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
Q	Quit/Save
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 (while holding an object on wall)	Move object up or down wall in increments
Alt  + left-click + drag (while holding an object on wall)	Move object up or down wall smoothly
M	Move object to next available slot on table/shelf
Shift  + left-click (while holding an object)	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
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  ~	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 + drag or  Alt  + drag	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