Paint.NET

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)

Create a selection

`Mouse movement` + `Mouse right click`

All hotkeys for Paint.NET

UI and Canvas Controls Pan image	`Space` + `Mouse movement`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll up	`Page Up`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll up	`Mouse wheel up`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll down	`Page Down`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll down	`Mouse wheel down`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll left	`↑ Shift` + `Mouse wheel up`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll left	`Shift` + `Page Up`
UI and Canvas Controls (twice) Scroll image to top left of editing window	`Home`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll right	`↑ Shift` + `Mouse wheel down`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll right	`Shift` + `Page Down`
UI and Canvas Controls (twice) Scroll image to bottom right of editing window	`End`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll top left image to center screen	`Ctrl` + `Home`
UI and Canvas Controls Scroll bottom right image to center screen	`Ctrl` + `End`
UI and Canvas Controls Zoom in / out	`Ctrl` + `Mouse wheel up and down`
View menu Zoom out	`Ctrl` + `-`
View menu Zoom in	`Ctrl` + `+`
View menu Actual size	`Ctrl` + `0`
View menu Zoom to window	`Ctrl` + `B`
Options in the View menu Pan canvas	`Space` + `Mouse left click`
Options in the View menu Pan canvas	`Space` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Options in the View menu Pan canvas x10	`Space` + `Ctrl` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Edit menu Deselect active selection	`Ctrl` + `D`
Edit menu Deselect active selection	`⤶ Enter`
Shape tool Move Shape by 1px	`← ↑ → ↓`
Shape tool Move Shape by 10px	`Ctrl` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Options in the View menu Show menu. Press underlined letter in menu to use menu hotkey	`Alt`
Options in the View menu Show / hide Tools window	`F5`
Options in the View menu Show / hide History window	`F6`
Options in the View menu Show / hide layers window	`F7`
Colors window Toggle visibility of the window	`F8`
Text tool Commit text to layer	`Esc`
Magic Wand tool (x4) Activate Magic Wand	`S`
Paint bucket Activate Paint Bucket	`F`
Paint Brush Activate Paintbrush tool	`B`
Pencil tool Activate Pencil tool	`P`
Clone Stamp tool Activate Clone Stamp tool	`L`
Text tool Activate Text tool	`T`
Shape tool (x2) Activate Shape tool	`O`
Move tools (x2) Move Selection tool	`M`
Zoom tool Activate zoom tool	`Z`
Pan tool Activate Pan tool	`H`
Gradient tool Activate Gradient tool	`G`
Eraser tool Activate Eraser tool	`E`
Color picker Activate color picker	`K`
Recolor tool Activate Recolor tool	`R`
Image list and image navigation Next image	`Ctrl` + `⭾ Tab`
Image list and image navigation Previous image	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `⭾ Tab`
Image list and image navigation ... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed	`Ctrl` + `1`
Image list and image navigation ... to <keybs>9</keybs>: Switch to image number pressed	`Alt` + `1`
Toolbar Open File menu	`[`
Toolbar New image	`]`
Toolbar Open image	`Ctrl` + `O`
Toolbar Close image	`Ctrl` + `W`
Toolbar Close image	`Ctrl` + `F4`
Toolbar Save image	`Ctrl` + `S`
Toolbar Save image as	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `S`
Toolbar Print	`Ctrl` + `P`
Toolbar Exit Paint.net	`Alt` + `F4`
Toolbar then <keybs>X</keybs>: Exit Paint.net	`Alt` + `F`
Edit menu Open Edit menu	`Alt` + `E`
Edit menu Undo	`Ctrl` + `Z`
Edit menu Redo	`Ctrl` + `Y`
Edit menu Cut	`Ctrl` + `X`
Edit menu Cut	`↑ Shift` + `Del`
Edit menu Kopyala	`Ctrl` + `C`
Edit menu Kopyala	`Ctrl` + `Insert`
Edit menu Copy merged	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `C`
Edit menu Paste	`Ctrl` + `V`
Edit menu Paste	`↑ Shift` + `Insert`
Edit menu Paste into new layer	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `V`
Edit menu Paste into new layer	`Ctrl` + `Alt` + `V`
Edit menu Erase selection	`Del`
Paint bucket Fill area with primary color	`⬅ Backspace`
Edit menu Invert selection	`Ctrl` + `I`
Edit menu Select all	`Ctrl` + `A`
View menu Open view menu	`Alt` + `V`
View menu Zoom to selection	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `B`
Image menu Open image menu	`Alt` + `I`
Image menu Crop to selection	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `X`
Image menu Resize	`Ctrl` + `R`
Image menu Canvas size	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `R`
Image menu Rotate 90° (clockwise)	`Ctrl` + `H`
Image menu Rotate 90° (counter-clockwise)	`Ctrl` + `G`
Image menu Rotate 180°	`Ctrl` + `J`
Image menu Flatten	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `F`
Layers menu Open Layers menu	`Alt` + `L`
Layers menu Add new layer	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `N`
Layers menu Delete layer	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Del`
Layers menu Duplicate layer	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `D`
Layers menu Merge layer down	`Ctrl` + `M`
Layers menu Rotate / zoom	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `Z`
Layers menu Layer properties	`F4`
Clone Stamp tool Set source point	`Ctrl` + `Mouse left click`
Adjustments menu Open Adjustments menu	`Alt` + `A`
Adjustments menu Auto-level	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `L`
Adjustments menu Black&White	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `G`
Adjustments menu Brightness / contrast	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `T`
Adjustments menu Curves	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `M`
Adjustments menu Hue / saturation	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `U`
Adjustments menu Invert colors	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `I`
Adjustments menu Levels	`Ctrl` + `L`
Adjustments menu Posterize	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `P`
Adjustments menu Sepia	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `E`
Effects menu Open Effects menu	`Alt` + `C`
Effects menu Repeat last effect	`Ctrl` + `F`
Settings dialog Open Settings dialog	`Alt` + `X`
Help menu Open Help menu	`Alt` + `H`
Help menu Online documentation	`F1`
Help menu Paint.net search page	`Ctrl` + `E`
Colors window Swap primary and secondary colors	`X`
Colors window Switch active color	`C`
Selection tools (except Magic Wand) Create a selection	`Mouse movement` + `Mouse left click`
Selection tools (except Magic Wand) Create a selection	`Mouse movement` + `Mouse right click`
Selection tools (except Magic Wand) Add to selection	`Ctrl` + `Mouse movement` + `Mouse left click`
Selection tools (except Magic Wand) Subtract from selection	`Alt` + `Mouse movement` + `←`
Selection tools (except Magic Wand) Invert selection mode	`Ctrl` + `Mouse movement` + `→`
Selection tools (except Magic Wand) Intersect selection modu	`Alt` + `Mouse movement` + `→`
Move tools (drag corner nub) Resize and keep proportions	`↑ Shift` + `Mouse movement`
Line / Curve tool (drag four way arrow icon) Drag entire line / curve	`Mouse left click`
Magic Wand tool Subtract from selection	`Alt` + `Mouse left click`
Magic Wand tool Invert a portion of selection	`Ctrl` + `Mouse right click`
Magic Wand tool Intersect selection mode	`Alt` + `Mouse right click`
Shape tool (drag nub) Move Shape nubs	`Mouse movement`
Shape tool (drag four-way arrow icon) Drag entire shape	`Mouse movement`
Shape tool Rotate Shape	`Mouse movement`
Shape tool (hold while clicking - or + corner size keys in the toolbar) Increase corner value change to 5px (Rounded Rectangle only)	`Ctrl`
Recolor tool Recolor primary with secondary	`Mouse right click`
Zoom tool Pan while zoomed	`Mouse movement`
Zoom tool Pan while zoomed	`Mouse wheel up and down`
Pan tool Pan the canvas	`Mouse left click` + `Mouse right click` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Paint bucket Fill area with secondary color	`↑ Shift` + `⬅ Backspace`
Shape tool (hold while rotating) Lock rotation to 15° increments	`↑ Shift`
Line / Curve tool Start Cap style	`,`
Line / Curve tool Line style	`.`
Line / Curve tool End Cap style	`/`
Shape tool (click and hold the nub) Move Shape nubs	`Mouse left click` + `← ↑ → ↓`
Shape tool Draw shape in secondary color	`Mouse left click` + `→`
Shape tool Cycle forward through shapes	`A`
Shape tool Cycle backward through shapes	`↑ Shift` + `A`

Paint.NET

Selection tools (except Magic Wand)

Create a selection

Mouse movement + Mouse right click

All hotkeys for Paint.NET

UI and Canvas Controls

Pan image

Space + Mouse movement

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll up

Page Up

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll up

Mouse wheel up

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll down

Page Down

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll down

Mouse wheel down

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll left

↑ Shift + Mouse wheel up

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll left

Shift + Page Up

UI and Canvas Controls

(twice) Scroll image to top left of editing window

Home

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll right

↑ Shift + Mouse wheel down

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll right

Shift + Page Down

UI and Canvas Controls

(twice) Scroll image to bottom right of editing window

End

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll top left image to center screen

Ctrl + Home

UI and Canvas Controls

Scroll bottom right image to center screen

Ctrl + End

UI and Canvas Controls

Zoom in / out

Ctrl + Mouse wheel up and down

View menu

Zoom out

Ctrl + -

View menu

Zoom in

Ctrl + +

View menu

Actual size

Ctrl + 0

View menu

Zoom to window

Ctrl + B

Options in the View menu

Pan canvas

Space + Mouse left click

Options in the View menu

Pan canvas

Space + ← ↑ → ↓

Options in the View menu

Pan canvas x10

Space + Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

Edit menu

Deselect active selection

Ctrl + D

Edit menu

Deselect active selection

⤶ Enter

Shape tool

Move Shape by 1px

← ↑ → ↓

Shape tool

Move Shape by 10px

Ctrl + ← ↑ → ↓

`Mouse movement` + `Mouse right click`

`Space` + `Mouse movement`

`Page Up`

`Mouse wheel up`

`Page Down`

`Mouse wheel down`

`↑ Shift` + `Mouse wheel up`

`Shift` + `Page Up`

`Home`

`↑ Shift` + `Mouse wheel down`

`Shift` + `Page Down`

`End`

`Ctrl` + `Home`

`Ctrl` + `End`

`Ctrl` + `Mouse wheel up and down`

`Ctrl` + `-`

`Ctrl` + `+`

`Ctrl` + `0`

`Ctrl` + `B`

`Space` + `Mouse left click`

`Space` + `← ↑ → ↓`

`Space` + `Ctrl` + `← ↑ → ↓`

`Ctrl` + `D`

`⤶ Enter`

`← ↑ → ↓`

`Ctrl` + `← ↑ → ↓`

`Alt`

`F5`

`F6`

`F7`

`F8`

`Esc`

`S`

`F`

`B`

`P`

`L`

`T`

`O`

`M`

`Z`

`H`

`G`

`E`

`K`

`R`

`Ctrl` + `⭾ Tab`

`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `⭾ Tab`

`Ctrl` + `1`