The Sims 2/Controls

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Cap key

Caption

Shift

Ctrl

Alt

      Object Placement

      Universal Control Panel (UCP)

      Video/Image Capture

      Camera Controls

      Main/Neighborhood toolbar

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1

Normal
speed

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2

High
speed

#

3

Ultra
speed

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4

Scroll
to cam

Switch
cam

Save
cam

%

5

Scroll
to cam

Switch
cam

Save
cam

^

6

Scroll
to cam

Switch
cam

Save
cam

&

7

Scroll
to cam

Switch
cam

Save
cam

*

8

Scroll
to cam

Switch
cam

Save
cam

(

9

Scroll
to cam

Switch
cam

Save
cam

)

0

_

-

Zoom out

+

=

Zoom in

Backspace

Tab

Toggle
cameraman
mode

Q

Quit
game

W

Camera
up

Fast

E

Eye-
dropper

R

Design
tool

T

Top-down
view

Y

U

I

O

P

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[

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Caps Lock

A

Camera
left

Fast

S

Camera
down

Fast

D

Camera
right

Fast

F

G

H

Hand
tool

J

K

L

Toggle
day/night

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;

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Enter

Center on
active Sim

Shift

Z

Zoom in

X

Zoom out

C

Snapshot

V

Video
capture

B

Pause
capture

N

Next
Sim

M

<

,

Rotate
left

>

.

Rotate
right

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Shift

Ctrl

Alt

Space

Select next Sim

Alt

Ctrl

Insert

Delete

Delete
object

Left

Camera
left

Fast

Home

Next wall
mode

End

Prev wall
mode

Up

Camera
up

Fast

Down

Camera
down

Fast

Page Up

Up
floor

Page Dn

Down
floor

Right

Camera
right

Fast

NumLk

7

Home

4

Left

1

End

/

8

Up

5

2

Down

0

Ins

*

9

PgUp

6

Right

3

PgDn

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Del

-

+

Enter

Esc

Cancel
action

F1

Live
mode /
Families

F2

Buy
mode /
Lots &
houses

F3

Build
mode /
Deco-
rations

F4

Story
mode /
Neighbor-
hood

F5

Options

F6

F7

F8

F9

F10

Hide UCP

F11

F12

SysRq

PrtScr

ScrLk

Break

Pause

Win

Win

Menu

General Controls

Ctrl  +  Z  /  Y	Undo, 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  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	Delete object
Shift  + left-click (while holding an object)	Continue placing object
[  /  ]  (while holding an object)	Move object up or down wall
M  (while holding an object)	Move/shuffle object on shelve(s)
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 ,  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  + left-click	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
Left-click active Sim	Select interactions to perform to active Sim
Left-click another Sim	Select interactions done by active Sim to other Sims
Select interaction menu:  Tab	Navigate between dialog pages (pie menu pages)
Space  or  N	Switch to next Sim in household
Left click Sim portrait or right-click Sim	Switch to (specific) Sim
Right click Sim portrait	Lock camera to Sim
Enter	Center camera on active Sim
Time Controls
P  or  ~  or  Pause Break	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
Right-click + drag	Move
↑  /  ←  /  ↓  /  →   W  /  A  /  S  /  D	Move left/right/forward/back
Shift  +  ↑  /  ←  /  ↓  /  →	Move faster
Z  /  X  or  +  /  -  or scroll /	Zoom in/out
Ctrl  + ( right-click or middle-click ) + 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