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# Unreal Engine hotkeys

## Configure Keyboard Shortcuts

`Edit → Editor Preferences → Keyboard shortcuts` 

<table><thead><tr><th width="366">Description</th><th>Hotkey</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Switch View Modes</td><td>Alt + 1..9</td></tr><tr><td>Show/Hide the Main Toolbar</td><td>Ctrl+Shift+T </td></tr><tr><td>Sidebar all tabs</td><td>F10</td></tr><tr><td>Open/Hide Content Drawer / Focus Search in Content Browser</td><td>Ctrl+Space / Ctrl+Shift+F </td></tr><tr><td>Open Widget reflector</td><td>Ctrl+Shift+W </td></tr><tr><td>Transform Tools: W (Translate), E (Rotate), R (Scale), Space (Cycle through them)</td><td>W / E / R / Space</td></tr><tr><td>Focus camera on the selected object</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>Move the camera (or selected object) up/down along the Z-axis</td><td>PG UP / PG Down</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle Game View (hides all editor icons, gizmos, and helpers)</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>Snap selected object to the floor (surface below)</td><td>Shift+End</td></tr><tr><td>Set a temporary Pivot point at the click location for tumbling/orbiting</td><td>Alt + Middle Mouse Click</td></tr><tr><td>Quick Open Asset menu</td><td>Ctrl+P</td></tr><tr><td>Switch between open Editor tabs</td><td>Ctrl+Tab</td></tr><tr><td>Show/Hide FPS and Frame stats</td><td>Ctrl+Shift+H</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle Realtime rendering in the Viewport</td><td>Ctrl+R</td></tr><tr><td>Create a New Level</td><td>Ctrl+N</td></tr><tr><td>Take a Screenshot (saved in <code>Saved/Screenshots</code>)</td><td>F9</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle Fog visibility (visualization only)</td><td>Alt+F</td></tr><tr><td>Toggle Collision visibility (visualization only)</td><td>Alt+C</td></tr><tr><td>Light Direction Preview</td><td>Ctrl+L — hold and move mouse to rotate the directional light</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Assets

| Description                                                      | Hotkey            |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
| Create a New Folder                                              | Ctrl+Shift+N      |
| Duplicate selected asset(s)                                      | Ctrl+D            |
| Enter / Space                                                    | Open asset editor |
| Browse to Asset (find the selected actor in the Content Browser) | Ctrl+B            |

## Blueprints

| Description                                                    | Hotkey                              |
| -------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- |
| Break the connection (remove wire)                             | Alt+Mouse Move / Alt+Click on a pin |
| Spawn a Branch node                                            | Left Mouse Click+B                  |
| Spawn a Sequence node                                          | Left Mouse Click+S                  |
| Spawn a Delay node                                             | Left Mouse Click+D                  |
| Spawn a Multigate node                                         | Left Mouse Click+M                  |
| Spawn a Reroute node                                           | Left Mouse Click+R                  |
| Create a Comment box around selected nodes                     | C                                   |
| Compile the Blueprint                                          | F7                                  |
| Align selected nodes: W (Top), A (Left), S (Bottom), D (Right) | Shift+AWSD                          |
| Straighten Connections (align wires)                           | Q                                   |
| Move a wire from one pin to another                            | Ctrl+Mouse Drag                     |
| Copy/paste property value                                      | Shift+RMB, Shift+LMB                |

## Materials

| Description                      | Hotkey                |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| Spawn Constants: scalar..vector4 | Left Mouse Click+1..4 |
| Spawn an If node                 | Left Mouse Click+I    |
| Spawn a Panner node              | Left Mouse Click+P    |
| Spawn a Scalar Parameter         | Left Mouse Click+S    |
| Spawn a Vector Parameter         | Left Mouse Click+V    |