============================= The Sims 4 keyboard shortcuts ============================= First published at 3/12/2018 on https://defkey.com/the-sims-4-shortcuts The Sims 4 is a life simulation game developed by Maxis ve The Sims Studio, distributed by Electronic Arts. In this fourth game of series, emotional connections, Sim traits and social behavior has more prominence. The game was first released on September 2014 for Windows. The Sims 4 has 81 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below. General ------- Ctrl + Shift + Tab Change camera type C Take a screenshot V Record video F4 Open the Gallery, where you can view other players' creations and add them to your neighborhood Screenshots are stored in Documents/Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Screenshots and Videos are stored in The Sims 4/Recorded Videos. Screenshots can be taken and videos can be recorded in build mode too. Camera controls in live and build mode -------------------------------------- Home Walls up End Walls down Page Up Go up a floor Page Down Go down a floor Right click + Move the mouse Move Around the Neighborhood W Move view up Up arrow Move view up A Move view left Left arrow Move view left S Move view down Down arrow Move view down D Move view right Right arrow Move view right Shift + Enter Center on current Lot Left click (on Sim picture) Select Sim Right click (on Sim picture) Make Camera follow that Sim Middle click + Move the mouse Rotate view or tilt camera up/down to change angles Z Zoom in and out X Zoom in and out Wheel up and wheel down Zoom in and out C Take a screenshot. In Game Options you can choose to include the game interface in screenshots V Start or stop video recording Live mode --------- Esc Bring up main menu or cancel current operation Left click (click on Object or Sim) Interact with that Object or Sim Left click (click on ground) Order Sim to go somewhere Enter Find active Sim Space Select the next Sim in the Household N Select the next Sim in the Household Left click (click on Sim portrait) Select that Sim G Show Aspiration Window. Click on Gift to go to Rewards, Star to Change Aspiration I Show Sim's inventory J Show Career tab L Show Skills list R Show Relationship panel Y Show Simology O Show Sim's current need levels. Clicking on a need icon will order the Sim to fulfill it M Go to Map mode ~ Pause Sims 4 P Pause Sims 4 1 Speed 1 (normal) 2 Speed 2 3 Speed 3 Control + Shift + C Access cheat console Buy and Build mode ------------------ When you remove objects in buy or build mode, you'll get some of your money back. Objects removed by placing a room on top of it or in any other way can be found in your Household Inventory. F1 Live mode (Normal Gameplay) F2 Buy mode F3 Build mode H Switch to Hand tool. In this mode you can grab objects B Wall tool Ctrl While using Wall tool, hold Ctrl to delete walls and rooms. Shift While using Wall/Room tool, hold Shift to toggle between the two E Eyedroppert tool. Copy an object quickly K Sledgehammer tool. Allows you to destroy objects R Design Tool. Recolor objects to create color schemes Num + After selecting an object but before placing it, pressing + on the num pad will cycle through color options for that item, allowing you to find what looks right for that room G Toggle the grid Shift (Hold) Hold while placing Buy or Build Mode object to place more of the same object without having to select it again Backspace Press while holding an object to place it in the Household inventory. Good for storing multiple things fast , Rotate selected object left . Rotate selected object right Alt While holding an object, this allows you to position it anywhere as opposed to on the Grid F5 This will let you position objects relative to the grid, but at 1/2 to 1/4 the usual distance. Good for precision Control + F While laying floor, do 1/4 of a tile at a time (little triangle) for artsy design Alt While painting, holding Alt fills a straight wall with the selected wall pattern Shift Hold while painting walls and floors: Will fill an entire room with the selected floor or wall pattern [ Make brush size smaller while painting terrain. Also cycles through square/circle brushes ] Make brush size larger while painting terrain. Also cycles through square/circle brushes ; Make brush softer when painting terrain ' Make brush harder when painting terrain Ctrl Hold while painting terrain to erase and change terrain to default Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo last action you undid Del Delete or sell selected object T Switch to top-down view. Press again to go back to previous view L Change lighting from morning to afternoon, evening and night to preview how things look. It will not change actual time U Press U, then click house to relocate the entire structure on the lot. It may be moved or rotated Bonus: Cheats ------------- Cheats are not hotkeys, but we included them if you think Sims die too quickly or everyting is too expensive. Ctrl + Shift + C Show the cheat console, so you can enter cheat texts below Help – Lists all available commands into the command console. resetSim {FirstName} {LastName} – Resets the Sim. fullscreen – Toggles full screen on or off. headlineeffects{on/off} – Hides all headline effects including plumbobs, thought balloons, etc. Death.toggle – Disables Death so that Sims don’t die. FreeRealEstate {on/off} – Can be entered at neighborhood/world. If on, all homes are free. motherlode – Provides 50,000 Simoleons kaching – Provides 1000 Simoleons rosebud – Provides 1000 Simoleons Shift + ] Increases the size of objects Via (1), (2) Last modified on (UTC): Monday, November 11, 2019 Defkey © All rights reserved.