 Switch to View tab
Alt + F4                Close the window
Alt + Esc               Minimize MS Paint interface
Alt + Space             Equivalent to right-clicking on the title bar


Function keys
-------------

F1                      Open Paint Help
F11                     View a picture in full screen mode
F12                     Save the picture as a new file
F10                     Displays key tips like the Alt key


Arrow keys
----------

Right arrow             Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel
Left arrow              Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel
Down arrow              Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel
Up arrow                Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel


Miscellaneous
-------------

Esc                     Cancel a selection
Del                     Delete a selection
Print Screen            Take a screenshot

Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019
Defkey © All rights reserved.