All Paint 3D Keyboard Shortcuts in One Place
[Archived] Looking for a faster way to use Paint 3D? Find here the Paint 3D keyboard shortcuts that let you speed up many an action ⤓. (bring up eyedropper, increasing brush size, zoom), plus the Paint 3D undo shortcut, of course.
All Paint 3D Keyboard Shortcuts in One Place
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Paint 3D Undo Shortcut (and History)
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Undo last action | Ctrl Z, Alt Z |
| Redo last undone action | Ctrl Y, Alt Y |
| Toggle history panel | Alt H |
Copy and Paste
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Copy selection | Ctrl C |
| Paste from clipboard | Ctrl V |
| Cut selection | Ctrl X |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Brushes | A, Alt A |
| Stickers | S, Alt S |
| Text | T, Alt T |
| Canvas | C, Alt C |
| 2D Shapes | 2, Alt 2 |
| 3D Shapes | 3, Alt 3 |
| Library of 3D Objects | L, Alt L |
| Toggle sidebar | M |
| Focus sidebar | Alt B |
| Toggle 3D perspective | Ctrl Shift E |
| Focus canvas | Alt W |
| Hide or show canvas | Ctrl Shift W |
| Open menu | Alt F |
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Toggle eyedropper (where useful) | I |
| Make brush bigger | Ctrl +, Ctrl ] |
| Make brush smaller | Ctrl -, Ctrl [ |
| Move selected object 1 pixel | ↑ ↓ ← → |
| Move selected object 10 pixels | Shift ↑ ↓ ← → |
| Select all 3D objects, then select all | Ctrl A |
| Group selected objects | Ctrl G |
| Ungroup objects in a group | Ctrl Shift G |
| Focus sidebar | Alt B |
| Focus canvas | Alt W |
| Open menu | Alt F |
Paint 3D Shortcuts for Pan and Zoom
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Pan | Alt ↑ ↓ ← → |
| Zoom in | PgUp |
| Zoom out | PgDown |
| Reset zoom | Ctrl 0 |
| Hover (in 3D view) | Ctrl ↑ ↓ ← → |
| Enter full screen mode | F11 |
Working with Text
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| Make selected text bold | Ctrl B |
| Italicize text | Ctrl I |
| Underline text | Ctrl U |
| Select all text in a text object | Ctrl A |
| Align text right | Ctrl R |
| Align text left | Ctrl L |
| Center text | Ctrl E |
Saving, Printing and Other File Actions
| Action | Shortcut |
|---|
| New image | Ctrl N |
| Open existing image | Ctrl O |
| Save | Ctrl S |
| Save as… | Ctrl Shift S |
| Open existing image | Ctrl O |
| Save | Ctrl S |
| New image | Ctrl N |
| Open existing image | Ctrl O |
| Save | Ctrl S |
(Tested with Paint 3D 6.2 for Windows; first published July 2020, last updated March 2024)