Paint Keyboard Shortcuts

• Alt Display keytips
• Alt + F4 Close a picture and its Paint window
• Ctrl + A Select the entire picture
• Ctrl + B Bold selected text
• Ctrl + C Copy a selection to the Clipboard
• Ctrl + E Open the Properties dialog box
• Ctrl + G Show or hide gridlines
• Ctrl + I Italicize selected text
• Ctrl + Minus Sign (-) Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
• Ctrl + N Create a new picture
• Ctrl + O Open an existing picture
• Ctrl + P Print a picture
• Ctrl + Page Down Zoom out
• Ctrl + Page Up Zoom in
• Ctrl + Plus Sign (+) Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel
• Ctrl + R Show or hide the ruler
• Ctrl + S Save changes to a picture
• Ctrl + U Underline selected text
• Ctrl + V Paste a selection from the Clipboard
• Ctrl + W Open the Resize and Skew dialog box
• Ctrl + X Cut a selection
• Ctrl + Y Redo a change
• Ctrl + Z Undo a change
• Delete Delete a selection
• Esc Cancel a selection
• F1 Open Paint Help
• F10 Display keytips
• Shift + F10 Show the current shortcut menu
• F11 View a picture in full-screen mode
• F12 Save the picture as a new file
• 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