Windows 10 includes a whole host of ‘Apps’ that come pre-installed as part of the Operating System. As with almost any Windowed style interface the key to getting the most out of it is to learn some useful keyboard shortcuts.
Below is a list of thw Windows 10 shortcut keys for the most commonly used built in Apps, for shortcuts for the operating system, please see our article – Windows 10 Shortcut Keys.
This article covers shortcuts for:
- Paint
- Photos
- Reader
- Remote Desktop
- Windows Journal
- Wordpad
Paint
| Press This | To Do This |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+A | Select the entire picture |
| Ctrl+B | Select Bold tect |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selection to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+E | Open the Properties dialog box |
| Ctrl+G | Hide / Show Gridlines (Toggle option) |
| Ctrl+I | Select Italic text |
| Ctrl+N | Create a new blank picture |
| Ctrl+O | Open an existing picture |
| Ctrl+P | Open Print Dialog |
| Ctrl+R | Show / Hide the ruler |
| Ctrl+S | Save changes |
| Ctrl+U | Underline the selected text |
| Ctril+V | Paste from the Clipboard |
| Ctrl+W | display the 'Resize and Skew' dialog box |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selection |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo a cange |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + Minus Sign | Reduce the width of a brush, line or shape by one pixel. |
| Ctrl + Plus Sign | Increase the width of a brush, line or shape by one pixel. |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Zoom out one step |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Zoom in one step |
| F10 | Display Keytips |
| F11 | View picture in full screen mode |
| F12 | Open the 'Save As' dialog box |
| Right Arrow | Move the selection right one pixel |
| Left Arrow | Move the selection left one pixel |
| Up Arrow | Move the selection up one pixel |
| Down Arrow | Move the selection down one pixel |
| Shift + F10 | Show the shortcut menu |
Photos
| Press This | To Do This |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + L | Lock the screen |
| Ctrl + P | Open the Print Dialog |
| Ctrl + R (View or Edit mode) | Rotate Photo |
| Ctrl + S | Save the file. |
| Ctrl + Y (in Edit mode) | Redo changes |
| Ctrl + Z (In Edit mode) | Undo changes |
| Ctrl + / (In Edit mode) | View original image |
| Ctrl + Plus Sign | Zoom in when viewing a photo |
| Ctrl + Minus Sign | Zoom out when viewing a photo |
| Ctrl + 0 (Zero) | Reset zoom |
| Ctrl + Arrow Keys | Move the crop or selective focus areas |
| Arrow Keys (In Collection mode) | Scroll up, down, left or right |
| Arrow Keys (On a zoomed photo) | Move within the photo |
| Spacebar (In Collection mode) | Select an item and enter Selection Mode |
| Spacebar (In View mode) | Show or hide commands |
| Spacebar (In Video Mode) | Play / pause the video |
| Esc | Return to the previous screen |
| Alt + Enter | View file information |
| E (In View mode) | Enhance a photo |
| Shift + Arrow keys | Resize crop area |
| F5 (In View mode) | Start a slideshow |
| [Win] +H | Open the Share Charm |
| Enter (In Selection mode) | Select an item |
| Left / Right Arrow Keys | Show the next or previous item |
Reader
| Press This | To Do This |
|---|---|
| F7 | Use Keyboard Selection mode |
| F8 | Use two page layout |
| Ctrl + W | Close the current document |
| Ctrl + R | Rotate the current document 90 degrees clockwise |
| Ctrl + P | Print the current document |
| Ctrl + O | Display the 'Open File' dialog |
| Ctrl + M | Go to the Reader home page |
| Ctrl + F | Search for text |
Remote Desktop
| Press This | To Do This |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+Alt+Insert | Scroll Screen |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left or Right Arrow | Switch Between Sessions |
| Ctrl+Alt+Up or Down Arrow | Display the session selection bar |
| Ctrl+Alt+home | View connection options in Full Screen Mode |
Windows Journal
| Press This | To Do This |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all items on the page |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a selection to the clipboard |
| Ctrl + F | Search for text |
| Ctrl + G | Create a new page |
| Ctrl + N | Start a new note |
| Ctrl + O | Open a recently used note |
| Ctrl + P | Print a note |
| Ctrl + S | Save changes to a note |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a selection from the clipboard |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo a change |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + Shift + C | Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list |
| Ctrl + Shift + V | Move a note to a specific folder |
| F5 | Refresh the note list |
| F6 | Toggle between a note list and a note |
| F11 | View a note in full screen mode |
| Alt + F4 | Close a note and its journal window |
Wordpad
| Press This | To Do This |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + A | Select all text |
| Ctrl + B | Make selected text bold (or turn on bold if no text selected) |
| Ctrl + C | Copy a selection to the clipboard |
| Ctrl + D | Insert a drawing / picture file |
| Ctrl + E | Centre align selected text |
| Ctrl + F | Search for text |
| Ctrl + H | Search & replace text |
| Ctrl + I | Italicise selected text |
| Ctrl + J | Justify selected text |
| Ctrl + L | Left align selected text |
| Ctrl + N | Create a new document |
| Ctrl + O | Open an existing document |
| Ctrl + P | Print the current document |
| Ctrl + R | Right align selected text |
| Ctrl + S | Save the current document |
| Ctrl + U | Underline selected text |
| Ctrl + V | Paste a selection from the keyboard |
| Ctrl + X | Cut a selection |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo a change |
| Ctrl + Z | Undo a change |
| Ctrl + Right Arrow | Move the cursor one word to the right |
| Ctrl + Left Arrow | Move the cursor one word to the left |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Move the cursor to the start of the previous line. |
| Ctrl + Down Arrow | Move the cursor to the start of the next line |
| Ctrl + Home | Move the cursor to the start of the document |
| Ctrl + End | Move the cursor to the end of the document |
| Home | Move the cursor to the start of the current line |
| End | Move the cursor to the end of the current line |
| Page Down | Scroll the screen down one page |
| Page Up | Scroll the screen up one page |
| Ctrl + = | Change selected text to subscript |
| Ctrl + Shift + = | Change selected text to superscript |
| Ctrl + Shift + A | Change characters to all capitals |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Change the bullet style |
| Ctrl + Shift + > | Increase font size in one point steps |
| Ctrl + Shift + < | Decrease font size in one point steps |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete the word to the right of the cursor |
| Ctrl + 1 | Set line spacing to 'Single' |
| Ctrl + 2 | Set line spacing to 'Double' |
| Ctrl + 5 | Set line spacing to '1.5' |
| Alt + F4 | Close Wordpad |
| Shift + F10 | Show the current shortcut menu. |
| F3 | Open the 'Find' dialog box |
| F10 | Display keytips |
| F12 | Open the 'Save As' dialog box |