The Sims 3/Controls

General Controls

Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + Y	Redo
Esc	Cancel
Ctrl + Shift + C	Toggle cheat window on/off
F10	Hide/Show UI (User Interface)
F1, F2, F3	Live, Buy, Build
F5	Options Menu
Alt + Enter	Toggle fullscreen
Enter	Accept dialog
Q or Alt + F4	Quit or save quit
Ctrl + C / X / V / Z / Y	Copy, cut, paste, undo, and redo text fields

Create-a-Sim

< / > or left-click + drag Sim	Rotate Sim
Z / X or + / - or scroll /	Zoom in/out

Build/Buy Mode

Object Placement Tools
< / > or right-click + drag	Rotate object
Delete or Backspace	Delete object
Alt + (while holding or moving an object)	Enable off-grid placement
Alt + right-click (while rotating an object)	Enable off-angle rotation
Left-click + drag	Move object up or down wall in increments
Alt + left-click + drag	Move object up or down wall smoothly
M	Move object to next available slot on table/shelf
Shift + left-click	Continue placing object
General Tool Controls
Left-click + or drag	Use tools, drag to affect area
Ctrl + left-click + or drag	Remove walls etc, drag to remove area
H, E, K, R, B	Hand, Eyedropper, Sledgehammer, Design, and Basement tools
Build Room Controls
Wall tool: Shift + drag	Create room
Wallpaper/flooring tool: Shift + drag	Fill room with wallpaper/flooring
Floor tool: < / >	Rotate floor tile
Ctrl + F	Toggle full/quarter tile mode
Ctrl + Shift + O	Toggle visibility of object footprints
View Options
L	Toggle Day/Night
G	Indoor Grid Placement
T	Top down View
Terrain Controls
Terrain tool: Shift	Invert tool
Grass tool: Ctrl + left-click	Remove selected grass type

Movie Making Mode

Tab	Enable movie making mode
V	Start/end video capture
Q / E	Lower/raise camera height
Shift + A / Shift + D	Roll camera clockwise/counter-clockwise
Shift + S	Level out the camera roll
Z / X or + / - or scroll /	Adjust focal length
C	Take a snapshot

Holding Shift has no effect on moving/zooming speed in Movie Making mode

Live Mode

Sim/Household Controls
Left-click active Sim	Select interactions to perform to active Sim
Left-click another Sim	Select interactions done by active Sim to other Sims
Space or N	Switch to next Sim in household
Left click Sim portrait or right-click Sim	Switch to (specific) Sim
Right click or Ctrl + Sim portrait	Lock camera to Sim
Enter	Center camera on active Sim
J	Access Skill Journal
I	Access Inventory. Press twice to hide panel
K	Access Adventure Journal (World Adventures Ep only)
L	Access Celebrity Journal (Late Night Ep only)
Time Controls
P or 0 or ~ or Pause Break	Pause game
1 / 2 / 3	Regular/fast/ultra speed
4	Fast forward to end of interaction
House Controls
Page Up / Page Down	Next/previous floor
Home / End	Next/previous wall mode
Shift + Enter	Center on selected Sim's lot
Camera Movements
Right click and or drag or Alt +	Move
↑ / ← / ↓ / → W / A / S / D	Move left/right/forward/back
Hold Shift while moving camera	Move faster
Z / X or + / - or scroll /	Zoom in/out
Hold Shift while zooming	Zoom in/out faster
Middle-click + drag or Ctrl + right-click + drag	Rotate/tilt
< / >	Rotate left/right
Hold Shift while rotating/tilting	Rotate/tilt faster
Ctrl + ↑ / ← / ↓ / → Ctrl + W / A / S / D	Rotate left/right/up/down Holding the Shift key has no effect on this shortcut
Ctrl + 5 through 9	Save camera position 1 - 5
5 through 9	Restore camera position 1 - 5
Shift + 5 through 9	Snap to camera position 1 - 5
Tab	Enable movie making mode
M	Toggle map mode