Microsoft Paint

Alt key menu

Minimizes MS Paint interface

Alt + Esc

All hotkeys for Microsoft Paint

Powers of Ctrl
Select entire canvas

Ctrl + A

Powers of Ctrl
Copy selected area

Ctrl + C

Powers of Ctrl
Cut selected area

Ctrl + X

Powers of Ctrl
Paste clipboard data

Ctrl + V

Powers of Ctrl
Undo last action

Ctrl + Z

Powers of Ctrl
Redo action

Ctrl + Y

Powers of Ctrl
Shows image properties

Ctrl + E

Powers of Ctrl
Toggles grid lines

Ctrl + G

Powers of Ctrl
Print the picture

Ctrl + P

Powers of Ctrl
Show or hide the ruler

Ctrl + R

Powers of Ctrl
Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

Ctrl + W

Powers of Ctrl
Create a new picture

Ctrl + N

Powers of Ctrl
Open a picture

Ctrl + O

Powers of Ctrl
Save changes to a picture

Ctrl + S

Powers of Ctrl
Zoom in

Ctrl + Page Up

Powers of Ctrl
Zoom out

Ctrl + Page Down

Powers of Ctrl
Bold selected text

Ctrl + B

Powers of Ctrl
Make selected text italics

Ctrl + I

Powers of Ctrl
Underline selected text

Ctrl + U

Powers of Ctrl
Scale up and tool or shape

Ctrl + +

Powers of Ctrl
Scale down tool or shape

Ctrl + -

Alt key menu
Opens the File menu

Alt + F

Alt key menu
Shows key help/ Switch to Home tab

Alt + H

Alt key menu
Switch to View tab

Alt + V

Alt key menu
Close the window

Alt + F4

Alt key menu
Minimizes MS Paint interface

Alt + Esc

Alt key menu
Equivalent to right-clicking on the title bar

Alt + Space

Function keys
Open Paint Help

F1

Function keys
View a picture in full screen mode

F11

Function keys
Save the picture as a new file

F12

Function keys
Displays key tips like the Alt key

F10

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

Miscellaneous
Cancel a selection

Esc

Miscellaneous
Delete a selection

Del

Miscellaneous
Take a screenshot

Print Screen

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Windows Explorer - Switch between Applications

Alt + Esc / Alt + Shift + Esc


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Alt + Esc / Alt + Shift + Esc


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Cycle through programs on taskbar in the order they were opened or accessed
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Alt + Esc / Alt + Shift + Esc


Linux Mint (Linux)
Toggle Scale view (display all windows on current Workspace)
Manage Windows and Workspaces

Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Down / Alt + Esc


Openbox
Lower the active window behind other windows, and activate the last window that was in use
General

Alt + Esc


LXDE
Hide window
LDXE / Openbox

Alt + Esc


GNOME
Switch between windows in the current workspace. Hold down Shift for reverse order.
Getting around desktop

Alt + Esc


Gnome 3.0 (Linux)
Cycle through open windows without invoking the alt+tab switcher.
Manage Windows and Workspaces

alt + esc


Microsoft Windows Vista (Windows)
Cycle Through the Applications in the order they were opened/accessed.
Working on the Vista Desktop

Alt + Esc / Alt + Shift + Esc