- Microsoft Paint 3D offers several keyboard shortcuts, including basic ones for copying, pasting, or deleting.
- You may even use more advanced shortcuts to take screenshots, change your brush size, etc.
Basic Editing Shortcuts#
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|
| Ctrl + C | Use it to copy both 2D and 3D elements on your image |
| Ctrl + X | Delete or move an element using this shortcut |
| Ctrl + V | Paste the copied item to duplicate an item. Alternatively, if you have an image or text in your Windows clipboard from a different app, you can paste it into your picture. |
| Ctrl + A | Select all 3D elements on your canvas using this command. |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo an action |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo an action |
Pro Tip: Check out keyboard shortcuts that work with MS Paint .
Text Formatting Shortcuts#
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|
| Ctrl + B | Bold text |
| Ctrl + U | Add underline to your text |
| Ctrl + I | Italicize your text |
File Shortcuts#
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|
| Ctrl + N | Create a new picture |
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing picture from your computer |
| Ctrl + P | Print 2D image |
| Ctrl + S | Save image |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Open the Save as dialog box to save the image in a different format |
Zoom Shortcuts#
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|
| Ctrl + PgUp | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + PgDn | Zoom down |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom view |
Other Shortcuts#
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|
| I | Activate eyedropper tool |
| M | Minimize or maximize the side menu |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Activate the crop tool and start cropping |
| Ctrl + 3 | Switch between 2D and 3D view |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Show or hide the 3D perspective. |
| Ctrl + G | Group items |
| Ctrl + Shift + G | Ungroup items |
| Ctrl + Minus (-) | Decrease brush size |
| Ctrl + Plus (+) | Increase brush size |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Take a screenshot |
| Ctrl + E | Open canvas properties. |
Note that the canvas helps when dealing with transparent or PNG pages . You can make your image transparent in Paint 3D by enabling the Transparent Canvas option under Canvas properties.
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