The Sims 2/Controls

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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 (Families, Lots & Houses, Decorations in Neighborhood view)
F4	Story mode
F5	Options panel
Q	Quit/Save
Ctrl  +  C  /  X  /  V  /  Z  /  Y	Copy, cut, paste, undo, and redo text fields

Create-a-Sim

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

Build/Buy Mode

Object Placement Tools
<  /  >  or + drag	Rotate object
Delete	Delete object
Shift  + (while holding an object)	Continue placing object
General Tool Controls
+ or drag	Use tools, drag to affect area
Ctrl  + + or drag	Remove walls etc, drag to remove area
H ,  E ,  J ,  R	Hand, Eyedropper, Sledgehammer, and Design 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
View Options
L	Toggle Day/Night
G	45 degree view
T	Top down View
Terrain Controls
Terrain tool:  Shift	Invert tool
Grass tool:  Ctrl  +	Remove grass

Movie Making Mode

Tab	Enable movie making mode
V	Start/end video capture
B	Pause Resume Video Capture
Q  /  E	Lower/raise camera height
Z  /  X  or  +  /  -	Adjust focal length
C	Take a snapshot

Live Mode

F1  or left-click Live Mode button	Hide/show main panels
Sim/Household Controls
Space  /  N	Switch to next Sim in household
Left click / click Sim portrait	Switch to (specific) Sim
Right click /  Ctrl  + click Sim portrait	Lock camera to Sim
Enter	Center camera on active Sim
Time Controls
P  or  ~	Pause game
1  /  2  /  3	Regular/fast/ultra speed
House Controls
Page Up  /  Page Down	Next/previous floor
Home  /  End	Next/previous wall mode
Camera Movements
+ drag	Move
↑  /  ←  /  ↓  /  →   W  /  A  /  S  /  D	Move left/right/forward/back
Shift  +  ↑  /  ←  /  ↓  /  →	Move faster
Z  /  X  or  +  /  -  or scroll	Zoom in/out
Ctrl  + ( or ) + drag	Tilt (rotate)
<  /  >	Rotate left/right
Ctrl  +  4  through  9	Save camera position 0 - 5
4  through  9	Restore camera position 0 - 5
Shift  +  4  through  9	Snap to camera position 0 - 5
Tab	Enable movie making mode