Paint.

NET Keyboard Shortcuts

SHORTCUT ACTION

FILE MENU

Alt + F Open File menu

Ctrl + N New image

Ctrl + O Open image

Alt + F, R Open recent

Alt + F, Q Acquire

Ctrl + W or Ctrl + F4 Close image

Ctrl + S Save image

Ctrl + Shift + S Save image as

Ctrl + Alt + S Save all images

Ctrl + P Print

Alt + F4 or Alt + F, then X Exit Paint.NET

VIEW MENU

Alt + V Open View menu

Ctrl + + Zoom in

Ctrl + - Zoom out

Ctrl + B Zoom to window

Ctrl + Shift + B Zoom to selection

Ctrl + 0 Actual size

IMAGE MENU

Alt + I Open Image menu

Ctrl + Shift + X Crop to selection

Ctrl + R Resize

Ctrl + Shift + R Canvas size

Ctrl + H Rotate 90° (clockwise)

Rotate 90° (counter-

Ctrl + G
clockwise)

Ctrl + J Rotate 180°

Ctrl + Shift + F Flatten

EDIT MENU

Alt + E Open Edit menu

Ctrl + Z Undo

Ctrl + Y Redo

Ctrl + X or Shift + Delete Cut

Ctrl + C or Ctrl + Insert Copy

Ctrl + Shift + C Copy merged

Ctrl + V or Shift + Insert Paste

Ctrl + Shift + V Paste into new layer

Ctrl + Alt +V Paste into new image

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C Copy selection

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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + V Paste selection

Delete Erase selection

Backspace Fill selection

Ctrl + I Invert selection

Ctrl + A Select all

Ctrl + D or Enter Deselect active selection

TOOL SHORTCUTS

Alt + T Open Tool dropdown

S Select rectangle

Sx2 Select lasso

Sx3 Select ellipse

Sx4 Magic Wand tool

F Paint Bucket

B Paintbrush

P Pencil

L Clone Stamp

T Text

Ox2 Shapes

M Move selected pixels

Mx2 Move selection

Z Zoom

H Pan

G Gradient

E Eraser

K Color Picker

R Recolor

O Line / Curve

TEXT TOOL

T Activate text tool

Esc or click Finish in the toolbar Commit text to layer

Move text before

Drag the four-way arrow icon
committing

LINE/CURVE TOOL

O Activate Line/Curve tool

, (comma key) Start Cap style

.(period key) Line style

/ (forward slash key) End Cap style

Drag nub with left/right mouse buttons or left-click, hold the nub, and
Move Line/Curve nubs
use the arrow keys

Drag four-way arrow icon with left mouse button Drag entire Line/Curve

Press any of the keyboard arrow keys Move Line/Curve by 1px

Hold Ctrl and press any arrow key Move Line/Curve by 10px

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Drag with right mouse button Rotate Line/Curve

Lock rotation to 15°

Hold Shift while rotating
increments

SHAPES TOOL

Ox2 Activate shapes tool

Draw shape in primary

Drag with left mouse button
color

Draw shape in secondary

Drag with right mouse button
color

Cycle forward through

A
shapes

Cycle backward through

Shift + A
shapes

Drag nub with left/right mouse buttons or left-click, hold the nub, and
Move shape nubs
use the arrow keys

Lock shape height and

Hold Shift while dragging any nub
width ratio

Place pointer inside shape and drag with left mouse button or drag
Drag entire shape
four-way arrow icon with left mouse button

Press any of the arrow keys Move shape by 1px

Hold Ctrl and press any arrow key Move shape by 10px

Drag with right mouse button Rotate shape

Lock rotation to 15°

Hold Shift while rotating
increments

MOVE TOOLS

M Move Selected Pixels tool

Mx2 Move Selection tool

Drag corner or edge nub Resize the selection

Resize and keep

Shift + drag corner nub
proportions

Drag with left mouse button when pointer is a four-way arrow Move selection

Hold Ctrl and drag with left mouse button Move copy of selection

Drag with right mouse button or with left mouse button when pointer is
Rotate selection
a double-headed arrow

Drag with right mouse button or hold Ctrl + drag with left mouse button
Rotate copy of selection
when pointer is a double-headed arrow

Hold Shift down while rotating Rotate by 15° increments

PAN TOOL

H Activate Pan tool

Click and drag with either mouse button or click and hold either mouse
Pan the canvas
button + arrow keys

Move mouse or keyboard arrow keys Reposition Pan tool

ZOOM TOOL

Z Activate Zoom tool

Click with left mouse button Zoom in

Click with right mouse button Zoom out

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Click and drag with mouse wheel or middle mouse button Pan while zoomed

PENCIL TOOL

P Activate Pencil tool

Click or drag with left mouse button Draw in primary color

Click or drag with right mouse button Draw in secondary color

ERASER TOOL

E Activate Erase tool

Click or drag with either mouse button Erase an area

COLOR PICKER

K Activate Color Picker tool

Click with left mouse button Set primary color

Click with right mouse button Set secondary color

Hold down the Ctrl button while clicking Sample Composite Image

RECOLOR TOOL

R Activate Recolor tool

Recolor secondary color

Drag with left mouse button
with primary

Recolor primary color with

Drag with right mouse button
secondary

PAINT BRUSH

B Activate Paintbrush tool

Click or drag with left mouse button Draw in primary color

Click or drag with right mouse button Draw in secondary color

PAINT BUCKET

F Activate Paint Bucket

Click with left mouse button or Backspace Fill area with primary color

Fill area with secondary

Click with right mouse button or Shift + Backspace
color

Hold Shift in Contiguous mode Global fill mode

Hold Shift in Global mode Contiguous fill mode

Drag four-way arrow icon Reposition click point

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