70 MS Paint Shortcut keys

The most important tip for mastering Microsoft Paint software is to learn the Paint shortcut keys. Once you have applied and mastered the shortcuts, you can enhance your efficiency with MS Paint. Complicated projects become easier and more effective. Hence, Microsoft Paint is an integral software in all versions of Microsoft Windows.

Here, we have listed all the available Paint shortcut keys for Windows users. You can even download the Paint Shortcut keys for Windows users in PDF form. These shortcuts have been tried and tested and should work in all Paint versions.

Most used Paint Shortcut keys

ActionPaint Shortcut keys
NewCtrl + N
OpenCtrl + O
CloseCtrl + F4
SaveCtrl + S
Save asCtrl + Shift + S
PrintCtrl + P
ExitAlt + F4
UndoCtrl + Z
RedoCtrl + Y
CopyCtrl + C
PasteCtrl + V
CutCtrl + X
Paste into the new layerCtrl + Shift + V
Paste into the new imageCtrl + Alt + V
Invert selectionCtrl + I
Select allCtrl + A
DeselectCtrl + D

Layers Menu Shortcuts

ActionMS Paint Shortcuts
Add New LayerCtrl + Shift + N
Delete LayerCtrl + Shift + Delete
Duplicate LayerCtrl + Shift + D
Merge Layer DownCtrl + M
Rotate or ZoomCtrl + Shift + Z
Layer PropertiesF4

Window Menu Shortcuts

ActionMS Paint Shortcuts
ToolsF5
HistoryF6
LayersF7
ColorsF8
Show Image ListCtrl + Q
Next TabCtrl + Tab
Previous TabCtrl + Shift + Tab

View Menu Shortcuts

ActionMS Paint Shortcuts
Zoom InCtrl + +
Zoom OutCtrl + –
Zoom to WindowCtrl + B
Zoom to SelectionCtrl + Shift + B
Actual SizeCtrl + Shift + A

Adjustments Menu Shortcuts

ActionMS Paint Shortcuts
Auto-LevelCtrl + Alt + L
Brightness or ContrastCtrl + Shift + C
CurvesCtrl + Shift + M
Black & WhiteCtrl + Shift + G
Hue or SaturationCtrl + Shift + U
Invert ColorsCtrl + Shift + I
LevelsCtrl + L
SepiaCtrl + Shift + P

Image Menu Shortcuts

ActionMS Paint Shortcuts
Crop to SelectionCtrl + Shift + X
ResizeCtrl + R
Canvas SizeCtrl + Shift + R
Rotate 90ºCtrl + G
Rotate 90ºCtrl + H
Rotate 180ºCtrl + J
FlattenCtrl + Shift + F

Tools Shortcuts

ActionMS Paint Shortcut keys
Rectangle selectS
Lasso selectS
Ellipse SelectS
Magic wandS
Move selected pixelsM
ZoomZ
PanH
Paint bucketF
GradientG
PaintbrushB
EraserE
PencilP
Color pickerK
Clone stampL
RecolourR
TextT

From the above list, Microsoft Paint shortcut keys are straightforward to use. Have you noticed it or not? With the above list of shortcuts, you can easily access them all through Paint using the keyboard. Along with Paint shortcuts, I also love and tend to use GIMP shortcuts. GIMP is an alternative to Paint software.

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