Ctrl + ↑ Shift + ⭾ Tab
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General
Change camera type
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C
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Take a screenshot. In Game Options you can choose to include the game interface in screenshots
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V
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Start or stop video recording
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F4
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General
Open the Gallery, where you can view other players' creations and add them to your neighborhood
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Home
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Walls up
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End
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Walls down
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Page Up
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Go up a floor
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Page Down
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Go down a floor
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Mouse movement
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move Around the Neighborhood
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W
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view up
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↑
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view up
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A
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view left
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←
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view left
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S
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view down
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↓
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view down
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D
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view right
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→
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view right
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↑ Shift + ⤶ Enter
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Center on current Lot
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Mouse left click
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Live mode
(click on Sim portrait) Select that Sim
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Mouse right click
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Camera controls in live and build mode
(on Sim picture) Make Camera follow that Sim
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Mouse movement
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Rotate view or tilt camera up/down to change angles
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Z
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Zoom in and out
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X
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Zoom in and out
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Mouse wheel up and down
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Camera controls in live and build mode
Zoom in and out
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Esc
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Live mode
Bring up main menu or cancel current operation
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⤶ Enter
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Live mode
Find active Sim
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Space
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Live mode
Select the next Sim in the Household
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N
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Live mode
Select the next Sim in the Household
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G
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Buy and Build mode
Toggle the grid
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I
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Live mode
Show Sim's inventory
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J
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Live mode
Show Career tab
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L
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Buy and Build mode
Change lighting from morning to afternoon, evening and night to preview how things look. It will not change actual time
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R
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Buy and Build mode
Design Tool. Recolor objects to create color schemes
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Y
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Live mode
Show Simology
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O
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Live mode
Show Sim's current need levels. Clicking on a need icon will order the Sim to fulfill it
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M
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Live mode
Go to Map mode
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~
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Live mode
Pause Sims 4
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P
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Live mode
Pause Sims 4
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1
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Live mode
Speed 1 (normal)
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2
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Live mode
Speed 2
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3
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Live mode
Speed 3
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Control + ↑ Shift + C
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Live mode
Access cheat console
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F1
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Buy and Build mode
Live mode (Normal Gameplay)
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F2
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Buy and Build mode
Buy mode
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F3
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Buy and Build mode
Build mode
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H
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Buy and Build mode
Switch to Hand tool. In this mode you can grab objects
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B
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Buy and Build mode
Wall tool
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Ctrl
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Buy and Build mode
Hold while painting terrain to erase and change terrain to default
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↑ Shift
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Buy and Build mode
Hold while painting walls and floors: Will fill an entire room with the selected floor or wall pattern
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E
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Buy and Build mode
Eyedroppert tool. Copy an object quickly
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K
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Buy and Build mode
Sledgehammer tool. Allows you to destroy objects
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Num +
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Buy and Build mode
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
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⬅ Backspace
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Buy and Build mode
Press while holding an object to place it in the Household inventory. Good for storing multiple things fast
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,
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Buy and Build mode
Rotate selected object left
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.
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Buy and Build mode
Rotate selected object right
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Alt
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Buy and Build mode
While painting, holding Alt fills a straight wall with the selected wall pattern
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F5
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Buy and Build mode
This will let you position objects relative to the grid, but at 1/2 to 1/4 the usual distance. Good for precision
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Control + F
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Buy and Build mode
While laying floor, do 1/4 of a tile at a time (little triangle) for artsy design
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[
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Buy and Build mode
Make brush size smaller while painting terrain. Also cycles through square/circle brushes
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]
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Buy and Build mode
Make brush size larger while painting terrain. Also cycles through square/circle brushes
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;
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Buy and Build mode
Make brush softer when painting terrain
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'
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Buy and Build mode
Make brush harder when painting terrain
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Ctrl + Z
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Buy and Build mode
Undo
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Ctrl + Y
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Buy and Build mode
Redo last action you undid
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Del
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Buy and Build mode
Delete or sell selected object
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T
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Buy and Build mode
Switch to top-down view. Press again to go back to previous view
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U
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Buy and Build mode
Press U, then click house to relocate the entire structure on the lot. It may be moved or rotated
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Ctrl + ↑ Shift + C
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Bonus: Cheats
Show the cheat console, so you can enter cheat texts below
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↑ Shift + ]
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Bonus: Cheats
Increases the size of objects
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