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Every key of the editor 0.4.0, the launcher 0.4.0 and a match, in tables, including how the keyboard is shared between two players.

DescribesEditor 0.4.0 and Launcher 0.4.0 For everyone

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Editor
File
Edit
View
Scene
Run
Help
Viewport
With the mouse in the viewport
In the search boxes and in the code
In the asset workshop
Launcher
In a match
Two on one keyboard
Next

Editor#

This is the list in the Keyboard shortcuts dialog, which opens with F1, with Help > Keyboard shortcuts or with the help button, top right. It is ordered like the main menu.

File#

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl`+`S`	Save
`Ctrl`+`I`	Import models, textures and sounds
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`E`	Export game
`Ctrl`+`,`	Settings

Edit#

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Z`	Undo
`Ctrl`+`Y` or `Ctrl`+`Shift`+`Z`	Redo
`Ctrl`+`C`	Copy pieces
`Ctrl`+`V`	Paste pieces
`Ctrl`+`D`	Duplicate
`Del` or `Backspace`	Delete
`Ctrl`+`A`	Select every piece
`Esc`	Drop the tool or the selection
`Ctrl`+`G`	Group
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`G`	Ungroup
`Shift` `Shift` (twice in a row)	Search everywhere
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`A`	Find action

View#

Shortcut	What it does
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`M`	Full mode (or back to Simple)
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`L`	Light theme (or back to dark)
`Alt`+`1`	Place pieces
`Alt`+`2`	Project
`Alt`+`3`	Structure
`Alt`+`4`	Outline
`Alt`+`5`	Details
`Alt`+`6`	Rules
`Alt`+`7`	Assistant
`Alt`+`8`	Content browser
`Alt`+`9`	Problems
`Alt`+`0`	Console
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`1`	Layout: Scene
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`2`	Layout: Code
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`3`	Layout: Test
`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`0`	Reset layout

The Test bot panel has no shortcut: it opens from its icon or from the View menu.

In a Blocks project, the Alt+6 panel is called Blocks instead of Rules. Inside the blocks canvas, Ctrl+Z undoes just as in the rest of the editor.

Scene#

Shortcut	What it does
`1` or `Q`	Select
`2` or `W`	Move
`3` or `R`	Resize
`4` or `E`	Rotate
`L`	Piece axes (local space)
`G`	Snap to grid
`F`	Frame the selection or the whole scene
`5`	View: Perspective
`6`	View: Top
`7`	View: Front
`8`	View: Side
`H`	Show grid, zones, spawns and lights
`B`	Show the test bot path
`Ctrl`+`H`	Hide selection while editing
`Ctrl`+`Shift`+`H`	Show everything hidden
`Ctrl`+`L`	Lock or unlock selection

Run#

Shortcut	What it does
`F5`	Play
`Shift`+`F5`	Stop
`Alt`+`F5`	Play here (where the camera looks)
`Ctrl`+`F5`	Test with bot (every difficulty)

Help#

Shortcut	What it does
`F1`	Keyboard shortcuts

Viewport#

Shortcut	What it does
`←` `→` `↑` `↓`, `PgUp`, `PgDn`	Nudge the selection one grid step
Right button + `W` `A` `S` `D` `Q` `E`	Fly the camera (`Shift`: faster)
`Alt` + click	Select a zone that is behind a piece
`Esc`	While playing: stop and go back to editing

With the mouse in the viewport#

Gesture	What it does
Click	Select a piece, or its group
`Shift` + click	Add a piece to the selection
Double click	Select a single piece of a group
Right button and drag	Turn the camera
Wheel	Zoom in and out
Middle button and drag	Pan

When placing a piece: click to place, Shift + click to place several, Esc or right click to finish.

In the search boxes and in the code#

Shortcut	What it does
`↑` `↓`	Pick a result in Search everywhere
`Enter`	Use the result
`Tab`	Go to the next tab of the search box
`Ctrl`+`Space`	In the code editor: API suggestions

Where each one is used: A tour of the editor and Scene and Details.

In the asset workshop#

With the focus on the tool. Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y are the editor's. See Asset workshop.

Tool	Keys
Pixel editor	`B` pencil, `E` eraser, `G` fill, `L` line, `R` rectangle, `O` ellipse, `S` selection, `V` move, `I` eyedropper
Cube editor	`B` place, `E` remove, `P` paint, `G` fill, `R` box, `S` selection, `I` eyedropper, `H` turn the view
Map editor	`B` paint, `E` erase, `G` fill, `R` rectangle, `T` stamp, `S` selection, `I` eyedropper

Launcher#

The Library, the game cards and Settings:

	Keyboard	Gamepad
Move between items	Arrow keys	D-pad
Select	`Enter`	A
Back	`Esc`	B

The menus a game opens during a match, such as choosing the mode in Open Valley or its pause menu, are navigated the same way with the gamepad: the D-pad to move and A to select.

In a match#

These apply in the launcher, in the portal and when playing inside the editor. What jump and the action do is decided by each game.

	Keyboard and mouse	Touch screen	Gamepad
Move	`W` `A` `S` `D` or the arrow keys	On-screen left stick	Left stick
Camera	Drag with the mouse; the wheel zooms in and out	Drag the screen	Right stick
Jump	`Space`	On-screen button	Bottom button
Action	`E`	On-screen button	Left button

A game can declare two more buttons, the pointer ones. Open-world games use them to break and place blocks: see Open world.

	Keyboard and mouse	Touch screen	Gamepad
Primary action	Left click, or `J`	Hold a finger still on the game	Right trigger
Secondary action	Right click, or `K`	Short tap on the game	Left trigger
Choose on the hotbar	The mouse wheel, or `1` to `9`	Tap a slot	D-pad, left and right

The camera and the way of moving change with the kind of game: in a side view, for example, you walk with A and D and jump with Space or W. See Kinds of game.

Key	What it does	Where
`Esc`	Pause and menu	Launcher and portal
`M`	Mutes or unmutes the sound	Launcher and portal
`F11`	Full screen	Launcher
`Esc`	Back to editing	When playing inside the editor

Two on one keyboard#

In a game with local multiplayer, two people can share the keyboard. It applies in launcher 0.4.0 and when testing multiplayer in the editor.

	Player 1	Player 2
Move	`W` `A` `S` `D`	The arrow keys
Jump	`Space`	Right `Shift`
Action	`E`	`Enter`
Action 2	`Q`	Right `Ctrl`

With gamepads, each person uses their own: the launcher takes up to four, one per person. The third and fourth players need a gamepad. See Local multiplayer.

The exact table for each game, with the names of its actions, is on its start screen and in the pause menu: Controls.

Next#

A tour of the editor: where everything is.
Controls: the controls of a match in the launcher.
Glossary: the platform's words.