Hotkeys and shortcuts for Microsoft Paint

(Total 38)

Ctrl + A
Powers of Ctrl
Select entire canvas
Ctrl + C
Powers of Ctrl
Copy selected area
Ctrl + X
Powers of Ctrl
Cut selected area
Ctrl + V
Powers of Ctrl
Paste clipboard data
Ctrl + Z
Powers of Ctrl
Undo last action
Ctrl + Y
Powers of Ctrl
Redo action
Ctrl + E
Powers of Ctrl
Shows image properties
Ctrl + G
Powers of Ctrl
Toggles grid lines
Ctrl + P
Powers of Ctrl
Print the picture
Ctrl + R
Powers of Ctrl
Show or hide the ruler
Ctrl + W
Powers of Ctrl
Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
Ctrl + N
Powers of Ctrl
Create a new picture
Ctrl + O
Powers of Ctrl
Open a picture
Ctrl + S
Powers of Ctrl
Save changes to a picture
Ctrl + Page Up
Powers of Ctrl
Zoom in
Ctrl + Page Down
Powers of Ctrl
Zoom out
Ctrl + B
Powers of Ctrl
Bold selected text
Ctrl + I
Powers of Ctrl
Make selected text italics
Ctrl + U
Powers of Ctrl
Underline selected text
Ctrl + +
Powers of Ctrl
Scale up and tool or shape
Ctrl + -
Powers of Ctrl
Scale down tool or shape
Alt + F
Alt key menu
Opens the File menu
Alt + H
Alt key menu
Shows key help/ Switch to Home tab
Alt + V
Alt key menu
Switch to View tab
Alt + F4
Alt key menu
Close the window
Alt + Esc
Alt key menu
Minimizes MS Paint interface
Alt + Space
Alt key menu
Equivalent to right-clicking on the title bar
F1
Function keys
Open Paint Help
F11
Function keys
View a picture in full screen mode
F12
Function keys
Save the picture as a new file
F10
Function keys
Displays key tips like the Alt key
Arrow keys
Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel
Arrow keys
Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel
Arrow keys
Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel
Arrow keys
Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel
Esc
Miscellaneous
Cancel a selection
Del
Miscellaneous
Delete a selection
Print Screen
Miscellaneous
Take a screenshot