Starbound Keyboard Controls [PC] Layout

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Game Window hotkeys

Hotkey	Game Window	Description
[C]	Crafting Window	Crafting Schematics are listed and allows access to crafting. Crafting windows are colored blue.
[I]	Inventory/Armor	Inventory storage, tech and armor equip screen, pet storage. Inventory windows are colored green.
[J]	Quest Journal	List of active, completed, and failed quests and details. The quest window is colored red.
[L]	Codex	List of available books, journals and documents. Codex windows are colored yellow.
	Starbound Songbook	Lists imported songs that can be played with instruments. The songbook window is colored yellow.
[Esc]	Options Menu/Quit	Settings to adjust volume, resolution, camera zoom and toggle speech bubbles

Movement and Interaction Hotkeys

[W A S D]	Movement	Directional movement keys
[Space]	Jump	Allows the player to jump in the air. Jump height depends on planet gravity levels.
[E]/[Middle] mouse click	Interact	For interacting with objects including opening doors, turning on lights, sitting on furniture, sleeping in beds, opening crafting interfaces and more.
[Left] mouse click	Select foreground objects	For interaction with objects/blocks in the background layer using the Matter Manipulator, Paint Mode, or block placement
[Right] mouse click	Select background objects	For interaction with objects/blocks in the background layer using the Matter Manipulator, Paint Mode, or block placement
[Left]/[Right] mouse click	Attack	Attack with selected weapon, some weapons have unique attacks for both left and right click
[Shift]	Select a single block	For interaction with a single block area using the Matter Manipulator, Paint Mode, or block placement
[R]	Matter Manipulator	Toggles the Matter Manipulator
[Y]	Paint Mode	Toggles Paint Mode
[T]	Wire Mode	Toggles Wire Mode
[N]	Scanning Mode	Toggles Scanning Mode
[Alt]	Status Button	Highlights objects the player can interact with and displays Nametags.
[X]	Swap Between Hotbars	Changes the active hotbar
[Z]	Deselect Items	Deselects currently held item so nothing is selected
[Q]	Throw Item	Throws the currently selected item or object onto the ground, useful for quick trading with other players
[1-6] or [Mousewheel]	Hold Hotbar Item	Selects items in the corresponding slot on the hotbar
[Shift + Click]	Quick Move Item	Deposits or withdraws clicked item to or from inventory
[Right] mouse click	Take One Item from Stack	selects one of the quantity in the clicked stack of items
[Shift + Right] mouse click	Split Item Stack	selects 1/2 of the quantity in the clicked stack of items
[F11]	Toggle Fullscreen	Useful when alt-tab-ing.
[F12]	Screenshot(with steam overlay)	Takes a picture of your screen.(saved in: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\”user-id”\760\remote\211820\screenshots)