Civilization IV: Keyboard Shortcuts

This page contains all the keyboard and mouse shortcuts for Civilization IV:

General
P	Ping the map
Alt + D	Change player name/email
Alt + F	Satellite view
Alt + I	Remove interface
Alt + O	Change perspective
Alt + Q	Retire (give up)
Alt + W	Access Worldbuilder
ALT + Ctrl + F	Flying camera mode (enable in INI file)
Ctrl + B	Toggle bare map on/off
Ctrl + C	Set all units of same type as active
Ctrl + I	Minimize interface
Ctrl + L	Load game
Ctrl + M	Turn music on/off
Ctrl + O	Options menu
Ctrl + R	Flag resources on/off
Ctrl + S	Save game
Ctrl + T	Turn grid on/off
Ctrl + Y	Turn tile yields on/off
Ctrl + Tab	Chat/Event Log
Ctrl + Left arrow	Lock camera angle 45 o CW
Ctrl + Right arrow	Lock camera angle 45 o CCW
Shift + D	Contact Civ popup
Shift + Enter	Force turn to end
Shift + Left. Arrow	Rotate camera CW
Shift + Right Arrow	Rotate camera CCW
Shift + Tab	Chat to all
Shift + F5	Quick save (Single player only)
Shift + F8	Quick load (Single player only)
Enter	Cycle units, end turn
	Cycle to previous unit
Esc	Exit current screen/open menu
, (comma)	Cycle to previous unit (same tile)
. (period)	Cycle to next unit (same tile)
/	Cycle through active workers
Home, End	Cycle through cities
Insert	Open nearest friendly city screen
Page Down	Zoom camera out
Page Up	Zoom camera in
Pause	Pause game – pauses turn timer
Print Screen	Take Screenshot
Tab	Chat to team
Scroll Lock	Voice chat to team
Shift + Scroll Lock	Voice chat to all
Ctrl + Scroll Lock	Voice chat in Diplomacy screen

Units
B	Bombard
B	Build City (Settler)
C	Center on unit
E	Explore
F	Fortify
G	Go-to mode
I	Intercept
L	Load (onto ship)
S	Sentry (wake for enemy)
U	Unload (from ship)
W	Wait (move later in turn)
Alt + Click	Group all units together
Ctrl + (#)	Bind selected group or unit to number
Ctrl + Click	Group same type together
Shift + Click	Tile context menu
Shift + P	Pillage
Space	Skip turn for unit
Delete	Delete unit
Numpad 5	Center on unit
Numpad arrows	Use numpad to move units

City Screen
Enter	Exit city screen
Alt + add item to build queue	Build item indefinitely
Ctrl + add item to build queue	Add to beginning of queue
Shift + add item to build queue	Add item to end of queue
Ctrl + (#)	Save a production queue. Load w/same key
Insert	Open nearest friendly city screen
Middle mouse button	Exit city screen
Numpad arrows	Cycle through cities
Click “Fwd”, “Back” buttons on mouse to cycle through cities

Mouse Shortcuts
Alt + click on city bar	Select all player’s cities
Alt + click on Civ in score display	Declare war on that Civ
Alt + right-click a tile	Move all units from same tile to selected tile
Ctrl + click on city bar	Select all cities on same continent
Ctrl + click on Civ in score display	Open trade window with that Civ
Ctrl + roll mouse wheel	Cycle units on tile
Shift + click any city bars	Select multiple cities (to change production)
Shift + right-click any city bars	Set rally point for multiple cities
Shift + click on city bars	select those cities to change queue
Shift + click any tile	Open context menu for that tile
Shift + Rt. Click city bars	Set rally point for those cities
Roll mouse wheel	Zoom in/out
Click + hold left & right mouse buttons on map to drag it
Click, + hold right mouse button over enemy for combat odds
Click any tile to center the map on that tile
Click “Forward” and “Back” buttons on mouse to cycle through units on the same tile

Worker Commands
A	Automate
H	Build camp
I	Build farm (irrigate)
K	Build workshop
L	Build lumbermill
M	Build mine
N	Build trade network
Q	Build quarry
R	Build road/railroad
T	Build cottage
Alt + C	Remove forest/jungle
Alt + R	Road-to mode
Ctrl + F	Build fort
Shift + Ctrl + C	Improve nearest city
Shift + P	Build pasture/plantation
Shift + W	Build watermill (river), windmill (hill), winery (wine), well (oil)