Synthesis shortcut Paint you must know when using

Currently, photo editing software is growing not only on computers but also photo editing applications for users to choose from. However, if you want to find a simple photo editing software, don't need to install too much, but are available on your computer, many people will choose Microsoft Paint tool to use.

Built into Windows versions, the Paint tool is a familiar name that everyone knows. Doesn't have as many artistic editing features as other software, but Paint can fully support you with simple operations like resizing, inserting text, adding captions, adding colors, etc. In this article, we will guide you to edit photos on Paint with the following useful shortcuts.

1. Keyboard shortcut Ctrl on Paint:

1. Ctrl + A : Select the entire image area.
2. Ctrl + C : Copy the selected area
3. Ctrl + X : Cut the selected area
4. Ctrl + V : Paste the selected area
5. Ctrl + Z : Return to the previous operation
6. Ctrl + Y : Undo the Ctrl + Z operation
7. Ctrl + E : View image details
8. Ctrl + G : Show grid to conveniently edit images.
9. Ctrl + P : Set image printing.
10. Ctrl + R : Hide / show the ruler bar.

1. Ctrl + W : Open the Resize and Skew dialog boxes.
2. Ctrl + N : Create a new image.
3. Ctrl + O : Open the image available on the computer.
4. Ctrl + S : Save the edited image.
5. Ctrl + Page Up : Zoom out.

1. Ctrl + Page Down : Zoom in.
2. Ctrl + B : Apply the selected text.
3. Ctrl + I : Italicize the selected text.
4. Ctrl + U : Underline the selected text.
5. Ctrl + Num Pad + : Increase the selection size.
6. Ctrl + Num Pad - : Reduce the selection size.

2. Combine Alt shortcut on Paint:

1. Alt + F : Open the Custom Menu.
2. Alt + H : Displays shortcut / Home tab switch.

1. Alt + V : Switch to the View tab.
2. Alt + F : Close the window.
3. Alt + Esc : Quickly shrink MS Paint application.
4. Alt + Spacebar: Quick access to the right mouse on Title Bar.

3. Function key on Paint:

1. F1: Open the help on Paint.
2. F11 : View photos in full screen mode.
3. F12 : Save the image as a new file.
4. F10 : Display letters when combined with Alt.

4. Keyboard navigation shortcut on Paint:

1. Left arrow key : Move through the left area or image selected with a pixel.
2. Right arrow key : Move right to the selected area or image.
3. Up arrow key : Move up the selected area or image.
4. Down arrow key : Move down to the selected area or image.

5. Other shortcuts used on Paint:

1. Esc : Remove the selection.
2. Delete : Delete the selection.
3. Print Screen : Take a screenshot.

Above is a summary of the keyboard shortcuts used in Paint. With these shortcuts, we can do faster when editing photos on Paint compared to the manual ways as before. Besides, you will also learn many other useful actions when working with the Paint tool.

Refer to the following articles:

1. How to edit GIF images using EZGIF tool online
2. 5 basic photo editing tips on Adobe Photoshop Express
3. Make sharp photos in 2 ways in Photoshop

Hope the above article is useful to you!