Certain screens in SAS have hot keys. Mostly they provide alternative means of control to the buttons on the screen or to mouse actions, but sometimes they provide for added functions.
These hot keys are listed below:
These screens have a number of hot keys in common.
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| left, right, up, down arrows | moves the map 20 pixels in the indicated direction | click and drag the map |
| 'z' or keypad '+' | zooms in (enlarges) the map by a set amount | '+' button |
| 'x' or keypad '-' | zooms out (reduces) the map by a set amount | '-' button |
| 'Pause' | pauses the action or, if it is already paused, re-starts it | '|' button (to pause) and '>' button (to re-start) |
| 'n' | Closes the 'Own Air Strikes' dialog if it is open, and moves action to the next hour | '>|' button |
| 'g' | Closes the 'Own Air Strikes' dialog if it is open, and starts (or re-starts) continuous running of the action | '>' button |
| 's' | slows the running of the action (by doubling the delay between hours, to a maximum of 8 seconds) | 'S' button |
| 'f' | speeds up the running of the action (by halving the delay between hours, to a minimum of a tenth of a second) | 'F' button |
| 'o' | displays the 'Options' screen | 'Options' button |
| 'e' | toggles the ability to get enlarged event message pop-ups on mouse-over | (none) |
| 'h' | toggles hexes on or off | 'hexes' tickbox |
| 'm' | toggles music on or off | 'enable music' tickbox on the 'Options' screen |
| 'b' | shows on the map the names of bases and other place names, while the key is pressed | (none) |
There are some additional keys that work only on the Run Turn screen:
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'a' | toggles between 3 modes for showing air power maps: none own air power maps enemy air power maps | (none) |
| 'p' | displays the 'Air Strike Preferences' dialog - for viewing and editing preferences | 'Edit air strike preferences' button on the 'Options' dialog |
| 'Ctrl' | toggles on or off the ability to call up the 'Hex Assets' dialog when the mouse is over any friendly or enemy fleet or port | (none) |
| 'w' | toggles the 'Auto scroll' feature for the map on and off | The 'Auto scroll' tick box |
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'q' | closes the dialog | 'X' button |
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'q' | closes the dialog | 'X' button |
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'q' | closes the dialog | 'X' button |
| 't' | while pressed: In the 'Pending' strikes tab a mouse click sets the target as player-selected In the 'Promotable' strikes tab a mouse click promotes the strike to pending | (operates in conjunction with a mouse click on a strike in the relevant list') |
| 'Tab' | tabs between available tabs | mouse click on the tab header |
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'q' | closes the dialog | 'OK' button |
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'q' | closes the dialog | 'X' button |
| Key | Function performed | Equivalent control/mouse action |
|---|---|---|
| 'q' | closes the dialog | 'X' button |