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This document summarizes the keyboard controls for Command & Conquer: Generals. It outlines controls for unit selection and commands, unit modes like attack-move and guard, camera controls, and multiplayer chat functions. Key commands allow selecting units, groups, and types; setting formations and waypoints; toggling screens; taking screenshots; and chatting with allies or all players. Camera controls include bookmarks, zooming, and resetting the view.

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Control CNC General

This document summarizes the keyboard controls for Command & Conquer: Generals. It outlines controls for unit selection and commands, unit modes like attack-move and guard, camera controls, and multiplayer chat functions. Key commands allow selecting units, groups, and types; setting formations and waypoints; toggling screens; taking screenshots; and chatting with allies or all players. Camera controls include bookmarks, zooming, and resetting the view.

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Command & Conquer: Generals/Controls

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< Command & Conquer: Generals

Note: Some of the commands are only available in Zero Hour.

Command & Conquer: Generals is played using a mouse and keyboard hotkeys. Select units to see what actions
can be performed at the bottom of the display. Assign units to the number keys to quickly select them with one
keypress.

Contents
1 Selection Commands
2 Unit Modes
3 Screen and Pop-Ups
4 Cameras
5 Multiplayer

Selection Commands

Control Action

Select units / action icons

Deselect units

Add a unit to a selection


Shift +

Ctrl +( 1 - 0 Define selected units as a group


)

1 - 0 Select numbered group

Select and jump to numbered group


Double Tap 1 - 0

Ctrl +( ← or → Select previous/next unit


)

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Ctrl +( ↑ Select previous/next dozer/worker
or ↓ )

E Select on-screen units of the same type

Double Tap E Select units of the same type on the whole map

Select all combat units on the screen


Q

Double Tap Q Select all combat units on the map

W Select all air combat units on the screen

Double Tap W Select all air combat units on the map

View numbered group without selecting them


Alt +( 1 - 0 )

Space Jump to the last radar event

H Jump to your Command Center

Hold and drag Rapid Scroll

Scroll the screen


↑ ↓ ← →

Unit Modes

Control Action

Ctrl + Force-Fire mode

Attack-move mode
A +

G + Guard mode

S Stop selected units

X Scatter units

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Alt + Set waypoints for selected units

Ctrl + F Set formation for selected units

Screen and Pop-Ups

Control Action

Toggle Diplomacy/Communicator screen in multiplayer/skirmish games


Tab
Toggle Mission Objectives in Single Player

F9 Toggle Command Bar

Options Screen
ESC

F12 Capture screenshot

Cameras

Control Action

Ctrl +( F1 - F8 Set Camera Bookmarks


)
Jump to Camera Bookmarks
F1 - F8

Ctrl + H Jump to Hero unit

Left/Right rotate camera


(numeric keypad) 4 or 6

(numeric keypad) 8 or 2 Zoom in/out camera

Reset Camera
(numeric keypad) 5

Multiplayer

Control Action

Enter Chat with everyone

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Backspace Chat with allies

Ctrl + B Place beacon

Ctrl + C Selected unit's cheer

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