The Sims 4

Camera controls in live and build mode

Move Around the Neighborhood

Mouse movement

All hotkeys for The Sims 4

General
Change camera type

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ⭾ Tab

Camera controls in live and build mode
Take a screenshot. In Game Options you can choose to include the game interface in screenshots

C

Camera controls in live and build mode
Start or stop video recording

V

General
Open the Gallery, where you can view other players' creations and add them to your neighborhood

F4

Camera controls in live and build mode
Walls up

Home

Camera controls in live and build mode
Walls down

End

Camera controls in live and build mode
Go up a floor

Page Up

Camera controls in live and build mode
Go down a floor

Page Down

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move Around the Neighborhood

Mouse movement

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view up

W

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view up

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view left

A

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view left

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view down

S

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view down

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view right

D

Camera controls in live and build mode
Move view right

Camera controls in live and build mode
Center on current Lot

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

Live mode
(click on Sim portrait) Select that Sim

Mouse left click

Camera controls in live and build mode
(on Sim picture) Make Camera follow that Sim

Mouse right click

Camera controls in live and build mode
Rotate view or tilt camera up/down to change angles

Mouse movement

Camera controls in live and build mode
Zoom in and out

Z

Camera controls in live and build mode
Zoom in and out

X

Camera controls in live and build mode
Zoom in and out

Mouse wheel up and down

Live mode
Bring up main menu or cancel current operation

Esc

Live mode
Find active Sim

⤶ Enter

Live mode
Select the next Sim in the Household

Space

Live mode
Select the next Sim in the Household

N

Buy and Build mode
Toggle the grid

G

Live mode
Show Sim's inventory

I

Live mode
Show Career tab

J

Buy and Build mode
Change lighting from morning to afternoon, evening and night to preview how things look. It will not change actual time

L

Buy and Build mode
Design Tool. Recolor objects to create color schemes

R

Live mode
Show Simology

Y

Live mode
Show Sim's current need levels. Clicking on a need icon will order the Sim to fulfill it

O

Live mode
Go to Map mode

M

Live mode
Pause Sims 4

~

Live mode
Pause Sims 4

P

Live mode
Speed 1 (normal)

1

Live mode
Speed 2

2

Live mode
Speed 3

3

Live mode
Access cheat console

Control + ↑   Shift + C

Buy and Build mode
Live mode (Normal Gameplay)

F1

Buy and Build mode
Buy mode

F2

Buy and Build mode
Build mode

F3

Buy and Build mode
Switch to Hand tool. In this mode you can grab objects

H

Buy and Build mode
Wall tool

B

Buy and Build mode
Hold while painting terrain to erase and change terrain to default

Ctrl

Buy and Build mode
Hold while painting walls and floors: Will fill an entire room with the selected floor or wall pattern

↑   Shift

Buy and Build mode
Eyedroppert tool. Copy an object quickly

E

Buy and Build mode
Sledgehammer tool. Allows you to destroy objects

K

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

Num +

Buy and Build mode
Press while holding an object to place it in the Household inventory. Good for storing multiple things fast

⬅ Backspace

Buy and Build mode
Rotate selected object left

,

Buy and Build mode
Rotate selected object right

.

Buy and Build mode
While painting, holding Alt fills a straight wall with the selected wall pattern

Alt

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

F5

Buy and Build mode
While laying floor, do 1/4 of a tile at a time (little triangle) for artsy design

Control + F

Buy and Build mode
Make brush size smaller while painting terrain. Also cycles through square/circle brushes

[

Buy and Build mode
Make brush size larger while painting terrain. Also cycles through square/circle brushes

]

Buy and Build mode
Make brush softer when painting terrain

;

Buy and Build mode
Make brush harder when painting terrain

'

Buy and Build mode
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Buy and Build mode
Redo last action you undid

Ctrl + Y

Buy and Build mode
Delete or sell selected object

Del

Buy and Build mode
Switch to top-down view. Press again to go back to previous view

T

Buy and Build mode
Press U, then click house to relocate the entire structure on the lot. It may be moved or rotated

U

Bonus: Cheats
Show the cheat console, so you can enter cheat texts below

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Bonus: Cheats
Increases the size of objects

↑   Shift + ]

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