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    Hotkeys used in SimCity 4

    CONTROLS
    1-6 Key zoom to 1-6
    - Key or NumPad - zoom out
    + Key or NumPad + zoom in
    Ctrl + ~ or Ctrl + Pause Key pause
    Ctrl + 1 Key turtle speed
    Ctrl + 2 Key rhino speed
    Ctrl + 3 Key cheetah speed
    Q Key zone low density residential
    W Key zone medium density residential
    E Key zone high density residential
    A Key zone low density commercial
    S Key zone medium density commercial
    D Key zone high density commercial
    Z Key zone agriculture
    X Key zone medium density industrial
    C Key zone high density industrial
    R Key road tool
    Shift + R Key elevated highway tool
    Ctrl + R Key avenue tool
    Alt + R Key street tool
    Ctrl + Shift + R Key build bus stop
    T Key rail tool
    Shift + T Key subway tool
    Ctrl + T Key elevated rail tool
    Alt + T Key build elevated rail station
    Ctrl + Shift + T Key build passenger train station
    Shift + Alt + T Key build subway station
    Ctrl + Alt + T Key build freight depot
    I Key pipe tool
    L Key power line tool
    P Key build small police station
    Ctrl + Shift + P Key build police kiosk
    Y Key build landfill zone
    Shift + P Key build jail
    Ctrl + P Key dispatch police
    Alt + P Key build large police station
    F Key build small fire station
    Ctrl + F Key dispatch fire truck
    Alt + F Key build large fire station
    H Key build clinic
    Alt + H Key build hospital
    K Key build elementary school
    Shift + K Key build city college
    Alt + K Key build high school
    V Key dezone
    B Key demolish
    M Key build passenger & vehicle ferry terminal
    Ctrl + M Key build passenger ferry terminal
    / Key query tool
    Alt + / Key route query tool
    Ctrl + Shift + O Key obliterate city
    Esc Key close, release tool
    G Key grid toggle
    Ctrl + Shift + C Key terrain contour toggle
    Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F Key refresh
    Page Up Key rotate camera counterclockwise
    Page Down Key rotate camera clockwise
    Home Key rotate building or label clockwise
    End Key rotate building or label counterclockwise
    Down Arrow scroll down
    Left Arrow scroll left
    Right Arrow scroll right
    Up Arrow scroll up
    Space Bar center on cursor
    F1 Key god mode
    F2 Key mayor mode
    F3 Key my sim mode
    F4 Key options panel
    F5 Key day only
    F6 Key night only
    F7 Key cycle day and night
    F8 Key exit to region
    F9 Key graphics options
    F10 Key audio options
    F11 Key game options
    F12 Key quit game
    Ctrl + S Key save
    Ctrl + Alt + S Key fast-save
    Ctrl + Shift + S Key snapshot mode
    Ctrl + Shift + A Key photo album
    Ctrl + X Key cheat input
    TERRAIN TOOL HOTKEYS
    Shift Key boost size and strength of terrain tool
    Ctrl Key reduce size and strength of terrain tool
    Shift + 1-9 Key adjust size of terrain tool
    Shift + F1-F10 Key adjust strength of terrain tool
    GENERAL VEHICLE HOTKEYS
    Page Up Key rotate camera counterclockwise
    Page Down Key rotate camera clockwise
    Up Arrow vehicle accelerate
    Down Arrow vehicle decelerate
    Left or Right Arrow turn left or right
    Esc Key exit driving mode
    Space Bar special action 1
    Enter Key special action 2
    CAR HOTKEYS
    W Key accelerate
    S Key decelerate
    A or D Key turn left or right
    Shift Key snap to roads on or off
    Right Mouse Button aim water
    PLANE AND HELICOPTER HOTKEYS
    E or C Key move up or down
    W Key accelerate
    S Key decelerate
    A or D Key turn left or right
    Home Key move up
    End Key move down
    Right Mouse Button aim search lights
    Left Mouse Button fire
    TANK HOTKEYS
    W Key accelerate
    S Key decelerate
    A or D Key turn left or right
    Shift Key roads on or off
    E or C Key barrel up or down
    < Key barrel power decrease
    > Key barrel power increase
    Home or End Key barrel up or down
    Right Mouse Button aim the barrel
    Left Mouse Button fire
    TRAIN HOTKEYS
    W Key accelerate
    S Key decelerate
    Enter Key auto switch control
    Left Mouse Button manual switch control
    Space Bar train whistle
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