The Sims 2
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Keyboard
Source: Video Game Keyboard Database by Michael Horvath, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Up to date as of 02.07.2021
Main/Neighborhood toolbar
| Normal speed | 1 |
| High speed | 2 |
| Ultra speed | 3 |
| Next Sim | N |
| Select next Sim | Space |
| Next wall mode | Home |
| Prev wall mode | End |
| Up floor | Page Up |
| Down floor | Page Down |
| Live mode / Families | F1 |
| Buy mode / Lots & houses | F2 |
| Build mode / Decorations | F3 |
| Story mode / Neighborhood | F4 |
| Options | F5 |
Camera controls
| Scroll to cam | 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 |
| Zoom out | - or X |
| Zoom in | = or Z |
| Toggle cameraman mode | Tab |
| Camera up | W or ↑ |
| Camera left | A or ← |
| Camera down | S or ↓ |
| Camera right | D or → |
General
| Switch cam | Shift+4 or Shift+5 or Shift+6 or Shift+7 or Shift+8 or Shift+9 |
| Save cam | Ctrl+4 or Ctrl+5 or Ctrl+6 or Ctrl+7 or Ctrl+8 or Ctrl+9 |
| Fast | Shift+W or Shift+A or Shift+S or Shift+D or Shift+← or Shift+↑ or Shift+↓ or Shift+→ |
Universal Control Panel (UCP)
| Quit game | Q |
| Eyedropper | E |
| Design tool | R |
| Top-down view | T |
| Hand tool | H |
| Toggle day/night | L |
| Center on active Sim | Enter |
| Cancel action | Esc |
| Hide UCP | F10 |
Video/image capture
| Snapshot | C |
| Video capture | V |
| Pause capture | B |
Object placement
| Rotate left | , |
| Rotate right | . |
| Delete object | Delete |
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