The Sims 4 – Useful Keyboard Shortcuts Guide

There are a ton of options in this game, and it takes full advantage of keyboard shortcuts to make your life easier. It’s worth remembering a few of these because it’ll save you the time of having to go through menus constantly.

Useful Keyboard Shortcuts

When using Build Mode to change your home:

• Eyedropper Tool: E

• Hand Tool: H

• Sledgehammer Tool: L

• Design Tool: R

• Wall Tool: B

• Move House: U

• Apply a pattern/paint and entire wall or area: Hold down Shift or Alt, respectively.

In Live Mode (When Time is either paused or passing):

• Take a screenshot: C

• Take a video recording: V

• View different floors of a home: PageUp, PageDown

• Show all Walls: Home key

• Remove all Walls from display: End key.

• Stop Time: ` (next to the 1 key above the QWERTY row) or P

• Advance time normally: 1

• Advance time twice as fast: 2

• Advance time thrice as fast: 3

• Zoom out to the entire map of your neighborhood: M

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