Battle for Wesnoth – General Controls and Hotkeys
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02 May 2018
These are the default control keys. Key setup might differ depending on the platform used. For example, you will often have to use the command key instead of the control key when you are using MacOSX. You can change most hotkeys to your taste using the Preferences menu.
General Controls and Hotkeys
| F1 | Â The Battle for Wesnoth Help |
| Arrow keys | Â Scroll |
| Left click | Â Select unit, move unit |
| Right click | Â Context menu, cancel action |
| Middle click | Â Center on pointer location |
| Escape | Â Exit game, exit menu, cancel message |
| Ctrl+s | Â Save game |
| Ctrl+o | Â Load game |
| Ctrl+p | Â Go to Preferences menu |
| Ctrl+q | Â Quit game |
| Ctrl+f | Â Toggle full screen/windowed mode |
| Ctrl+Alt+m | Â Toggle muting of game sounds |
| + | Â Zoom in |
| – | Â Zoom out |
| 0 | Â Reset zoom to default |
| Ctrl+e | Â Toggle ellipses |
| Ctrl+g | Â Toggle grid |
| Ctrl+a | Â Toggle accelerated game mode |
| Holding Shift | Â Toggle between accelerated and normal game mode while pressed (temporary!) |
| Ctrl+j | Â Show scenario objectives |
| s | Â Show statistics |
| Alt+s | Â Show status table |
| Alt+u | Â Show unit list |
| l | Â Move to leader unit |
| Shift+s | Â Update shroud now |
| Ctrl+r | Â Recruit unit |
| Ctrl+Alt+r | Â Repeat last recruit |
| Alt+r | Â Recall unit |
| Ctrl+n | Â Rename unit |
| d | Â Show the description of the currently selected unit |
| t | Â Continue interrupted unit move |
| u | Â Undo last move (only deterministic moves can be undone) |
| r | Â Redo move |
| n | Â Cycle through units that have movement left |
| Shift+n | Â Cycle through units that have movement left, in reverse order |
| Ctrl+v | Â Show enemy moves (where the enemy can move next turn) |
| Ctrl+b | Â Show potential enemy moves, if your units were not on the map |
| 1-7 | Â Show how far currently selected unit can move in that many turns |
| Space | Â End unit turn and cycle to next unit that has movement left |
| Shift+Space | Â Make currently selected unit hold position (end its movement) |
| Ctrl+Space |  End this player’s turn |
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