Age of Empires 4 Hotkeys, Controls, Shortcuts, & Rebinds List
Age Of Empires 4 Hotkeys Secondary Controls AoE 4 Shortcuts & Rebinds Description – Num- Slower , (Comma) Down arrow Cycle through idle Military units . (Period) N Cycle through Idle Economy (idle economy include villagers, trade carts, fishing ships, and trade ships, officials (Chinese civ)) / [ Cycle through individual Scout units /\ (up arrow) ALT+W Pan camera up – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location [ Num 6 Rotate camera 45 degrees counter-clockwise \/ (down arrow) ALT+S Pan camera down – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location ] Num 4 Rotate camera 45 degrees clockwise ‘ (Apostrophe) ] Cycle through individual Monk units < ALT+A Pan camera left – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location = Num+ Faster > ALT+D Pan camera right – Default binding remapped on non-English keyboards to the key at that location 0-9 Num [x1] Select Control Group X ALT and move mouse Caps lock Rotate camera (hold) Backspace Num 0 Reset camera – 1st press resets camera rotation, 2nd press resets zoom Control + , (Comma) CTRL + Down arrow Select all idle Military units Control + . (Period) CTRL + Up arrow Select all idle Villagers Control + ] Ctrl + . View next player Control + A Ctrl + K Select all units on the screen Control + C P Toggle free camera Control + E then Left Click Ctrl + P Notify Ping Control + F CTRL + V Cycle through Villagers gathering Food Control + F L Toggle fog of war Control + G CTRL + J Cycle through Villagers gathering Gold Control + H CTRL + L Focus on Capital Town Center Control + R then Left Click Not Assigned Attack Ping Control + S CTRL + K Cycle through Villagers gathering Stone Control + Shift + A Ctrl + Shift + K [Shift]: Select all units – Appears as shift message on Control-A binding Control + Shift + C CTRL + M Select all Military units Control + Shift + R Page up Return all Villagers to work (from Seek Shelter) Control + Shift + V Up arrow Select all Villagers Control + T then Left Click Ctrl + D Defend Ping Control + Tab Left arrow Cycle through selected units (reverse) Control + U U Toggle cinematic mode Control + W CTRL + B Cycle through Villagers gathering Wood Control + [ Ctrl + , View the previous player Control and 0-9 [ range above ] Num X [x1] Set Control Group X to the selected unit(s) Delete (hold) with unit selected CTRL + = Delete unit or building Double Left Click a unit Control and [ Left Click ] a unit Select all visible units of same type Enter / [Team] Team chat Enter with chat open Not Assigned Send chat message ESC Not Assigned Cancel / deselect unit / game menu / skip NIS. Not user remappable. ESC ` Pause game F1 M Select all Military Production Buildings F10 ` Game Menu F11 Ctrl + T Toggle game time display F2 K Select all Economy Buildings as above F3 O Select all Research Buildings as above F4 P Select all Landmarks, Wonders, and Capital Town Centers F5 Not Assigned Focus on selected unit(s) F5 J Focus on Selected Unit(s) F6 Ctrl + F Toggle Players & Tribute panel F8 Ctrl + Q Quick Save F9 Ctrl + I Quick Load H L Cycle through Town Centers Home Not Assigned Follow Selected Unit Hotkey Secondary Hotkey Description Insert CTRL + – Toggle Team-based or Unique player colors Left Click a unit Not Assigned Select unit Left Click ground Not Assigned Confirm building or ability placement Left Click ground and drag mouse Not Assigned Bandbox select groups of units Page Down Shift + < Scroll chat messages (newer) Page Up Shift + > Scroll chat messages (older) Pause Not Assigned Pause Simulation Right Click ground and drag mouse with a unit(s) selected Not Assigned Issue facing move order Right Click ground or unit with a unit(s) selected Not Assigned Issue contextual order to the selected unit(s) (ie. Move, Attack, etc) Shift + Enter \ [All] Global chat Shift and [ left click ] a unit Not Assigned Add/Remove unit from selection Shift and [ left click ] ground Not Assigned Queue building or ability placement Shift and [ unit production hotkey ] or click the button Not Assigned Queue production of 5 units of that type Shift and 0-9 [ range above ] Not Assigned [Shift]: Add Group To Selection Spacebar Num Enter Focus on last event Tab Right arrow Cycle through selected units (forward) Tab with chat open Not Assigned Swap between [All] Global and [Team] Team chat Y with a unit selected Ctrl + Y Access secondary UI panel
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