==General Controls==
{| class="wikitable" General Controlsstyle="color:green; background-color:#ffffcc;" Command Keycellpadding="10"|-|Control camera|W/A/S/D/number keys/arrow keys |-|Rotate camera|Q/E|-|Zoom camera|Z/X|-|Tilt camera up/down|END/HOME|-|Camera zoom in/out | +/- or PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN|-|Back out of current menu or tool|ESC (while tool or menu is open)|-|Options menu|ESC (while no tool or menu is open)|-|Population information|F2|-|Budget information|F3|-|Approval Rating information|F4|-|Open chat/Region Wall|ENTER|-|Enter/Exit region view|BACKSPACE|-|Screen capture|C|-|Video capture|V|-|Residential zoning tool|CTRL + R|-|Commercial zoning tool|CTRL + C|-|Industrial zoning tool|CTRL + I|-|Unzoning tool|CTRL + U|-|Upgrade road tool|R|-|Bulldoze tool|B|-|Leaderboards|L|-|Achievements|;|} ==Sandbox Mode Controls=={| class="wikitable"! Command !! Key|-|Toggle Fire On/Off|ALT + F|-|Toggle Crime On/Off|ALT + C|-|Toggle Health Issues On/Off|ALT + M|-|Toggle Air Pollution On/Off|ALT + A|-|Toggle Ground Pollution On/Off|ALT + P|-|Toggle Homeless Sims On/Off|ALT + H|-|Add $100,000 to CIty Budget|ALT + W|-|Toggle Sewage On/Off|ALT + S|} ==Data Maps Controls=={| class="wikitable"! Command !! Key|-|Population|F5|-|Happiness|F6|-|Land Value|F7|-|Commerce|F8|-|Building Density|F9|-|Residential System |F10|-|Commercial System|F11|-|Industrial System|F12|-|Cycle through data maps<br>(when a menu is open)| [ / ]|} ==Time Controls=={| class="wikitable"! Command !! Key|-|Pause| ~|-|Turtle| 1|-|Llama|2|-|Cheetah|3|} ==Resource Maps=={| class="wikitable"! Command !! Key|-|Water Map| 4|-|Coal Map| 5|-|Ore Map|6|-|Oil Map|7|} ==Menu Controls=={| class="wikitable"! Command !! Key|-|Disasters|Shift + X|-|Roads|Shift + R|-|Power|Shift + P|-|Water|Shift + W|-|Sewage|Shift + S|-|Garbage|Shift + D|-|Government|Shift + G|-|Fire|Shift + F|-|Health|Shift + H|-|Police|Shift + C|-|Education|Shift + E|-|Mass Transit|Shift + T|-|Parks|Shift + U|-|City Specialization|Shift + B|-|Next menu or sub menu|Tab|-|Previous menu or sub menu|Shift + Tab|} ==Road Shortcuts==(With road menu open){| class="wikitable"! Command !! Key|-|Straight Road Tool| I|-|Circle Road Tool| O|-|Curvy Road Tool|U|-|Rectangle Road Tool|H|-|Arc Road Tool|J|-|Upgrade Road Tool|R|-|Constrain Road Type|SHIFT|-|Toggle Grid On/Off|ALT|}