Hotkeys and other keyboard commands will make any a mayor's life easier. __TOC__
==General Controls==
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'''{||-|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|;|-|}|}
'''Rotate camera''' Q==Data Map Controls=={||- valign="top"| colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid #FFCC66; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; padding: 7px;" | <div style="background: #FFCC66; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 120%;"><span style="float: right;"></Espan>Data Map Controls</div><div style="padding-left: 1em;"></div>{||-|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)| [ / ]|}|}
'''Zoom camera''' Z==Game Speed Controls=={||- valign="top"| colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid #FFCC66; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; padding: 7px;" | <div style="background: #FFCC66; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 120%;"><span style="float: right;"></Xspan>Game Speed Controls</div><div style="padding-left: 1em;"></div>{||-|Pause| ~|-|Turtle| 1|-|Llama|2|-|Cheetah|3|}|}
'''Tilt camera up==Resource Maps=={||- valign="top"| colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid #FFCC66; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; padding: 7px;" | <div style="background: #FFCC66; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 120%;"><span style="float: right;"></down''' ENDspan>Resource Maps</HOMEdiv><div style="padding-left: 1em;"></div>{||-|Water Map| 4|-|Coal Map| 5|-|Ore Map|6|-|Oil Map|7|}|}
'''Camera zoom in==Menu Controls=={||- valign="top"| colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid #FFCC66; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; padding: 7px;" | <div style="background: #FFCC66; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 120%;"><span style="float: right;"></span>Menu Controls</out''' div><div style="padding-left: 1em;"></div>{||-|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 PAGE UP/PAGE DOWNsub menu|Shift + Tab|}|}
'''Back out of current menu or tool''' ESC ==Road Shortcuts=={||- valign="top"| colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid #FFCC66; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; padding: 7px;" | <div style="background: #FFCC66; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 120%;"><span style="float: right;"></span>Road Shortcuts (while tool or with road menu is open)</div><div style="padding-left: 1em;"></div>{||-|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|-|Raise Road|M|-|Lower Road|N|}|}
'''Options menu''' ESC (while no tool or menu is open)==Sandbox Controls=={|'''Population information''' F2|- valign="top"| colspan="2" style="border: 1px solid #FFCC66; border-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius: 5px; padding: 7px;" | <div style="background: #FFCC66; padding: 5px; margin: 3px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 120%;"><span style="float: right;"></span>Sandbox Controls</div><div style="padding-left: 1em;"></div>'''Budget information''' F3{||-|Toggle Fire On/Off|ALT + F|-|Toggle Crime On/OffApproval Rating information F4|ALT + C|-Open chat|Toggle Health Issues On/Region Wall ENTEROff|ALT + M|-Enter|Toggle Air Pollution On/Exit region view BACKSPACEOff|ALT + A|-Screen capture C|Toggle Ground Pollution On/Off|ALT + PVideo capture V|-|Toggle Homeless Sims On/OffResidential zoning tool CTRL |ALT + RH|-Commercial zoning tool CTRL |Add $100,000 to CIty Budget|ALT + CW|-|Toggle Sewage On/OffIndustrial zoning tool CTRL |ALT + IS|-Unzoning tool CTRL |Toggle Garbage On/Off|ALT + UG|-Upgrade road tool R|Toggle Futurization|ALT + UBulldoze tool B|-|Infinite ControlNetLeaderboards L|ALT + N|}Achievements ;|}
