Controls

Default Controls
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Movement
! Look/Turn ! Move ! Jump ! Dodge ! Sneak ! Run ! {{Linkable Entry|Always Run ! {{Linkable Entry|Auto Move}} !colspan=5 |
 * Mouse || Right Stick || Right Stick ||
 * W, A, S, D || Left Stick || Left Stick ||
 * E || UESP-icon-Xbox Y.png || UESP-icon-PS3 Triangle.png ||
 * Right Click+E || UESP-icon-Xbox LT.png+UESP-icon-Xbox Y.png || L1+UESP-icon-PS3 Triangle.png || Only available once you reach journeyman level in Acrobatics.
 * Ctrl || Left Stick || Left Stick (L3) || Toggle crouch/sneak mode
 * On Xbox and PS3, you click down on the left stick
 * Shift || N/A || N/A || On Xbox and PS3, run/walk is controlled by how far the left thumb-stick is pressed. On PC a joystick has the same effect
 * Caps Lock || N/A || N/A ||
 * Q || N/A || N/A ||

Combat
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 * Left Click || UESP-icon-Xbox RT.png || R1 || To attack with your equipped weapon (or hand to hand if no weapon has been equipped). If Telekinesis is active, the targeted item will be pushed further away from you.
 * C || UESP-icon-Xbox RB.png || R2 || To cast your currently selected spell or scroll. Spells are selected in the spell menu (or with hotkey).
 * F || UESP-icon-Xbox X.png || UESP-icon-PS3 Square.png || Toggles weapon between ready and sheathed (and toggles torch if equipped)
 * Right Click, Alt || UESP-icon-Xbox LT.png || L1 || Block with weapon or shield. If Telekinesis is active, the targeted item will be pulled closer to you; if the Attack key is simultaneously pressed, the item will be dropped.
 * Right Click+ Space || UESP-icon-Xbox LT.png+UESP-icon-Xbox A.png || L1+UESP-icon-PS3 X.png || To yield to an opponent, you must Block while activating the character. Not all opponents will accept your yield; others may accept the yield but immediately resume fighting.  Creatures never accept a yield.

General Gameplay
! / Use ! ! ! ! ! Direct access to each one of the four pages in journal. !
 * Space || UESP-icon-Xbox A.png || UESP-icon-PS3 X.png || Activate (doors, triggers) or pick up (places object in your inventory)
 * Z || UESP-icon-Xbox LB.png || L2 || Not the same as "Use". This does not put the item in your inventory but instead lets you carry the object in front of you.  Grabbed items do not count towards your Encumbrance, but will count as stealing if they belong to someone else.
 * R / Middle Click || Right Stick || Right Stick (R3) || Switches camera mode between first- and third-person views
 * On Xbox and PS3, you click down on the right stick
 * R (hold) || Right Stick (hold) || Right Stick (hold) || Activates a third-person camera view which can be moved to any angle.
 * On Xbox and PS3, you click and hold down on the right stick
 * On Xbox, Left Trigger zooms in; Right Trigger zooms out.
 * On PS3, Right Trigger zooms in and out.
 * On PC, you click and hold down R button; mouse wheel zooms third-person view in and out
 * Tab || UESP-icon-Xbox B.png || UESP-icon-PS3 O.png || Accesses last viewed page in journal.
 * F1-F4 || N/A || N/A ||
 * 1-8 || D-Pad || D-Pad ||Assign Hotkey on PC: Open Inventory, press and hold a Hotkey, then left click on an item.

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 * T || Back || Select ||
 * Esc || Start || Start || Pauses game and accesses menus such as save game and options
 * F5 || N/A || N/A ||
 * F9 || N/A || N/A ||

Inventory, Sell/Buy Mode
! / Note: Enter key will only work after hitting an arrow key to select an item or button. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! colspan=5 |
 * Left Click or Enter Key || UESP-icon-Xbox A.png || UESP-icon-PS3 X.png ||
 * When in sell/buy mode, selecting an item sells/buys it.
 * When in storage mode, selecting an item transfers it to/from the container.
 * Selecting a weapon equips it as your active weapon; selecting an equipped weapon unequips it (your active weapon will become hand-to-hand combat).
 * Selecting armor/clothing causes you to wear it; selecting armor/clothing you are already wearing causes you to take the item off.
 * Selecting other items (e.g., repair hammers, soul gems) makes you use them.
 * Shift+ Left Click || UESP-icon-Xbox X.png || UESP-icon-PS3 Square.png || Item is removed from your inventory and dropped on the ground in front of you. The inventory screen remains open.  If you drop a stack of items, a dialog box will appear asking "How Many?".
 * Left Click and Hold || UESP-icon-Xbox LB.png || L2 || Remove selected item from your inventory and transfer it to "Grab" mode. The inventory screen is automatically closed.  If you drop/grab a stack of items, the entire stack is affected (you do not get a "How Many?" dialogue).
 * Click icon / Shift + Left or Right Arrow key || UESP-icon-Xbox LT.png/UESP-icon-Xbox RT.png || L1/R1|| To switch between viewing your own inventory and viewing what is in a container (if a container has been selected) or what is in a merchant's inventory (when bartering with a merchant):
 * On the PC, click the left-hand sack icon for your own inventory or the right-hand sack icon for the container/merchant. Also Shift + Left Arrow key or Right Arrow Key can be used.
 * On the Xbox, UESP-icon-Xbox LT.png switches to your own inventory and UESP-icon-Xbox RT.png switches to the container/merchant
 * Left Click and Hold / Left/Right arrow keys || ||  || Up Arrow - Accept; Down Arrow - Cancel.
 * N/A || UESP-icon-Xbox LB.png || L2 || When interacting with a stack of multiple items (i.e., when selling 25 arrows, or dropping 10 torches) and asked "how many items", this allows you to move the slider to the far left (one item). It is a mystery why this function was not made available on the PC version, especially since "Select One" was an undocumented feature in Morrowind, where the effect could be achieved with Ctrl+Left Click.
 * N/A || UESP-icon-Xbox RB.png || R2 || When interacting with a stack of multiple items (i.e., when selling 25 arrows, or dropping 10 torches) and asked "how many items", this allows you to move the slider to the far right (all items). It is a mystery why this function was not made available on the PC version, especially since "Select Max" was an undocumented feature in Morrowind, where the effect could be achieved with Shift+Left Click.
 * Click Button || UESP-icon-Xbox Y.png || UESP-icon-PS3 Triangle.png || Haggle to adjust a merchant's buy/sell prices. See Commerce.
 * Arrow Keys || || || On a PC, this allows basic menu navigation via keyboard. In combination with the Enter key, you can scroll through your inventory, buying or selling items or spells rapidly without needing to move the mouse.

Map Mode
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 * Left Click || UESP-icon-Xbox A.png || UESP-icon-PS3 X.png || Select any discovered map marker shown in map mode to fast travel to that location
 * Shift+ Left Click || UESP-icon-Xbox X.png || UESP-icon-PS3 Square.png || Place your own map marker on the map (a blue marker that appears on map and on compass). Only one custom map marker is possible at a time.
 * Left Click || UESP-icon-Xbox LB.png || L2 || Pressing this control at the same time as a directional control allows you to scroll the map even if your cursor is in the middle of the screen. Otherwise, you need to move your cursor to the edge of the map screen before the map will start to scroll.
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