Controls

Controls

This article is about the game controls. For the combat mechanics, see Control.

Controls are functions used by the player to open menus, activate skills and abilities, and otherwise allow the character to interact with the game mechanics. Key-mappings, or hot-keys, are shortcuts that allow the player to quickly access or open skills and windows. The following list is the current listing of hot-key options at their default settings. Those listed as Unassigned do not have a key mapped to that action by default. All of the following actions may be mapped to different keys by the player allowing for the player to customize the shortcuts to their own preferences. Currently, mouse camera controls can not be remapped, and are limited to the left and right mouse click buttons.

In game appearence Controls
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Key-mappings

Movement
W,↑	Move Forward / Double tap to dodge forward
S,↓	Move Backward / Double tap to dodge backward
Q,←	Strafe Left / Double tap to dodge left while standing and forward left while moving forward
E,→	Strafe Right / Double tap to dodge right while standing and forward right while moving forward
A	Turn Left
D	Turn Right
V	Dodge
R,Num Lock	Auto-Run
Unassigned	Walk
Space	Jump
Space	Swim Up
Unassigned	Swim Down
Unassigned	About Face

Skills
`	Swap Weapons / Drop environmental weapon, or exit transformation (excludes Moa Morph and Death Shroud)
1	Weapon Skill 1
2	Weapon Skill 2
3	Weapon Skill 3
4	Weapon Skill 4
5	Weapon Skill 5
6	Healing Skill
7	Utility Skill 1
8	Utility Skill 2
9	Utility Skill 3
0	Elite Skill
F1	Profession Skill 1 — (e.g. F1 activates Fire Attunement for elementalists)
F2	Profession Skill 2
F3	Profession Skill 3
F4	Profession Skill 4

Targeting
Ctrl+T	Call Target
T	Take Target
Unassigned	Nearest Enemy
Tab	Next Enemy
Shift+Tab	Previous Enemy
Unassigned	Nearest Ally
Unassigned	Next Ally
Unassigned	Previous Ally
Unassigned	Lock Auto Target

User Interface
Esc	Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Access Dialogue
O	Black Lion Trading Dialogue
Y	Contacts Dialogue
G	Guild Dialogue
H	Hero Dialogue
I	Inventory Dialogue
K	Pet Dialogue
F12	Logout
F11	Options Dialogue
P	Party / Invite, kick, or leave party
B	Scoreboard or World vs World standing in PvE
N	Information Dialogue
\	Chat Show / Hide
/	Chat Command — (e.g. "/wave" activates the wave Emote)
Enter,Return (NUM)	Chat Message
Backspace	Chat Reply
Ctrl+Shift+H	Show / Hide the user interface
Unassigned	Mail

Camera
Unassigned	Free Camera
Page Up	Zoom In
Page Down	Zoom Out
Unassigned	Look Behind

Screenshot
Print Screen	Normal
Unassigned	Stereoscopic

Map
M	Open / Close
Space	Recenter
Page Down	Floor Down
Page Up	Floor Up
+, =	Zoom In
-, _	Zoom Out

Miscellaneous
F	Interact / Revive / PvP Finisher — (performs context-sensitive actions)
Left Ctrl	Show Enemy Names
Left Alt	Show Friendly Names
Unassigned	Stow / Draw Weapons
Right Ctrl	Language Quick Toggle
Unassigned	Toggle Town Clothes

See also

• User interface
• Guild Wars 2 Forum - Keyboard and Mouse Controls