Keyboard Shortcuts For Paint.NET Free Graphics Editor

Using the keyboard shortcuts instead of the mouse can save you time and make your work a lot easier and smoother. Here is a list of shortcut keys in Paint.NET that you might find useful.

Managing Your Image Files

• Ctrl + O – Open
• Ctrl + N – New
• Ctrl + W – Close
• Ctrl + S – Save
• Ctrl + Shift + S – Save As
• Ctrl + P - Print
• Alt + F4 – Exit the application

Basic Editing

• Ctrl + Z – Undo
• Ctrl + Y – Redo
• Ctrl + X – Cut
• Ctrl + C – Copy
• Ctrl + V – Paste
• Ctrl + Shift + V – Paste As New Layer
• Ctrl + Alt + V – Paste As New Image

Working with selections

• Delete – Erase Selection
• Backspace – Fill Selection
• Ctrl + I – Invert Selection
• Ctrl + A – Select All
• Ctrl + D – Deselect
• Ctrl + Shift + X – Crop to selection

Changing the dimensions

• Ctrl + R – Resize
• Ctrl + Shift + R – Canvas Size

Rotating an image

• Ctrl + G – Rotate clockwise by 90°
• Ctrl + H – Rotate counter-clockwise by 90°
• Ctrl + J – Rotate by 180°

Zooming an image

• Ctrl + Plus Sign (+) - Zoom In
• Ctrl + Minus Sign (-) – Zoom Out
• Ctrl + Shift + A – Actual Size
• Ctrl + B – Zoom to Window
• Ctrl + Shift + B – Zoom to Selection

Working with Layers

• Ctrl + Shift + N – Add New Layer
• Ctrl + Shift + D – Duplicate Layer
• Ctrl + Shift + Delete – Delete Layer
• Ctrl + M – Merge Layer Down
• Ctrl + Shift + F – Flatten
• Ctrl + Shift + Z – Rotate/Zoom
• F4 – Layer Properties

Color Adjustments

• Ctrl + Shift + L – Auto-Level
• Ctrl + L – Levels
• Ctrl + Shift + C – Brightness / Contrast
• Ctrl + Shift + U – Hue / Saturation
• Ctrl + Shift + G – Convert to black and white
• Ctrl + Shift + E – Convert to sepia
• Ctrl + Shift + I – Invert Colors
• Ctrl + Shift + M – Curves
• Ctrl + Shift + P – Posterize

Show / Hide Windows

• F5 – Toggle Tools window
• F6 – Toggle History window
• F7 – Toggle Layers window
• F8 – Toggle Colors window

Image List and Navigation

• Ctrl + Q – Show Image List
• Ctrl + Tab – Next Tab
• Ctrl + Shift + Tab – Previous Tab

Effects

• Ctrl + F – Repeat the last effect

Help

• F1 – Help Topics

Tools

When the same letter is assigned to more than one tool, press it multiple times to cycle through.

• S – Selection Tools (Rectangle Select, Lasso Select, Ellipse Select, Magic Wand)
• M – Moving Tools (Move Selected Pixels, Move Selection)
• Z – Zoom
• H – Pan (Hand)
• B – Paint Brush
• P – Pencil
• E – Eraser
• F – Paint Bucket (Fill)
• G – Gradient
• K – Color Picker
• L – Clone Stamp
• R – Recolor
• T – Text
• O – Objects (Line / Curve, Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Freeform Shape)