Keyboard assignments can change depending on if you selected joystick or keyboard controls (see explanation at bottom of this page)
General
These are general program commands
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| F1 | F1 | Help |
| F2 | F2 | Computer DSKY Help |
| F3 | F3 | Show Original Site |
| F4 | F4 | Switch Fullscreen / Windowed |
| F5 | F5 | Start Flying |
| F6 | F6 | Show Menu |
| ESC | ESC | Quit - Exit Menu |
| SHIFT+R | SHIFT+R | Start Replay |
| SHIFT+L | SHIFT+L | Load Replay |
| SPACE | SPACE | Cycle Displays |
| None | NPAD+5 | Center Controls |
| P | P | Pause |
Selecting Views
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| 1,2,3 | 1,2,3 | Virtual Views |
| 4,5,6 | 4,5,6 | Cockpit Views |
| 7,8 | 7,8 | Spot Views |
| 9 | 9 | Ground View |
| 0 | 0 | EVA View (only after landing) |
Camera Controls in Virtual View
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| UPARROW | UPARROW | Rotate Up |
| DOWNARROW | DOWNARROW | Rotate Down |
| LEFTARROW | LEFTARROW | Rotate Left |
| RIGHTARROW | RIGHTARROW | Rotate Right |
| Q | Q | Lower |
| E | E | Raise |
| < | < | Wider Angle |
| > | > | Narrower Angle |
| S | S | Reset Spot View |
Camera Controls in Spot View
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| A | A | Left |
| D | D | Right |
| W | W | Down |
| X | X | Up |
| Q | Q | Move Toward |
| E | E | Move Away |
| Comma | Comma | Wider Camera Angle |
| Period | Period | Narrower Camera Angle |
| S | S | Reset Spot View |
Controls in EVA View
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| A | A | Walk Left |
| D | D | Walk Right |
| W | W | Walk Forward |
| X | X | Walk Backward |
| F | F | Plant Flag |
Flight Controls
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| None | NPAD4 | Roll Left |
| None | NPAD6 | Roll Right |
| None | NPAD8 | Pitch Down |
| None | NPAD2 | Pitch Up |
| NPAD1 | NPAD1 | Yaw Left |
| NPAD3 | NPAD3 | Yaw Right |
| F8 | F8 | Translate Forward (+Z) |
| F7 | F7 | Translate Backwards (-Z) |
| F9 | F9 | Translate Left (-Y) |
| F10 | F10 | Translate Right (+Y) |
| F12 | F12 | Translate Up (+X) |
| F11 | F11 | Translate Down (-X) |
Cockpit Switches
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| + | + | Rate of Descent (ROD) Up |
| = | = | Rate of Descent (ROD) Up |
| R | R | Rate Scale Toggle |
| SHIFT+D | SHIFT+D | Deadband Toggle |
| SHIFT+R | SHIFT+R | Roll Mode Toggle |
| SHIFT+P | SHIFT+P | Pitch Mode Toggle |
| SHIFT+Y | SHIFT+Y | Yaw Mode Toggle |
| SHIFT+A | SHIFT+A | AGS Toggle |
| SHIFT+P | SHIFT+P | PGNS Toggle |
| H | H | X-Pointer Toggle |
| T | T | Man/Aut ThrottleToggle |
DSKY Keys
| With Joystick | Keyboard Only | Command |
| NPAD0 | NUMLK+NPAD0 | Keypad 0 |
| NPAD1 | NUMLK+NPAD1 | Keypad 1 |
| NPAD2 | NUMLK+NPAD2 | Keypad 2 |
| NPAD3 | NUMLK+NPAD3 | Keypad 3 |
| NPAD4 | NUMLK+NPAD4 | Keypad 4 |
| NPAD5 | NUMLK+NPAD5 | Keypad 5 |
| NPAD6 | NUMLK+NPAD6 | Keypad 6 |
| NPAD7 | NUMLK+NPAD7 | Keypad 7 |
| NPAD8 | NUMLK+NPAD8 | Keypad 8 |
| NPAD9 | NUMLK+NPAD9 | Keypad 9 |
| NPADPlus | NUMLK+NPADPlus | Keypad + |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
| NPADMinus | NUMLK+NPADMinus | Keypad - |
Special Notes:
There are two different files that contain the assignments for commands: joyassignments.ini and keyboard.ini. If you use a joystick then assignments come from joyassignments.ini. If you use only the keyboard for flight control then all assignments come from keyboard.ini
Most commands can be assigned either to a joystick button or a keyboard key. To setup the joystick and assign commands to buttons then select "Setup" from the joystick section of the main dialog box.
The keyboard commands shown here are the default. You can change them by modifying the joyassignments.ini or keyboard.ini file with a text editor (Notepad).