============================ Paint.NET keyboard shortcuts ============================ First published at 11/11/2017 on https://defkey.com/paint-net-shortcuts Paint.net is a free raster graphics editor for Windows. Developed on the .NET Framework, it was originally created by Washington State student Rick Brewster. Paint.net grew from a simple alternative for the Microsoft Paint into editor with layers, blending, transparency and plugin support. Paint.NET has 226 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. UI and Canvas Controls ---------------------- Space + Right click + Move the mouse Pan image Page Up Scroll up Wheel up Scroll up Page Down Scroll down Wheel down Scroll down Shift + Wheel up Scroll left Shift + Page Up Scroll left Home Scroll left Shift + Wheel down Scroll right Shift + Page Down Scroll right End Scroll right Home (twice) Scroll image to top left of editing window Ctrl + Home Scroll top left image to center screen End (twice) Scroll image to bottom right of editing window Ctrl + End Scroll bottom right image to center screen Ctrl + Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in / out Ctrl + - Zoom in / out Ctrl + + Zoom in / out Ctrl + 0 Set actual size Alternatively, in the Status Bar drag the slider or type a value in the percentage text box. Options in the View menu ------------------------ Ctrl + B (twice) First combination zooms to Window, the second restores the previous zoom level Space + Left click Pan canvas Space + Arrow keys Pan canvas Space + Ctrl + Arrow keys Pan canvas x10 Ctrl + D Deselect active selection Enter Deselect active selection Arrow keys Shift current tool per pixel (may not work with all tools) Ctrl + Arrow keys Shift current tool 10 pixels (may not work with all tools) Alt Show menu. Press underlined letter in menu to use menu hotkey F5 Show / hide Tools window F6 Show / hide History window F7 Show / hide layers window F8 Show / hide colors window Esc Commit text or tool drawing to layer Enter Commit text or tool drawing to layer Ctrl + D Commit text or tool drawing to layer ... or Click Finish on the toolbar. Tools ----- Note: x2 means pressing shortcut twice, x3 is pressing three times etc. S Rectangle select S (x2) Lasso select S (x3) Ellipse select S (x4) Magic Wand tool F Paint Bucket B Paintbrush P Pencil L Clone Stamp T Text O (x2) Shapes M Move selected pixels M (x2) Move selection Z Zoom H Pan To temporarily activate panning, hold Space and drag with left mouse button. G Gradient E Eraser K Color Picker R Recolor O Line / Curve Image list and image navigation ------------------------------- Ctrl + Tab Next image Ctrl + Shift + Tab Previous image Ctrl + 1 ... to 9: Switch to image number pressed Alt + 1 ... to 9: Switch to image number pressed Toolbar ------- [ Open File menu Ğ ] New image Ü Ctrl + O Open image Ctrl + W Close image Ctrl + F4 Close image Ctrl + S Save image Ctrl + Shift + S Save image as Ctrl + P Print Alt + F4 Exit Paint.net Alt + F then X: Exit Paint.net Edit menu --------- Alt + E Open Edit menu Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + X Cut Shift + Del Cut Ctrl + C Kopyala Ctrl + Insert Kopyala Ctrl + Shift + C Copy merged Ctrl + V Paste Shift + Insert Paste Ctrl + Shift + V Paste into new layer Ctrl + Alt + V Paste into new layer Del Erase selection Backspace Fill selection Ctrl + I Invert selection Ctrl + A Select all Ctrl + D Deselect active selection Enter Deselect active selection View menu --------- Alt + V Open view menu Ctrl + + Zoom in Ctrl + - Zoom out Ctrl + B Zoom to window Ctrl + Shift + B Zoom to selection Ctrl + 0 Actual size Image menu ---------- Alt + I Open image menu Ctrl + Shift + X Crop to selection Ctrl + R Resize Ctrl + Shift + R Canvas size Ctrl + H Rotate 90° (clockwise) Ctrl + G Rotate 90° (counter-clockwise) Ctrl + J Rotate 180° Ctrl + Shift + F Flatten Layers menu ----------- Alt + L Open Layers menu Ctrl + Shift + N Add new layer Ctrl + Shift + Del Delete layer Ctrl + Shift + D Duplicate layer Ctrl + M Merge layer down Ctrl + Shift + Z Rotate / zoom F4 Layer properties Ctrl + Left click (on blue up or down arrow) Move active layer top or bottom of list Adjustments menu ---------------- Alt + A Open Adjustments menu Ctrl + Shift + L Auto-level Ctrl + Shift + G Black & White Ctrl + Shift + T Brightness / contrast Ctrl + Shift + M Curves Ctrl + Shift + U Hue / saturation Ctrl + Shift + I Invert colors Ctrl + L Levels Ctrl + Shift + P Posterize Ctrl + Shift + E Sepia Effects menu ------------ Alt + C Open Effects menu Ctrl + F Repeat last effect Settings dialog --------------- Alt + X Open Settings dialog Help menu --------- Alt + H Open Help menu F1 Online documentation Ctrl + E Paint.net search page Colors window ------------- F8 Toggle visibility of the window X Swap primary and secondary colors C Switch active color Selection tools (except Magic Wand) ----------------------------------- S Rectangle select S (x2) Lasso select S (x3) Ellipse select Move the mouse + Left click Create a selection Move the mouse + Right click Create a selection Ctrl + Move the mouse + Left click Add to selection Alt + Move the mouse + Left arrow Subtract from selection Ctrl + Move the mouse + Right arrow Invert selection mode Alt + Move the mouse + Right arrow Intersect selection modu Shift + Move the mouse Force rectangle select to square Shift + Move the mouse Force ellipse select to circle Move Selected Pixels tool + Ctrl: Move a copy of selection Magic Wand tool --------------- S (x4) Activate Magic Wand Left click Create selection of like piksels Ctrl + Left click Add to selection Alt + Left click Subtract from selection Ctrl + Right click Invert a portion of selection Alt + Right click Intersect selection mode Shift + other Magic Wand action: Global selection Move tools ---------- M Move Selected Pixels tool M (x2) Move Selection tool Move the mouse (drag corner or edge nub) Resize the selection Shift + Move the mouse (drag corner nub) Resize and keep proportions Left click + Move the mouse (when pointer is a four-way arrow) Move selection Left click + Move the mouse (when pointer is a double headed arrow) Rotate selection Right click + Move the mouse (when pointer is a double headed arrow) Rotate selection Ctrl (hold while using this tool) Manipulate a copy of the selection (Move Selected Pixels Tool only) Zoom tool --------- Z Activate zoom tool Left click Zoom in Right click Zoom out Middle click + Move the mouse Pan while zoomed Wheel up and wheel down Pan while zoomed Pan tool -------- H Activate Pan tool Left click + Move the mouse Pan the canvas Right click + Move the mouse Pan the canvas Left click + Right click + Arrow keys Pan the canvas Move the mouse Reposition Pan tool Arrow keys Pan tool Paint bucket ------------ F Activate Paint Bucket Left click Fill area with primary color Backspace Fill area with primary color Right click Fill area with secondary color Shift + Backspace Fill area with secondary color Shift (hold in Contiguous mode) Global fill mode Shift (hold in Global mode) Contiguous fill mode Gradient tool ------------- G Activate Gradient tool Left click + Move the mouse Primary to secondary gradient Right click + Move the mouse Secondary to primary gradient Right click (click the nub) Swap gradient direction (i.e. swap color roles) Move the mouse (four arrow icon) Move gradient while drawing Shift (hold while dragging either nub) Constrain gradient to 15 degree increment Paint Brush ----------- B Activate Paintbrush tool Left click Draw in primary color Left click + Move the mouse Draw in primary color Right click Draw in secondary color Right click + Move the mouse Draw in secondary color Pencil tool ----------- P Activate Pencil tool Left click Draw in primary color Left click + Move the mouse Draw in primary color Right click Draw in secondary color Right click + Move the mouse Draw in secondary color Eraser tool ----------- E Activate Eraser tool Left click + Move the mouse Erase an area Color picker ------------ K Activate color picker Left click Set primary color Right click Set secondary color Recolor tool ------------ R Activate Recolor tool Left click Recolor secondary color with primary Right click Recolor primary with secondary Clone Stamp tool ---------------- L Activate Clone Stamp tool Ctrl + Left click Set source point Left click + Move the mouse Copy pixels Right click + Move the mouse Copy pixels Text tool --------- T Activate Text tool Esc Commit text to layer Line / Curve tool ----------------- O Activate Line/Curve tool , Start Cap style . Line style / End Cap style Left click + Arrow keys (hold the nub) Move line / curve Move the mouse (drag nub) Move line / curve Left click (drag four way arrow icon) Drag entire line / curve Arrow keys Move line / curve by 1px Right click + Move the mouse Rotate line / curve Shift (while rotating) Lock rotation to 15° increments Shape tool ---------- O (x2) Activate Shape tool Left click + Move the mouse Draw shape in primary color Left click + Right arrow Draw shape in secondary color A Cycle forward through shapes Shift + A Cycle backward through shapes Move the mouse (drag nub) Move Shape nubs Left click + Arrow keys (click and hold the nub) Move Shape nubs Shift (hold while dragging any nub) Lock Shape height and width ratio Left click + Move the mouse (drag four-way arrow icon) Drag entire shape Arrow keys Move Shape by 1px Ctrl + Arrow keys Move Shape by 10px Right click + Move the mouse Rotate Shape Shift (hold while rotating) Lock rotation to 15° increments Ctrl (hold while clicking - or + corner size keys in the toolbar) Increase corner value change to 5px (Rounded Rectangle only) Last modified on (UTC): Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Defkey © All rights reserved.