

Hold down Shift when drawing shapes to create a perfect circle, square or straight horizontal, straight vertical or 45 deg sloping line. Shift + F10 - Show the current shortcut menu / context menu.Ĭtrl + F1 - Expand or collapse the Ribbon.Īfter selecting something, Ctrl + drag with the mouse - to create a copy of the selection. Up arrow - Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel. Left arrow - Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel.ĭown arrow - Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel. Right arrow - Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel. Ctrl + B - Bold selected text (when using the text tool).Ĭtrl + C - Copy the selection to the clipboard.Ĭtrl + E - Open the Image Properties dialog box where you can adjust the dimensions of the image.Ĭtrl + I - Italicize selected text (when using the text tool).Ĭtrl + U - Underline selected text (when using the text tool).Ĭtrl + V - Paste a selection from the Clipboard.Ĭtrl + W - Open the Resize and Skew dialog box.Ĭtrl + plus ( + ) - Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel.Ĭtrl + minus (-) - Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel.Īlt + F4 - Close a picture and its Paint window.
