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	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[OpenXcom]]		[[Image:OpenXcom Control Options.png\|right\|thumb\|OpenXcom default Control Options]]

			In the ''Controls'' screen you can customize keyboard shortcuts for a variety of functions normally only accessible with the mouse. To change a control, left-click on it and press the new key. To erase a control, right-click it.

			Besides the controls listed on the screen, there are also these hardcoded shortcuts:

			*'''ALT-ENTER''' – Toggles between windowed and fullscreen mode.
			*'''Right-Click''' - Automatically set the min/max on an increase/decrease arrow button.
			*'''Scroll Wheel''' - Scroll lists / Zoom globe / Change Battlescape view level.
			*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape. (these are mouse buttons)



			Default Keyboard Shortcuts:

			'''General'''
			*'''ENTER''' – OK
			*'''Escape''' – Cancel
			*'''F12''' – ScreenShot
			*'''F7''' – FPS Counter
			*'''F5''' – Quick Save
			*'''F9''' – Quick Load

			'''Geoscape'''
			*'''Left Arrow''' – Rotate Left
			*'''Right Arrow''' – Rotate Right
			*'''Up Arrow''' – Rotate Up
			*'''Down Arrow''' – Rotate Down
			*'''+''' – Zoom in (plus key)
			*'''-''' – Zoom out (minus key)
			*'''1''' – 5 Second time on Geoscape (Slowest)
			*'''2''' – 1 Minute time on Geoscape
			*'''3''' – 5 Minute time on Geoscape
			*'''4''' – 30 Minute time on Geoscape
			*'''5''' – 1 Hour time on Geoscape
			*'''6''' – 1 Day time on Geoscape (Fastest)
			*'''I''' – INTERCEPT
			*'''B''' – BASES
			*'''G''' – GRAPHS
			*'''U''' – UFOPEDIA
			*'''Escape''' – OPTIONS
			*'''F''' – FUNDING
			*'''Tab''' – Toggle Country Detail (show the outlines on the map)
			*'''R''' – Toggle Radar Ranges (display the circles for radar coverage)

			(in the Basescape:)
			*'''1''' – Select Base 1
			*'''2''' – Select Base 2
			*'''3''' – Select Base 3
			*'''4''' – Select Base 4
			*'''5''' – Select Base 5
			*'''6''' – Select Base 6
			*'''7''' – Select Base 7
			*'''8''' – Select Base 8


			'''BattleScape'''
			*'''Left Arrow''' – Scroll Left
			*'''Right Arrow''' – Scroll Right
			*'''Up Arrow''' – Scroll Up
			*'''Down Arrow''' – Scroll Down
			*'''Page Up''' – View Level Above
			*'''Page Down''' – View Level Below
			*'''Home''' – Center Selected Unit
			*'''Left Shift''' – Select Previous Unit
			*'''Tab''' – Select Next Unit
			*'''\''' – Don't Reselect Unit
			*'''Q''' – Use Left Hand Item
			*'''E''' – Use Right Hand Item
			*'''I''' – Inventory
			*'''M''' – Minimap
			*'''Escape''' – Options
			*'''Backspace''' – End Turn
			*'''A''' – Abort Mission
			*'''S''' – Unit Statistics (TUs, Health, Fatal wounds, Accuracy, Armor, etc)
			*'''K''' – Kneel
			*'''R''' – Reload
			*'''L''' – Toggle Personal Lighting (light up the space around your soldiers to see them in dark terrain easier).
			*'''F1''' – Don't Reserve TUs
			*'''F2''' – Reserve TUs for Snap Shot
			*'''F3''' – Reserve TUs for Aimed Shot
			*'''F4''' – Reserve TUs for Auto Shot
			*'''J''' – Reserve TUs for Kneeling
			*'''Delete''' – Expend all remaining Time Units
			*'''1''' – Center on Enemy 1 in view
			*'''2''' – Center on Enemy 2 in view
			*'''3''' – Center on Enemy 3 in view
			*'''4''' – Center on Enemy 4 in view
			*'''5''' – Center on Enemy 5 in view
			*'''6''' – Center on Enemy 6 in view
			*'''7''' – Center on Enemy 7 in view
			*'''8''' – Center on Enemy 8 in view
			*'''9''' – Center on Enemy 9 in view
			*'''0''' – Center on Enemy 10 in view
			*'''F10''' – Save First-Person Screenshot

			From Nightlies:
			*'''C''' – Create Inventory Template
			*'''V''' – Apply Inventory Template
			*'''X''' – Clear Inventory Template
			[[Category:OpenXcom]]
			[[Category:Keyboard Shorcuts]]

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	[[~~Image:~~OpenXcom ~~Control Options.png\|right\|thumb\|OpenXcom default Control Options]]~~		#REDIRECT [[OpenXcom]]

	In the ''Controls'' screen you can customize keyboard shortcuts for a variety of functions normally only accessible with the mouse. To change a control, left-click on it and press the new key. To erase a control, right-click it.

	~~Besides the controls listed on the screen, there are also these hardcoded shortcuts:~~

	*'''ALT-ENTER''' – Toggles between windowed and fullscreen mode.
	*'''Right-Click''' - Automatically set the min/max on an increase/decrease arrow button.
	*'''Scroll Wheel''' - Scroll lists / Zoom globe / Change Battlescape view level.
	*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape. (these are mouse buttons)



	~~Default Keyboard Shortcuts:~~

	~~'''General'''~~
	*'''ENTER''' – OK
	*'''Escape''' – Cancel
	*'''F12''' – ScreenShot
	*'''F7''' – FPS Counter
	*'''F5''' – Quick Save
	*'''F9''' – Quick Load

	~~'''Geoscape'''~~
	*'''Left Arrow''' – Rotate Left
	*'''Right Arrow''' – Rotate Right
	*'''Up Arrow''' – Rotate Up
	*'''Down Arrow''' – Rotate Down
	*'''+''' – Zoom in (plus key)
	*'''-''' – Zoom out (minus key)
	*'''1''' – 5 Second time on Geoscape (Slowest)
	*'''2''' – 1 Minute time on Geoscape
	*'''3''' – 5 Minute time on Geoscape
	*'''4''' – 30 Minute time on Geoscape
	*'''5''' – 1 Hour time on Geoscape
	*'''6''' – 1 Day time on Geoscape (Fastest)
	*'''I''' – INTERCEPT
	*'''B''' – BASES
	*'''G''' – GRAPHS
	*'''U''' – UFOPEDIA
	*'''Escape''' – OPTIONS
	*'''F''' – FUNDING
	*'''Tab''' – Toggle Country Detail (show the outlines on the map)
	*'''R''' – Toggle Radar Ranges (display the circles for radar coverage)

	~~(in the Basescape:)~~
	*'''1''' – Select Base 1
	*'''2''' – Select Base 2
	*'''3''' – Select Base 3
	*'''4''' – Select Base 4
	*'''5''' – Select Base 5
	*'''6''' – Select Base 6
	*'''7''' – Select Base 7
	*'''8''' – Select Base 8


	~~'''BattleScape'''~~
	*'''Left Arrow''' – Scroll Left
	*'''Right Arrow''' – Scroll Right
	*'''Up Arrow''' – Scroll Up
	*'''Down Arrow''' – Scroll Down
	*'''Page Up''' – View Level Above
	*'''Page Down''' – View Level Below
	*'''Home''' – Center Selected Unit
	*'''Left Shift''' – Select Previous Unit
	*'''Tab''' – Select Next Unit
	*'''\''' – Don't Reselect Unit
	*'''Q''' – Use Left Hand Item
	*'''E''' – Use Right Hand Item
	*'''I''' – Inventory
	*'''M''' – Minimap
	*'''Escape''' – Options
	*'''Backspace''' – End Turn
	*'''A''' – Abort Mission
	*'''S''' – Unit Statistics (TUs, Health, Fatal wounds, Accuracy, Armor, etc)
	*'''K''' – Kneel
	*'''R''' – Reload
	*'''L''' – Toggle Personal Lighting (light up the space around your soldiers to see them in dark terrain easier).
	*'''F1''' – Don't Reserve TUs
	*'''F2''' – Reserve TUs for Snap Shot
	*'''F3''' – Reserve TUs for Aimed Shot
	*'''F4''' – Reserve TUs for Auto Shot
	*'''J''' – Reserve TUs for Kneeling
	*'''Delete''' – Expend all remaining Time Units
	*'''1''' – Center on Enemy 1 in view
	*'''2''' – Center on Enemy 2 in view
	*'''3''' – Center on Enemy 3 in view
	*'''4''' – Center on Enemy 4 in view
	*'''5''' – Center on Enemy 5 in view
	*'''6''' – Center on Enemy 6 in view
	*'''7''' – Center on Enemy 7 in view
	*'''8''' – Center on Enemy 8 in view
	*'''9''' – Center on Enemy 9 in view
	*'''0''' – Center on Enemy 10 in view
	*'''F10''' – Save First-Person Screenshot

	~~From Nightlies:~~
	*'''C''' – Create Inventory Template
	*'''V''' – Apply Inventory Template
	*'''X''' – Clear Inventory Template
	~~[[Category:OpenXcom]]~~
	~~[[Category:Keyboard Shorcuts~~]]

IvanDogovich: tweaked category to add keyboard shortcuts

2014-12-23T17:59:52Z

tweaked category to add keyboard shortcuts

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	*'''Right-Click''' - Automatically set the min/max on an increase/decrease arrow button.		*'''Right-Click''' - Automatically set the min/max on an increase/decrease arrow button.
	*'''Scroll Wheel''' - Scroll lists / Zoom globe / Change Battlescape view level.		*'''Scroll Wheel''' - Scroll lists / Zoom globe / Change Battlescape view level.
	*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape.		*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape. (these are mouse buttons)



	Default Keyboard Shortcuts ~~per version 1.0~~:		Default Keyboard Shortcuts:

	'''General'''		'''General'''
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	*'''X''' – Clear Inventory Template		*'''X''' – Clear Inventory Template
	[[Category:OpenXcom]]		[[Category:OpenXcom]]
			[[Category:Keyboard Shorcuts]]

IvanDogovich: Updated for nightlies

2014-12-23T17:50:02Z

Updated for nightlies

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	*'''Tab''' – Toggle Country Detail (show the outlines on the map)		*'''Tab''' – Toggle Country Detail (show the outlines on the map)
	*'''R''' – Toggle Radar Ranges (display the circles for radar coverage)		*'''R''' – Toggle Radar Ranges (display the circles for radar coverage)
	*'''1''' – Select Base 1 ~~''(is this on the numbers on the top of the keyboard as opposed to the Keypad, or only in the "Base Screen UI"?)''~~
			(in the Basescape:)
			*'''1''' – Select Base 1
	*'''2''' – Select Base 2		*'''2''' – Select Base 2
	*'''3''' – Select Base 3		*'''3''' – Select Base 3
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	*'''Home''' – Center Selected Unit		*'''Home''' – Center Selected Unit
	*'''Left Shift''' – Select Previous Unit		*'''Left Shift''' – Select Previous Unit
	*'''Tab''' – Select Next Unit ~~''(I think this may have been customized from the default in my personal build.)''~~		*'''Tab''' – Select Next Unit
	*'''\''' – Don't Reselect Unit		*'''\''' – Don't Reselect Unit
	*'''Q''' – Use Left Hand Item		*'''Q''' – Use Left Hand Item
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	*'''0''' – Center on Enemy 10 in view		*'''0''' – Center on Enemy 10 in view
	*'''F10''' – Save First-Person Screenshot		*'''F10''' – Save First-Person Screenshot

			From Nightlies:
			*'''C''' – Create Inventory Template
			*'''V''' – Apply Inventory Template
			*'''X''' – Clear Inventory Template
	[[Category:OpenXcom]]		[[Category:OpenXcom]]

IvanDogovich: Added Keyboard Shortcuts

2014-12-23T17:31:24Z

Added Keyboard Shortcuts

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	*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape.		*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape.



			Default Keyboard Shortcuts per version 1.0:

			'''General'''
			*'''ENTER''' – OK
			*'''Escape''' – Cancel
			*'''F12''' – ScreenShot
			*'''F7''' – FPS Counter
			*'''F5''' – Quick Save
			*'''F9''' – Quick Load

			'''Geoscape'''
			*'''Left Arrow''' – Rotate Left
			*'''Right Arrow''' – Rotate Right
			*'''Up Arrow''' – Rotate Up
			*'''Down Arrow''' – Rotate Down
			*'''+''' – Zoom in (plus key)
			*'''-''' – Zoom out (minus key)
			*'''1''' – 5 Second time on Geoscape (Slowest)
			*'''2''' – 1 Minute time on Geoscape
			*'''3''' – 5 Minute time on Geoscape
			*'''4''' – 30 Minute time on Geoscape
			*'''5''' – 1 Hour time on Geoscape
			*'''6''' – 1 Day time on Geoscape (Fastest)
			*'''I''' – INTERCEPT
			*'''B''' – BASES
			*'''G''' – GRAPHS
			*'''U''' – UFOPEDIA
			*'''Escape''' – OPTIONS
			*'''F''' – FUNDING
			*'''Tab''' – Toggle Country Detail (show the outlines on the map)
			*'''R''' – Toggle Radar Ranges (display the circles for radar coverage)
			*'''1''' – Select Base 1 ''(is this on the numbers on the top of the keyboard as opposed to the Keypad, or only in the "Base Screen UI"?)''
			*'''2''' – Select Base 2
			*'''3''' – Select Base 3
			*'''4''' – Select Base 4
			*'''5''' – Select Base 5
			*'''6''' – Select Base 6
			*'''7''' – Select Base 7
			*'''8''' – Select Base 8


			'''BattleScape'''
			*'''Left Arrow''' – Scroll Left
			*'''Right Arrow''' – Scroll Right
			*'''Up Arrow''' – Scroll Up
			*'''Down Arrow''' – Scroll Down
			*'''Page Up''' – View Level Above
			*'''Page Down''' – View Level Below
			*'''Home''' – Center Selected Unit
			*'''Left Shift''' – Select Previous Unit
			*'''Tab''' – Select Next Unit ''(I think this may have been customized from the default in my personal build.)''
			*'''\''' – Don't Reselect Unit
			*'''Q''' – Use Left Hand Item
			*'''E''' – Use Right Hand Item
			*'''I''' – Inventory
			*'''M''' – Minimap
			*'''Escape''' – Options
			*'''Backspace''' – End Turn
			*'''A''' – Abort Mission
			*'''S''' – Unit Statistics (TUs, Health, Fatal wounds, Accuracy, Armor, etc)
			*'''K''' – Kneel
			*'''R''' – Reload
			*'''L''' – Toggle Personal Lighting (light up the space around your soldiers to see them in dark terrain easier).
			*'''F1''' – Don't Reserve TUs
			*'''F2''' – Reserve TUs for Snap Shot
			*'''F3''' – Reserve TUs for Aimed Shot
			*'''F4''' – Reserve TUs for Auto Shot
			*'''J''' – Reserve TUs for Kneeling
			*'''Delete''' – Expend all remaining Time Units
			*'''1''' – Center on Enemy 1 in view
			*'''2''' – Center on Enemy 2 in view
			*'''3''' – Center on Enemy 3 in view
			*'''4''' – Center on Enemy 4 in view
			*'''5''' – Center on Enemy 5 in view
			*'''6''' – Center on Enemy 6 in view
			*'''7''' – Center on Enemy 7 in view
			*'''8''' – Center on Enemy 8 in view
			*'''9''' – Center on Enemy 9 in view
			*'''0''' – Center on Enemy 10 in view
			*'''F10''' – Save First-Person Screenshot
	[[Category:OpenXcom]]		[[Category:OpenXcom]]

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[[Image:OpenXcom Control Options.png|right|thumb|OpenXcom default Control Options]]

In the ''Controls'' screen you can customize keyboard shortcuts for a variety of functions normally only accessible with the mouse. To change a control, left-click on it and press the new key. To erase a control, right-click it.

Besides the controls listed on the screen, there are also these hardcoded shortcuts:

*'''ALT-ENTER''' – Toggles between windowed and fullscreen mode.
*'''Right-Click''' - Automatically set the min/max on an increase/decrease arrow button.
*'''Scroll Wheel''' - Scroll lists / Zoom globe / Change Battlescape view level.
*'''Back/Forward Buttons''' - (if available) Switch between soldiers on the Battlescape.

[[Category:OpenXcom]]