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.
First, the Shortcut to Learning Comes at the End
Lamentably neglected yes among the fastest ways to pick up anything is testing.
If you quiz yourself on a subject, you can expect to remember more than if you had spent the time on (additional) study. This is true even if you are not graded; and even if you do not get to find out whether your answers were right.
(Had I to guess a factor for this “testing effect”, my guess would be guessing. Being forced to settle on an answer does engage the learning facilities.)
So, with that shortcut under our belt’s let get faster with Paint 3D, too—test or no test:
All Paint 3D Keyboard Shortcuts in One Place
Paint 3D Undo Shortcut (and History)
Action
Shortcut
Undo last action
CtrlZ, AltZ
Redo last undone action
CtrlY, AltY
Toggle history panel
AltH
Copy and Paste
Action
Shortcut
Copy selection
CtrlC
Paste from clipboard
CtrlV
Cut selection
CtrlX
Selecting Tools and Interface Elements
Action
Shortcut
Brushes
A, AltA
Stickers
S, AltS
Text
T, AltT
Canvas
C, AltC
2D Shapes
2, Alt2
3D Shapes
3, Alt3
Library of 3D Objects
L, AltL
Toggle sidebar
M
Focus sidebar
AltB
Toggle 3D perspective
CtrlShiftE
Focus canvas
AltW
Hide or show canvas
CtrlShiftW
Open menu
AltF
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
CtrlA
Group selected objects
CtrlG
Ungroup objects in a group
CtrlShiftG
Focus sidebar
AltB
Focus canvas
AltW
Open menu
AltF
Paint 3D Shortcuts for Pan and Zoom
Action
Shortcut
Pan
Alt↑↓←→
Zoom in
PgUp
Zoom out
PgDown
Reset zoom
Ctrl0
Hover (in 3D view)
Ctrl↑↓←→
Enter full screen mode
F11
Working with Text
Action
Shortcut
Make selected text bold
CtrlB
Italicize text
CtrlI
Underline text
CtrlU
Select all text in a text object
CtrlA
Align text right
CtrlR
Align text left
CtrlL
Center text
CtrlE
Saving, Printing and Other File Actions
Action
Shortcut
New image
CtrlN
Open existing image
CtrlO
Save
CtrlS
Save as…
CtrlShiftS
Open existing image
CtrlO
Save
CtrlS
New image
CtrlN
Open existing image
CtrlO
Save
CtrlS
(Paint 3D keyboard shortcuts tested with Paint 3D 6.2 for Windows; updated March 2024)
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