Complete List of Keyboard Shortcuts for MS Paint
MS Paint is a really a nice and useful tool of Windows operating system. I am the fan of this tool and have been using this since my childhood. In the latest Windows version, there are so many thing which have been improved. Now this tool is more than a painting tool and less than a photo editing software.
To work faster on MS paint, some keyboard shortcuts have been defined by the Microsoft. By using these keyboard shortcuts, we can work faster and smarter on MS Paint. I know some shortcuts are same as they are in other Microsoft Softwares. But there are some that you may find new and unique.
List of Keyboard shortcuts
| 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 + Num Pad + | Scale up and tool or shape |
| Ctrl + Num Pad – | Scale down tool or shape |
| 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 | Minimizes MS Paint interface |
| Alt-Spacebar | Equivalent to right-clicking on the title bar |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Esc | Cancel a selection |
| Delete | Delete a selection |
| Print Screen | Well, We all know what it does |
I have tried to cover all the paint shortcuts available. If you know something which I have missed in this, comment below and share with us.
Deepanker Verma is the founder of Techlomedia. He is a tech blogger, developer and gadget freak.
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