Controls
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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, except when action camera is toggled on.
Key-mappings[edit]
| 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 bundle, or exit transformation (excludes Polymorph Moa 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 |
| F5 | Profession Skill 5 |
| - | Special Action |
| Targeting | |
|---|---|
| Shift+T | Alert Target |
| 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 Autotarget |
| Unassigned | Snap Ground Target |
| Unassigned | Toggle Snap Ground Target |
| Unassigned | Disable Autotargeting |
| Unassigned | Toggle Autotargeting |
| User Interface | |
|---|---|
| Esc | Closes any open dialogue or opens the Game Access Dialogue |
| O | Black Lion Trading Dialog |
| Y | Contacts Dialog |
| G | Guild Dialog |
| H | Hero Dialog |
| I | Inventory Dialog |
| K | Pet Dialog |
| F12 | Logout |
| Unassigned | Mail Dialog |
| F11 | Options Dialog |
| P | Party / Invite, kick, or leave party |
| Unassigned | PvP Panel |
| Unassigned | PvP Build |
| 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 |
| Shift+\ | Show / Hide Squad Broadcast |
| Shift+/ | Squad Broadcast Chat Command |
| Shift+Enter,Shift+Return (NUM) | Squad Broadcast Message |
| Camera | |
|---|---|
| Unassigned | Free Camera |
| Page Up | Zoom In |
| Page Down | Zoom Out |
| Unassigned | Look Behind |
| Unassigned | Toggle Action Camera |
| Unassigned | Disable Action Camera |
| Screenshot | |
|---|---|
| Print Screen | Normal |
| Unassigned | Stereoscopic |
| Map | |
|---|---|
| M | Open / Close |
| Space | Recenter |
| Page Down | Floor Down |
| Page Up | Floor Up |
| +, = | Zoom In |
| -, _ | Zoom Out |
| Mounts | |
|---|---|
| X | Mount / Dismount |
| V | Mount Ability 1 |
| C | Mount Ability 2 |
| Spectators | |
|---|---|
| Shift+Tab | Nearest Fixed Camera |
| Tab | Nearest Player |
| 1 | Red Player 1 |
| 2 | Red Player 2 |
| 3 | Red Player 3 |
| 4 | Red Player 4 |
| 5 | Red Player 5 |
| 6 | Blue Player 1 |
| 7 | Blue Player 2 |
| 8 | Blue Player 3 |
| 9 | Blue Player 4 |
| 0 | Blue Player 5 |
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Free Camera |
| E | Free Camera — Boost |
| W | Free Camera — Forward |
| S | Free Camera — Backward |
| A | Free Camera — Left |
| D | Free Camera — Right |
| Space | Free Camera — Up |
| V | Free Camera — Down |
| Squad | |
|---|---|
| Alt+1 | Arrow |
| Alt+2 | Circle |
| Alt+3 | Heart |
| Alt+4 | Square |
| Alt+5 | Star |
| Alt+6 | Spiral |
| Alt+7 | Triangle |
| Alt+8 | X |
| Alt+9 | Clear All Location Markers |
| Alt+Shift+1 | Arrow |
| Alt+Shift+2 | Circle |
| Alt+Shift+3 | Heart |
| Alt+Shift+4 | Square |
| Alt+Shift+5 | Star |
| Alt+Shift+6 | Spiral |
| Alt+Shift+7 | Triangle |
| Alt+Shift+8 | X |
| Alt+Shift+9 | Clear All Object Markers |
| Miscellaneous | |
|---|---|
| Unassigned | AoE Loot |
| 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 | Ranger Pet Combat Toggle |
| Alt+Enter,Cmd+Enter | Toggle Full Screen |
