A hotkey is a key or set of keys which perform a specific function with regards to time efficiency. Hotkeys are vital as they allow for orders and commands to be delivered quickly, thus allowing for better control, and much more efficient time management.

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StarCraft

In StarCraft: Remastered, hotkeys can be customized in the main menu.

General

Global

F5 - Toggle remastered graphics ( StarCraft: Remastered )

- Toggle remastered graphics ( ) Ctrl+M - Toggle music

- Toggle music Ctrl+S - Toggle sound

- Toggle sound Alt+Enter - Switch between windowed-fullscreen and windowed

Menus

Tab - Cycle through various buttons and input fields (use shift to reverse the order of cycling)

- Cycle through various buttons and input fields (use shift to reverse the order of cycling) Escape - Cancel

- Cancel Alt+V - Toggle join and leave channel notifications (multiplayer)

- Toggle join and leave channel notifications (multiplayer) Alt+S Open the Select Map frame from within the Create custom game menu (multiplayer)

All menu hotkeys have a corresponding letter, or Alt+Letter in Battle.net with the chatbox present.

In-game

Ctrl+0-9 - Assign currently selected units to the numbered control group

- Assign currently selected units to the numbered control group Shift+0-9 - Add currently selected units to the numbered control group

- Add currently selected units to the numbered control group 0-9 - Select units from the numbered control group

- Select units from the numbered control group Alt+0-9 , Double tap on Number - Select units from the numbered control group then center screen to them

, - Select units from the numbered control group then center screen to them Ctrl+C , Alt+C - Center screen on selected unit(s)

, - Center screen on selected unit(s) Alt+Click on own unit - Select all units of its last group (group = units selected by any way, not necessarily in a control group)

on own unit - Select all units of its last group (group = units selected by any way, not necessarily in a control group) Ctrl+Click , Doubleclick on own unit - Select the clicked unit and other units of the same type on the screen

, on own unit - Select the clicked unit and other units of the same type on the screen Ctrl+Click on unit in selection box - Select all units of that type already selected

on unit in selection box - Select all units of that type already selected Shift - Queue up to 9 orders when held

- Queue up to 9 orders when held Shift+Click on own unit - Add or remove unit from current selection

on own unit - Add or remove unit from current selection Shift+Click on unit in selection box - Remove unit from current selection

on unit in selection box - Remove unit from current selection Mouse wheel - Adjust view height (single player, observer, and replay) ( StarCraft: Remastered )

- Adjust view height (single player, observer, and replay) ( ) Middle mouse button - Drag scroll

- Drag scroll Arrow keys - Move camera

- Move camera Shift+F2-F4 - Save location

- Save location F2-F4 - Go to saved location

- Go to saved location Space - Go to last alert location

- Go to last alert location Shift+Tab in multiplayer - Once : Change Opponent/Allies/Self colors in the minimap to red/yellow/teal respectively. Twice : Make the change of colors on main screen & minimap. Thrice : back to original colors on main screen & minimap.

in multiplayer - : Change Opponent/Allies/Self colors in the minimap to red/yellow/teal respectively. : Make the change of colors on main screen & minimap. : back to original colors on main screen & minimap. Tab - Toggle whether to show terrain in minimap

- Toggle whether to show terrain in minimap Ctrl+Alt+F - Toggle whether to display logical number of frames per second ( StarCraft: Remastered )

- Toggle whether to display logical number of frames per second ( ) Ctrl+Alt+T - Toggle whether to display turn rate (multiplayer) ( StarCraft: Remastered )

- Toggle whether to display turn rate (multiplayer) ( ) Ctrl+R - Toggle multiplayer ranking mode if game type is Use Map Settings (UMS)

- Toggle multiplayer ranking mode if game type is Use Map Settings (UMS) + - Increase game speed (single player), show chat log (multiplayer)

- Increase game speed (single player), show chat log (multiplayer) - - Decrease game speed (single player)

- Decrease game speed (single player) Alt+S - Save game

- Save game Alt+L - Load game (single player)

- Load game (single player) Ctrl+Q , Alt+Q - Quit mission

, - Quit mission Ctrl+X , Alt+X - Exit game

, - Exit game F10 , Alt+M - Open main menu

, - Open main menu F11 - Open help and tips menu

- Open help and tips menu Alt+O - Open options menu

- Open options menu Enter - Message prompt

- Message prompt Shift+Enter - To all message prompt (multiplayer)

- To all message prompt (multiplayer) Ctrl+Enter - To allies message prompt (multiplayer)

Combinations of some hotkeys are possible - for example, Ctrl+Shift+Click on a unit adds that unit and others of the same type on the screen to the current selection.

Universal abilities

M - Move

- Move S - Stop

- Stop A - Attack (and Attack Move)

- Attack (and Attack Move) H - Hold Position

- Hold Position P - Patrol

- Patrol G - Gather

- Gather C - Return Cargo

- Return Cargo B - Build Structure

- Build Structure V - Build Advanced Structure

- Build Advanced Structure R - Set Rally Point

- Set Rally Point L - Load

- Load U - Unload All

- Unload All Escape - Cancel

Terran

Building production

C - Command Center

- Command Center S - Supply Depot

- Supply Depot R - Refinery

- Refinery B - Barracks

- Barracks E - Engineering Bay

- Engineering Bay T - Missile Turret

- Missile Turret U - Bunker

- Bunker A - Academy

- Academy F - Factory

- Factory S - Starport

- Starport A - Armory

- Armory I - Science Facility

- Science Facility S - Comsat Station (To Command Center)

- Comsat Station (To Command Center) N - Nuclear Silo (To Command Center)

- Nuclear Silo (To Command Center) C - Machine Shop (To Factory)

- Machine Shop (To Factory) C - Control Tower (To Starport)

- Control Tower (To Starport) P - Physics Lab (To Science Facility)

- Physics Lab (To Science Facility) C - Covert Ops (To Science Facility)

Unit production

S - SCV

- SCV M - Marine

- Marine F - Firebat

- Firebat C - Medic ( Brood War )

- Medic ( ) G - Ghost

- Ghost V - Vulture

- Vulture T - Siege Tank

- Siege Tank G - Goliath

- Goliath W - Wraith

- Wraith V - Science Vessel

- Science Vessel D - Dropship

- Dropship B - Battlecruiser

- Battlecruiser Y - Valkyrie (Brood War)

Abilities

T - Stimpack (Marine, Firebat)

- Stimpack (Marine, Firebat) C - Cloak (Ghost, Wraith)

- Cloak (Ghost, Wraith) L - Lockdown (Ghost)

- Lockdown (Ghost) N - Nuclear Strike (Ghost)

- Nuclear Strike (Ghost) A - Heal (Medic) ( Brood War )

- Heal (Medic) ( ) R - Restoration (Medic) ( Brood War )

- Restoration (Medic) ( ) F - Optical Flare (Medic) ( Brood War )

- Optical Flare (Medic) ( ) I - Lay Spider Mines (Vulture)

- Lay Spider Mines (Vulture) O - Siege Mode/Tank Mode (Siege Tank)

- Siege Mode/Tank Mode (Siege Tank) D - Defensive Matrix (Science Vessel)

- Defensive Matrix (Science Vessel) I - Irradiate (Science Vessel)

- Irradiate (Science Vessel) E - EMP Shockwave (Science Vessel)

- EMP Shockwave (Science Vessel) Y - Yamato Cannon (Battlecruiser)

- Yamato Cannon (Battlecruiser) S - Scanner Sweep (Command Center)

- Scanner Sweep (Command Center) L - Lift/Land structure (Command Center, Barracks, Engineering Bay, Factory, Starport, Science Facility, Infested Command Center)

- Lift/Land structure (Command Center, Barracks, Engineering Bay, Factory, Starport, Science Facility, Infested Command Center) N - Arm Nuclear Silo (Nuclear Silo)

Upgrades

W - Infantry Weapons (Engineering Bay)

- Infantry Weapons (Engineering Bay) A - Infantry Armor (Engineering Bay)

- Infantry Armor (Engineering Bay) U - U-238 Shells (Academy)

- U-238 Shells (Academy) T - Stim Pack (Academy)

- Stim Pack (Academy) R - Restoration (Academy) ( Brood War )

- Restoration (Academy) ( ) F - Optical Flare (Academy) ( Brood War )

- Optical Flare (Academy) ( ) D - Caduceus Reactor (Academy) ( Brood War )

- Caduceus Reactor (Academy) ( ) W - Vehicle Weapons (Armory)

- Vehicle Weapons (Armory) P - Vehicle Plating (Armory)

- Vehicle Plating (Armory) S - Ship Weapons (Armory)

- Ship Weapons (Armory) H - Ship Plating (Armory)

- Ship Plating (Armory) I - Ion Thrusters (Machine Shop)

- Ion Thrusters (Machine Shop) M - Spider Mines (Machine Shop)

- Spider Mines (Machine Shop) S - Siege Tech (Machine Shop)

- Siege Tech (Machine Shop) C - Charon Boosters (Machine Shop) ( Brood War )

- Charon Boosters (Machine Shop) ( ) C - Cloaking Field (Control Tower)

- Cloaking Field (Control Tower) A - Apollo Reactor (Control Tower)

- Apollo Reactor (Control Tower) E - EMP Shockwave (Science Facility)

- EMP Shockwave (Science Facility) I - Irradiate (Science Facility)

- Irradiate (Science Facility) T - Titan Reactor (Science Facility)

- Titan Reactor (Science Facility) L - Lockdown (Covert Ops)

- Lockdown (Covert Ops) O - Ocular Implants (Covert Ops)

- Ocular Implants (Covert Ops) M - Moebius Reactor (Covert Ops)

- Moebius Reactor (Covert Ops) C - Personal Cloaking (Covert Ops)

- Personal Cloaking (Covert Ops) Y - Yamato Gun (Physics Lab)

- Yamato Gun (Physics Lab) C - Colossus Reactor (Physics Lab)

Protoss

Building production

N - Nexus

- Nexus G - Gateway

- Gateway P - Pylon

- Pylon A - Assimilator

- Assimilator Y - Cybernetics Core

- Cybernetics Core F - Forge

- Forge C - Cannon

- Cannon B - Shield Battery

- Shield Battery S - Stargate

- Stargate C - Citadel of Adun

- Citadel of Adun T - Templar Archives

- Templar Archives R - Robotics Facility

- Robotics Facility O - Observatory

Unit production

P - Probe

- Probe D - Dragoon

- Dragoon Z - Zealot

- Zealot K - Dark Templar ( Brood War ) V - Merge to Dark Archon ( Brood War )

- Dark Templar ( ) T - High Templar R - Merge to Archon

- High Templar S - Shuttle

- Shuttle V - Reaver

- Reaver O - Observer

- Observer S - Scout

- Scout C - Carrier

- Carrier A - Arbiter

- Arbiter O - Corsair (Brood War)

Abilities

T - Psionic Storm (High Templar)

- Psionic Storm (High Templar) L - Hallucination (High Templar)

- Hallucination (High Templar) F - Feedback (Dark Archon) ( Brood War )

- Feedback (Dark Archon) ( ) C - Mind Control (Dark Archon) ( Brood War )

- Mind Control (Dark Archon) ( ) E - Maelstrom (Dark Archon) ( Brood War )

- Maelstrom (Dark Archon) ( ) R - Build Scarab (Reaver)

- Build Scarab (Reaver) D - Disruption Web (Corsair) ( Brood War )

- Disruption Web (Corsair) ( ) R - Recall (Arbiter)

- Recall (Arbiter) T - Stasis Field (Arbiter)

- Stasis Field (Arbiter) I - Build Interceptor (Carrier)

- Build Interceptor (Carrier) R - Recharge Shields (Shield Battery)

Upgrades

W - Ground Weapons (Forge)

- Ground Weapons (Forge) A - Ground Armor (Forge)

- Ground Armor (Forge) S - Plasma Shields (Forge)

- Plasma Shields (Forge) W - Air Weapons (Cybernetics Core)

- Air Weapons (Cybernetics Core) A - Air Armor (Cybernetics Core)

- Air Armor (Cybernetics Core) S - Singularity Charge (Cybernetics Core)

- Singularity Charge (Cybernetics Core) L - Leg Enhancements (Citadel of Adun)

- Leg Enhancements (Citadel of Adun) S - Scarab Capacity (Robotics Support Bay)

- Scarab Capacity (Robotics Support Bay) C - Increased Reaver Capacity (Robotics Support Bay)

- Increased Reaver Capacity (Robotics Support Bay) G - Gravitic Drive (Templar Archives)

- Gravitic Drive (Templar Archives) P - Psionic Storm (Templar Archives)

- Psionic Storm (Templar Archives) H - Hallucination (Templar Archives)

- Hallucination (Templar Archives) K - Khaydarin Amulet (Templar Archives)

- Khaydarin Amulet (Templar Archives) M - Mind Control (Templar Archives) ( Brood War )

- Mind Control (Templar Archives) ( ) E - Maelstrom (Templar Archives) ( Brood War )

- Maelstrom (Templar Archives) ( ) T - Argus Talisman (Templar Archives) ( Brood War )

- Argus Talisman (Templar Archives) ( ) A - Apial Sensors (Fleet Beacon)

- Apial Sensors (Fleet Beacon) G - Gravitic Thrusters (Fleet Beacon)

- Gravitic Thrusters (Fleet Beacon) C - Increased Carrier Capacity (Fleet Beacon)

- Increased Carrier Capacity (Fleet Beacon) D - Disruption Web (Fleet Beacon) ( Brood War )

- Disruption Web (Fleet Beacon) ( ) J - Argus Jewel (Fleet Beacon) ( Brood War )

- Argus Jewel (Fleet Beacon) ( ) G - Gravitic Booster (Observatory)

- Gravitic Booster (Observatory) S - Sensor Array (Observatory)

- Sensor Array (Observatory) R - Recall (Arbiter Tribunal)

- Recall (Arbiter Tribunal) S - Stasis Field (Arbiter Tribunal)

- Stasis Field (Arbiter Tribunal) K - Khaydarin Core (Arbiter Tribunal)

Zerg

Building production

H - Hatchery L - Lair H - Hive

- Hatchery C - Creep Colony U - Sunken Colony S - Spore Colony

- Creep Colony E - Extractor

- Extractor S - Spawning Pool

- Spawning Pool V - Evolution Chamber

- Evolution Chamber D - Hydralisk Den

- Hydralisk Den S - Spire G - Greater Spire

- Spire Q - Queen's Nest

- Queen's Nest N - Nydus Canal N - Place Nydus Canal

- Nydus Canal U - Ultralisk Cavern

- Ultralisk Cavern D - Defiler Mound

Unit production

D - Drone

- Drone Z - Zergling

- Zergling V - Overlord

- Overlord H - Hydralisk L - Morph to Lurker ( Brood War )

- Hydralisk M - Mutalisk G - Guardian Aspect D - Devourer Aspect ( Brood War )

- Mutalisk S - Scourge

- Scourge Q - Queen

- Queen U - Ultralisk

- Ultralisk F - Defiler

- Defiler I - Infested Terran

Abilities

U - Burrow/Unburrow (Drone, Zergling, Hydralisk, Defiler, Infested Terran)

- Burrow/Unburrow (Drone, Zergling, Hydralisk, Defiler, Infested Terran) R - Parasite (Queen)

- Parasite (Queen) B - Spawn Broodling (Queen)

- Spawn Broodling (Queen) E - Ensnare (Queen)

- Ensnare (Queen) I - Infest Terran Command Center (Queen)

- Infest Terran Command Center (Queen) W - Dark Swarm (Defiler)

- Dark Swarm (Defiler) G - Plague (Defiler)

- Plague (Defiler) C - Consume (Defiler)

Upgrades

B - Burrow (Hatchery, Lair, Hive)

- Burrow (Hatchery, Lair, Hive) V - Ventral Sacs (Lair, Hive)

- Ventral Sacs (Lair, Hive) A - Antennae (Lair, Hive)

- Antennae (Lair, Hive) P - Pneumatized Carapace (Lair, Hive)

- Pneumatized Carapace (Lair, Hive) M - Metabolic Boost (Spawning Pool)

- Metabolic Boost (Spawning Pool) A - Adrenal Glands (Spawning Pool)

- Adrenal Glands (Spawning Pool) M - Muscular Augments (Hydralisk Den)

- Muscular Augments (Hydralisk Den) G - Grooved Spines (Hydralisk Den)

- Grooved Spines (Hydralisk Den) L - Lurker Aspect (Hydralisk Den) ( Brood War )

- Lurker Aspect (Hydralisk Den) ( ) M - Melee Attack (Evolution Chamber)

- Melee Attack (Evolution Chamber) A - Missile Attack (Evolution Chamber)

- Missile Attack (Evolution Chamber) C - Carapace (Evolution Chamber)

- Carapace (Evolution Chamber) A - Flyer Attack (Spire)

- Flyer Attack (Spire) C - Flyer Carapace (Spire)

- Flyer Carapace (Spire) B - Spawn Broodling (Queen's Nest)

- Spawn Broodling (Queen's Nest) E - Ensnare (Queen's Nest)

- Ensnare (Queen's Nest) G - Gamete Meiosis (Queen's Nest)

- Gamete Meiosis (Queen's Nest) G - Plague (Defiler Mound)

- Plague (Defiler Mound) C - Consume (Defiler Mound)

- Consume (Defiler Mound) M - Metasynaptic Node (Defiler Mound)

- Metasynaptic Node (Defiler Mound) A - Anabolic Synthesis (Ultralisk Cavern)

- Anabolic Synthesis (Ultralisk Cavern) C - Chitinous Plating (Ultralisk Cavern)

Multiplayer chat commands

/away [text] - Display a message that you are away from your keyboard whenever someone whispers to you or does a /whois command on you. To disable this command, use the command again.

- Display a message that you are away from your keyboard whenever someone whispers to you or does a /whois command on you. To disable this command, use the command again. /ban [user] (Channel operator only) - Kick user from channel and prevent them from returning.

(Channel operator only) - Kick user from channel and prevent them from returning. /channel [channelname] - Join channel. Aliases: /join /j.

- Join channel. Aliases: /join /j. /designate [user] (Channel operators only) - User becomes the new channel operator when you are no longer the operator.

(Channel operators only) - User becomes the new channel operator when you are no longer the operator. /dnd [text] "Do Not Disturb" - Prevent all whispers from displaying to your screen. Its use is similar to the /away command. To turn the DND mode off, just type /dnd without a reason. This will prevent people from sending whispers to you while in a game as well. You are still able to see all normal public channel messages.

"Do Not Disturb" - Prevent all whispers from displaying to your screen. Its use is similar to the /away command. To turn the DND mode off, just type /dnd without a reason. This will prevent people from sending whispers to you while in a game as well. You are still able to see all normal public channel messages. /emote [text] - Display MESSAGE in another color and in the form of an action. Aliases: /me.

- Display MESSAGE in another color and in the form of an action. Aliases: /me. /friends - Add, remove, or whisper a friend. /friends add [user] - Add ACCOUNTNAME to your friends list. Aliases: a. /friends remove [user] - Remove ACCOUNTNAME from your friends list. Aliases: r. /friends msg [text] - Whisper MESSAGE to all Brood War friends and all Blizzard friends who are currently using StarCraft. Aliases: m. /friends msgAll [text] - Whisper MESSAGE to all friends. Aliases: ma. /friends list - List your Blizzard friends who are currently using StarCraft and your Brood War friends. Aliases: l. /friends listAll - List your friends. Aliases: la. /friends listBlizzard - List your Blizzard friends. Aliases: lb. /friends listOnline - List your Blizzard friends who are currently using StarCraft and your Brood War friends who are online. Aliases: lo o. /friends on - Enable friends presence notifications. /friends off - Disable friends presence notifications. Aliases: f.

- Add, remove, or whisper a friend. /help - Display usage help for chat topics. Aliases: /?.

Display usage help for chat topics. Aliases: /?. /ignore [user] - Ignore any future messages from that user effectively muting that user to you. Aliases: /squelch.

- Ignore any future messages from that user effectively muting that user to you. Aliases: /squelch. /kick [user] (Channel operator only) - Kick user from channel.

(Channel operator only) - Kick user from channel. /options - Change messaging options. /options ignorewhispers - Ignore whispers from anyone who isn't in your friends list. Aliases: igw. /options unignorewhispers - Allow whispers from anyone who isn't in your friends list. Aliases: unigw. /options ignorepublic - Ignore messages in public chat channels from anyone who isn't in your friends list. Aliases: igpub. /options unignorepublic - Allow messages in public chat channels from anyone who isn't in your friends list. Aliases: unigpub. /options ignoreprivate - Ignore messages in private chat channels from anyone who isn't in your friends list. Aliases: igpriv. /options unignoreprivate - Allow messages in private chat channels from anyone who isn't in your friends list. Aliases: unigpriv

- Change messaging options. /quit - Exit game. Aliases: /q /logout /exit.

- Exit game. Aliases: /q /logout /exit. /rejoin - Re-join channel. Aliases: /resign.

- Re-join channel. Aliases: /resign. /reply - Respond to latest whisper. Aliases: /r.

- Respond to latest whisper. Aliases: /r. /report [user] - Report user. /report [user] spam - Report for spamming comments. /report [user] harassment - Report for harrassing users. /report [user] cheating [gamename] - Report for cheating in-game. /report [user] accountName - Report inappropriate username. /report [user] battleTag - Report inappropriate battle tag. /report [user] gameName [gamename] - Report inappropriate game name.

- Report user. /stats [user] - Display the player's Win/Loss/Disconnect record for both normal and Ladder games. Aliases: /s /astat.

- Display the player's Win/Loss/Disconnect record for both normal and Ladder games. Aliases: /s /astat. /time - Display current server time.

- Display current server time. /unban (Channel operator only) - Allow user to return to channel.

(Channel operator only) - Allow user to return to channel. /unignore [user] - Allow a previously squelched user to talk to you normally. Aliases: /unsquelch.

- Allow a previously squelched user to talk to you normally. Aliases: /unsquelch. /users - Display the number of users currently on Battle.net.

- Display the number of users currently on Battle.net. /whisper [user] [text] - Send a private message to a user online regardless of the channel they are in. This is an excellent way to let a friend know you are online. Aliases: /m /msg /w.

- Send a private message to a user online regardless of the channel they are in. This is an excellent way to let a friend know you are online. Aliases: /m /msg /w. /who [channel] - Display a list of all users in the given channel.

- Display a list of all users in the given channel. /whoami - Display your information on Battle.net.

- Display your information on Battle.net. /whois [user] - Look up some basic information on a user, including their account number and their current location. This is an excellent way to find your friends online. Aliases: /where /whereis.

StarCraft II

There are profile options for Standard, Grid (which maps everything to 15 specific keys), left-handed options for both, and the original StarCraft's hotkeys, as well as custom profiles. The hotkeys below are for the right-handed Standard template.

Campaigns, Co-op Missions, and specific custom maps have additional units, buildings, abilities, and upgrades with their own customizable hotkey layout.

General

Selection

W - Select all Warp Gates

- Select all Warp Gates F1 - Select idle workers one-by-one

- Select idle workers one-by-one F2 - Select all fighting units

- Select all fighting units Escape - Cancel drag selection

- Cancel drag selection Tab - Next subgroup

- Next subgroup Shit+Tab - Previous subgroup

- Previous subgroup Shift - Queue up to 32 orders while held

- Queue up to 32 orders while held Ctrl+0-9 - Assign currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group

- Assign currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group Shift+0-9 - Add currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group

- Add currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group Alt+0-9 - Assign currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group and take away units

- Assign currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group and take away units Alt+Shift+0-9 - Add currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group and take away units

- Add currently selected unit(s) or structure(s) to control group and take away units 0-9 - Select control group

- Select control group Ctrl+Click - Select all units or structures of that type visible on the screen

- Select all units or structures of that type visible on the screen Shift+Click - Add or remove units to the currently selected group

Camera

Mouse wheel - Adjust view height

- Adjust view height Middle mouse button - Hold to drag camera

- Hold to drag camera Arrow keys - Move camera

- Move camera Insert - Rotate camera clockwise

- Rotate camera clockwise Delete - Rotate camera counterclockwise

- Rotate camera counterclockwise Page Down - Zoom in

- Zoom in Page Up - Zoom out

- Zoom out End - Zoom toggle

- Zoom toggle Home - Default camera view

- Default camera view Spacebar - View last warning area

- View last warning area Backspace - View base

- View base Ctrl+F = Hold to follow the selected unit with camera

= Hold to follow the selected unit with camera Ctrl+Shift+F = Follow the selected unit with camera

= Follow the selected unit with camera Ctrl+F5-F8 - Save location (add Shift to include 4 additional locations)

- Save location (add Shift to include 4 additional locations) F5-F8 - Go to saved location (add Shift to go to 4 additional locations)

Chat

Enter , / - Message prompt

, - Message prompt Enter - Send message

- Send message Shift+Enter - To all

- To all Ctrl+Enter - To allies

- To allies Ctrl+Alt+Enter - To individual player

- To individual player Tab - Toggle between chat recipients

- Toggle between chat recipients Escape - Close chat

User interface

' - Show all HP bars

- Show all HP bars \ - Show your HP bars

- Show your HP bars [ - Show ally HP bars

- Show ally HP bars ] - Show enemy HP bars

- Show enemy HP bars Alt+G , Alt+Click - Ping the minimap (can be held for more options)

, - Ping the minimap (can be held for more options) Alt+F - Toggle alliance colors

- Toggle alliance colors Alt+T - Toggle terrain on/off on the minimap

- Toggle terrain on/off on the minimap Pause/Break - Pause game

- Pause game Ctrl+Q - Quick save

- Quick save Alt+Enter - Toggle screen display

- Toggle screen display ` - Voice chat

- Voice chat Num Pad + - Increase game speed (certain modes only)

- Increase game speed (certain modes only) Num Pad - - Decrease game speed (certain modes only)

- Decrease game speed (certain modes only) Shift - Display tooltips

- Display tooltips Ctrl+M - Toggle music

- Toggle music Ctrl+S - Toggle sound

- Toggle sound Escape - Skip cinematic or conversation

- Skip cinematic or conversation Print Screen - Take full screenshot

- Take full screenshot Ctrl+Alt+F - Toggle FPS display and other info

- Toggle FPS display and other info F1-F7 - Select menu tab

Menus

F9 - Open achievements menu

- Open achievements menu F10 - Open main menu

- Open main menu F11 - Open message log

- Open message log F12 - Open help menu

- Open help menu Alt+F11 - Open social menu

- Open social menu Ctrl+F12 - Open team resources menu

- Open team resources menu Escape - Close menu

Replays

P - Pause/resume

- Pause/resume = , Num Pad + - Increase playing speed

, - Increase playing speed - , Num Pad - - Decrease playing speed

, - Decrease playing speed F - Skip forward

- Skip forward B - Skip back

- Skip back Ctrl+E - Restart

- Restart Ctrl+T - Toggle timeline

Observer

H - Show/hide HP bars

- Show/hide HP bars M - Compare APM

- Compare APM A - Compare total mineral, gas and population cost of fightable units

- Compare total mineral, gas and population cost of fightable units I - Compare the amount of mineral and gas gathered within one minute and the amount of workers

- Compare the amount of mineral and gas gathered within one minute and the amount of workers D - Compare units that are being produced, constructions that are being built and technologies that are being researched

- Compare units that are being produced, constructions that are being built and technologies that are being researched G - Compare upgrades

- Compare upgrades R - Compare current mineral, gas and population

- Compare current mineral, gas and population S - Compare the total amount of resources that are spent on technologies and units

- Compare the total amount of resources that are spent on technologies and units U - Compare all units

- Compare all units T - Compare all structures

- Compare all structures L - Compare lost units and their costs

- Compare lost units and their costs N - Close compare window

- Close compare window Shift+C - Compare EPM

- Compare EPM C - Show POV of current player

- Show POV of current player V - Limit vision to selected unit's owner (hold to view)

- Limit vision to selected unit's owner (hold to view) W - Show vision of selected units and structures

- Show vision of selected units and structures E - Show vision of all players

- Show vision of all players 1-8 - Show vision of players 1-8

- Show vision of players 1-8 Ctrl+1-8 - Show vision of players 9-16

- Show vision of players 9-16 Escape - Clear selection

- Clear selection Z - Extra camera zoom (level 1)

- Extra camera zoom (level 1) Shift+Z - Extra camera zoom (level 2)

- Extra camera zoom (level 2) Ctrl+N - Toggle 1v1 Name Panel

- Toggle 1v1 Name Panel Ctrl+I - Toggle 1v1 Resource Compare Panel

- Toggle 1v1 Resource Compare Panel Ctrl+A - Toggle 1v1 Army/Worker Supply Compare Panel

- Toggle 1v1 Army/Worker Supply Compare Panel Ctrl+R - Toggle 1v1 Unit/Worker Killed Compare Panel

- Toggle 1v1 Unit/Worker Killed Compare Panel Ctrl+C - Toggle 1v1 APM Compare Panel

- Toggle 1v1 APM Compare Panel Ctrl+V - Toggle 1v1 EPM Compare Panel

- Toggle 1v1 EPM Compare Panel Ctrl+W - Toggle UI (Command Card/Minimap/etc.)

- Toggle UI (Command Card/Minimap/etc.) Ctrl+W - Toggle Versus sides

AI commands

Alt+C - Communication

- Communication Alt+A - Army

- Army Alt+S - Scout

- Scout Alt+D - Detect

- Detect Alt+E - Expand

- Expand Alt+B - Build

- Build Alt+X - Clear all/Delete

- Clear all/Delete Escape - Cancel/Exit communication

Other

F3-F8 - Select hero

- Select hero Ctrl+Z/X/C/V - Use top bar ability

- Use top bar ability Num Pad 0-9 - Use slot

- Use slot Alt+Num Pad 0-9 - Pickup slot

Universal abilities

M - Move

- Move S - Stop

- Stop H - Hold Position

- Hold Position P - Patrol

- Patrol A - Attack (and Attack Move)

- Attack (and Attack Move) G - Gather

- Gather C - Return Cargo

- Return Cargo B - Build Structure

- Build Structure V - Build Advanced Structure

- Build Advanced Structure Y - Spray

- Spray L - Load ( O on Command Center and Planetary Fortress)

- Load ( on Command Center and Planetary Fortress) D - Unload All

- Unload All F - Hold Fire

- Hold Fire G - Weapons Free

- Weapons Free Escape - Cancel

Terran

Building production

C - Command Center B - Orbital Command P - Planetary Fortress

- Command Center R - Refinery

- Refinery S - Supply Depot

- Supply Depot B - Barracks

- Barracks E - Engineering Bay

- Engineering Bay U - Bunker

- Bunker T - Missile Turret

- Missile Turret N - Sensor Tower

- Sensor Tower G - Ghost Academy

- Ghost Academy F - Factory

- Factory A - Armory

- Armory S - Starport

- Starport C - Fusion Core

- Fusion Core X - Tech Lab (Barracks, Factory, Starport)

- Tech Lab (Barracks, Factory, Starport) C - Reactor (Barracks, Factory, Starport)

Unit production

S - SCV

- SCV A - Marine

- Marine D - Marauder

- Marauder R - Reaper

- Reaper G - Ghost

- Ghost E - Hellion

- Hellion D - Widow Mine

- Widow Mine N - Cyclone

- Cyclone S - Siege Tank

- Siege Tank R - Hellbat

- Hellbat T - Thor

- Thor V - Viking

- Viking D - Medivac

- Medivac N - Liberator

- Liberator R - Raven

- Raven E - Banshee

- Banshee B - Battlecruiser

Abilities

Q - Select Builder (Structures)

- Select Builder (Structures) L - Lift Off (Command Center, Orbital Command, Barracks, Factory, Starport)

- Lift Off (Command Center, Orbital Command, Barracks, Factory, Starport) L - Land (Command Center, Orbital Command, Barracks, Factory, Starport)

- Land (Command Center, Orbital Command, Barracks, Factory, Starport) E - Calldown: MULE (Orbital Command)

- Calldown: MULE (Orbital Command) X - Calldown: Extra Supplies (Orbital Command)

- Calldown: Extra Supplies (Orbital Command) C - Scanner Sweep (Orbital Command)

- Scanner Sweep (Orbital Command) R - Lower (Supply Depot)

- Lower (Supply Depot) R - Raise (Supply Depot)

- Raise (Supply Depot) V - Salvage (Bunker)

- Salvage (Bunker) N - Arm Silo With Nuke (Ghost Academy)

- Arm Silo With Nuke (Ghost Academy) R - Repair (SCV, MULE)

- Repair (SCV, MULE) T - Halt Construction (SCV)

- Halt Construction (SCV) T - Stimpack (Marine, Marauder, Bunker)

- Stimpack (Marine, Marauder, Bunker) D - KD8 Charge (Reaper)

- KD8 Charge (Reaper) R - Steady Targeting (Ghost)

- Steady Targeting (Ghost) E - EMP Round (Ghost)

- EMP Round (Ghost) C - Cloak (Ghost, Banshee)

- Cloak (Ghost, Banshee) D - Decloak (Ghost, Banshee)

- Decloak (Ghost, Banshee) N - Nuclear Strike (Ghost)

- Nuclear Strike (Ghost) D - Hellbat Mode (Hellion)

- Hellbat Mode (Hellion) E - Hellion Mode (Hellbat)

- Hellion Mode (Hellbat) E - Activate Mine (Widow Mine)

- Activate Mine (Widow Mine) D - Deactivate Mine (Widow Mine)

- Deactivate Mine (Widow Mine) E - Siege Mode (Siege Tank)

- Siege Mode (Siege Tank) D - Tank Mode (Siege Tank)

- Tank Mode (Siege Tank) C - Lock On (Cyclone)

- Lock On (Cyclone) E - High Impact Payload (Thor)

- High Impact Payload (Thor) D - Explosive Payload (Thor)

- Explosive Payload (Thor) E - Fighter Mode (Viking)

- Fighter Mode (Viking) D - Assault Mode (Viking)

- Assault Mode (Viking) E - Heal (Medivac)

- Heal (Medivac) B - Ignite Afterburners (Medivac)

- Ignite Afterburners (Medivac) E - Defender Mode (Liberator)

- Defender Mode (Liberator) D - Fighter Mode (Liberator)

- Fighter Mode (Liberator) T - Build Auto-Turret (Raven)

- Build Auto-Turret (Raven) C - Interference Matrix (Raven)

- Interference Matrix (Raven) R - Anti-Armor Missile (Raven)

- Anti-Armor Missile (Raven) Y - Yamato Cannon (Battlecruiser)

- Yamato Cannon (Battlecruiser) T - Tactical Jump (Battlecruiser)

Upgrades

E - Infantry Weapons (Engineering Bay)

- Infantry Weapons (Engineering Bay) A - Infantry Armor (Engineering Bay)

- Infantry Armor (Engineering Bay) H - Hi-Sec Auto Tracking (Engineering Bay)

- Hi-Sec Auto Tracking (Engineering Bay) B - Neosteel Armor (Engineering Bay)

- Neosteel Armor (Engineering Bay) C - Personal Cloaking (Ghost Academy)

- Personal Cloaking (Ghost Academy) S - Enhanced Shockwaves (Ghost Academy)

- Enhanced Shockwaves (Ghost Academy) E - Vehicle Weapons (Armory)

- Vehicle Weapons (Armory) V - Ship Weapons (Armory)

- Ship Weapons (Armory) S - Vehicle and Ship Plating (Armory)

- Vehicle and Ship Plating (Armory) R - Weapon Refit (Fusion Core)

- Weapon Refit (Fusion Core) S - Rapid Reignition System (Fusion Core)

- Rapid Reignition System (Fusion Core) N - Advanced Ballistics (Fusion Core)

- Advanced Ballistics (Fusion Core) C - Combat Shield (Barracks Tech Lab)

- Combat Shield (Barracks Tech Lab) T - Stimpack (Barracks Tech Lab)

- Stimpack (Barracks Tech Lab) G - Concussive Shells (Barracks Tech Lab)

- Concussive Shells (Barracks Tech Lab) I - Infernal Pre-Igniter (Factory Tech Lab)

- Infernal Pre-Igniter (Factory Tech Lab) R - Mag-Field Accelerator (Factory Tech Lab)

- Mag-Field Accelerator (Factory Tech Lab) C - Drilling Claws (Factory Tech Lab)

- Drilling Claws (Factory Tech Lab) S - Smart Servos (Factory Tech Lab)

- Smart Servos (Factory Tech Lab) T - Corvid Reactor (Starport Tech Lab)

- Corvid Reactor (Starport Tech Lab) C - Cloaking Field (Starport Tech Lab)

- Cloaking Field (Starport Tech Lab) B - Hyperflight Rotors (Starport Tech Lab)

Protoss

Building production

N - Nexus

- Nexus A - Assimilator

- Assimilator E - Pylon

- Pylon G - Gateway

- Gateway F - Forge

- Forge Y - Cybernetics Core

- Cybernetics Core C - Photon Cannon

- Photon Cannon B - Shield Battery

- Shield Battery C - Twilight Council

- Twilight Council T - Templar Archives

- Templar Archives D - Dark Shrine

- Dark Shrine S - Stargate

- Stargate F - Fleet Beacon

- Fleet Beacon R - Robotics Facility

- Robotics Facility B - Robotics Bay

Unit production

E - Probe

- Probe M - Mothership

- Mothership Z - Zealot

- Zealot E - Sentry

- Sentry S - Stalker

- Stalker H - Adept

- Adept T - High Templar

- High Templar D - Dark Templar

- Dark Templar B - Observer

- Observer A - Warp Prism

- Warp Prism I - Immortal

- Immortal C - Colossus

- Colossus D - Disruptor

- Disruptor X - Phoenix

- Phoenix E - Oracle

- Oracle V - Void Ray

- Void Ray T - Tempest

- Tempest C - Carrier

Abilities

C - Chrono Boost (Nexus)

- Chrono Boost (Nexus) R - Strategic Recall (Nexus)

- Strategic Recall (Nexus) B - Battery Overcharge (Nexus)

- Battery Overcharge (Nexus) G - Warp Gate Transformation (Gateway)

- Warp Gate Transformation (Gateway) M - Transform to Gateway (Warp Gate)

- Transform to Gateway (Warp Gate) R - Restore (Shield Battery)

- Restore (Shield Battery) C - Charge (Zealot)

- Charge (Zealot) F - Psionic Transfer (Adept)

- Psionic Transfer (Adept) F - Force Field (Sentry)

- Force Field (Sentry) G - Guardian Shield (Sentry)

- Guardian Shield (Sentry) C - Hallucination (Sentry)

- Hallucination (Sentry) B - Blink (Stalker)

- Blink (Stalker) B - Shadow Stride (Dark Templar)

- Shadow Stride (Dark Templar) F - Feedback (High Templar)

- Feedback (High Templar) T - Psionic Storm (High Templar)

- Psionic Storm (High Templar) C - Archon Warp (High Templar, Dark Templar)

- Archon Warp (High Templar, Dark Templar) E - Surveillance Mode (Observer)

- Surveillance Mode (Observer) T - Observer Mode (Observer)

- Observer Mode (Observer) E - Phase Mode (Warp Prism)

- Phase Mode (Warp Prism) T - Transport Mode (Warp Prism)

- Transport Mode (Warp Prism) V - Purification Nova (Disruptor)

- Purification Nova (Disruptor) G - Graviton Beam (Phoenix)

- Graviton Beam (Phoenix) E - Prismatic Alignment (Void Ray)

- Prismatic Alignment (Void Ray) R - Revelation (Oracle)

- Revelation (Oracle) T - Stasis Ward (Oracle)

- Stasis Ward (Oracle) C - Active Pulsar Beam (Oracle)

- Active Pulsar Beam (Oracle) D - Deactivate Pulsar Beam (Oracle)

- Deactivate Pulsar Beam (Oracle) I - Build Interceptor (Carrier)

- Build Interceptor (Carrier) R - Mass Recall (Mothership)

- Mass Recall (Mothership) T - Time Warp (Mothership)

Upgrades

G - Ground Weapons (Forge)

- Ground Weapons (Forge) A - Ground Armor (Forge)

- Ground Armor (Forge) S - Plasma Shields (Forge)

- Plasma Shields (Forge) E - Air Weapons (Cybernetics Core)

- Air Weapons (Cybernetics Core) A - Air Armor (Cybernetics Core)

- Air Armor (Cybernetics Core) G - Warp Gate Transformation (Cybernetics Core)

- Warp Gate Transformation (Cybernetics Core) C - Charge (Twilight Council)

- Charge (Twilight Council) B - Blink (Twilight Council)

- Blink (Twilight Council) A - Resonating Glaives (Twilight Council)

- Resonating Glaives (Twilight Council) T - Psionic Storm (Templar Archives)

- Psionic Storm (Templar Archives) R - Anion Pulse-Crystals (Fleet Beacon)

- Anion Pulse-Crystals (Fleet Beacon) F - Flux Vanes (Fleet Beacon)

- Flux Vanes (Fleet Beacon) T - Tectonic Destabilizers (Fleet Beacon)

- Tectonic Destabilizers (Fleet Beacon) B - Gravitic Boosters (Robotics Bay)

- Gravitic Boosters (Robotics Bay) G - Gravitic Drive (Robotics Bay)

- Gravitic Drive (Robotics Bay) E - Extended Thermal Lance (Robotics Bay)

- Extended Thermal Lance (Robotics Bay) B - Shadow Stride (Dark Shrine)

Zerg

Building production

H - Hatchery L - Lair H - Hive

- Hatchery E - Extractor

- Extractor S - Spawning Pool

- Spawning Pool V - Evolution Chamber

- Evolution Chamber R - Roach Warren

- Roach Warren B - Baneling Nest

- Baneling Nest C - Spine Crawler

- Spine Crawler A - Spore Crawler

- Spore Crawler I - Infestation Pit

- Infestation Pit H - Hydralisk Den

- Hydralisk Den S - Spire G - Greater Spire

- Spire N - Nydus Network N - Nydus Worm

- Nydus Network U - Ultralisk Cavern

Unit production

Q - Queen

- Queen D - Drone

- Drone V - Overlord V - Overseer

- Overlord Z - Zergling E - Baneling

- Zergling R - Roach V - Ravager

- Roach H - Hydralisk E - Lurker

- Hydralisk T - Mutalisk

- Mutalisk C - Corruptor B - Brood Lord

- Corruptor F - Infestor

- Infestor A - Swarm Host

- Swarm Host E - Viper

- Viper U - Ultralisk

Abilities

D - Root (Spine Crawler, Spore Crawler)

- Root (Spine Crawler, Spore Crawler) R - Uproot (Spine Crawler, Spore Crawler)

- Uproot (Spine Crawler, Spore Crawler) N - Summon Nydus Worm (Nydus Network)

- Summon Nydus Worm (Nydus Network) C - Create Creep Tumor (Creep Tumor)

- Create Creep Tumor (Creep Tumor) D - Burrow (Queen, Drone, Zergling, Baneling, Roach, Ravager, Hydralisk, Lurker, Infestor, Swarm Host, Ultralisk)

- Burrow (Queen, Drone, Zergling, Baneling, Roach, Ravager, Hydralisk, Lurker, Infestor, Swarm Host, Ultralisk) R - Unburrow (Queen, Drone, Zergling, Baneling, Roach, Ravager, Hydralisk, Lurker, Infestor, Swarm Host, Ultralisk)

- Unburrow (Queen, Drone, Zergling, Baneling, Roach, Ravager, Hydralisk, Lurker, Infestor, Swarm Host, Ultralisk) X - Explode (Baneling)

- Explode (Baneling) F - Enable Building Attack (Baneling)

- Enable Building Attack (Baneling) G - Disable Building Attack (Baneling)

- Disable Building Attack (Baneling) C - Corrosive Bile (Ravager)

- Corrosive Bile (Ravager) C - Consume (Viper)

- Consume (Viper) D - Abduct (Viper)

- Abduct (Viper) B - Blinding Cloud (Viper)

- Blinding Cloud (Viper) R - Parasitic Bomb (Viper)

- Parasitic Bomb (Viper) C - Caustic Spray (Corruptor)

- Caustic Spray (Corruptor) C - Spawn Locusts (Swarm Host)

- Spawn Locusts (Swarm Host) Z - Swoop (Locust)

- Swoop (Locust) C - Microbial Shroud (Infestor)

- Microbial Shroud (Infestor) F - Fungal Growth (Infestor)

- Fungal Growth (Infestor) E - Neural Parasite (Infestor)

- Neural Parasite (Infestor) G - Generate Creep (Overlord)

- Generate Creep (Overlord) T - Mutate Ventral Sacs (Overlord)

- Mutate Ventral Sacs (Overlord) W - Oversight Mode (Overseer)

- Oversight Mode (Overseer) R - Overseer Mode (Overseer)

- Overseer Mode (Overseer) C - Spawn Changeling (Overseer)

- Spawn Changeling (Overseer) E - Contaminate (Overseer)

- Contaminate (Overseer) C - Spawn Creep Tumor (Queen)

- Spawn Creep Tumor (Queen) V - Spawn Larva (Queen)

- Spawn Larva (Queen) T - Transfusion (Queen)

Upgrades

B - Burrow (Hatchery, Lair, Hive)

- Burrow (Hatchery, Lair, Hive) P - Pneumatized Carapace (Hatchery, Lair, Hive)

- Pneumatized Carapace (Hatchery, Lair, Hive) M - Metabolic Boost (Spawning Pool)

- Metabolic Boost (Spawning Pool) A - Adrenal Glands (Spawning Pool)

- Adrenal Glands (Spawning Pool) M - Melee Attacks (Evolution Chamber)

- Melee Attacks (Evolution Chamber) A - Missile Attacks (Evolution Chamber)

- Missile Attacks (Evolution Chamber) C - Ground Carapace (Evolution Chamber)

- Ground Carapace (Evolution Chamber) G - Glial Reconstruction (Roach Warren)

- Glial Reconstruction (Roach Warren) T - Tunneling Claws (Roach Warren)

- Tunneling Claws (Roach Warren) C - Centrifugal Hooks (Baneling Nest)

- Centrifugal Hooks (Baneling Nest) G - Grooved Spines (Hydralisk Den)

- Grooved Spines (Hydralisk Den) H - Musuclar Augments (Hydralisk Den)

- Musuclar Augments (Hydralisk Den) D - Adaptive Talons (Lurker Den)

- Adaptive Talons (Lurker Den) S - Seismic Spines (Lurker Den)

- Seismic Spines (Lurker Den) G - Pathogen Glands (Infestation Pit)

- Pathogen Glands (Infestation Pit) E - Neural Parasite (Infestation Pit)

- Neural Parasite (Infestation Pit) A - Flyer Attacks (Spire, Greater Spire)

- Flyer Attacks (Spire, Greater Spire) C - Flyer Carapace (Spire, Greater Spire)

- Flyer Carapace (Spire, Greater Spire) C - Chitinous Armor (Ultralisk Cavern)

- Chitinous Armor (Ultralisk Cavern) A - Anabolic Synthesis (Ultralisk Cavern)

Multiple building selection

Double clicking a building will highlight all of the same buildings on the screen, allowing a player to set

a common control group for the selected buildings simultaneously. This allows the creation of multiple units from multiple buildings, without switching hotkeys. a common way point for the selected buildings simultaneously.

Identical buildings on the same screen may be selected simultaneously by double clicking one of the buildings. Once selected, all may be assigned a common control group like units. Selected identical buildings may be ordered using common hotkeys. Here, pressing "z" multiple times orders gateways to produce multiple zealots; production is spread evenly across the buildings. Selected identical buildings may have a common waypoint set at once. Identical buildings not on the same screen may be selected simultaneously by holding "shift" and left clicking on one building. Here, two nexuses are selected this way.

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