WoWShortcuts

On this page I try to maintain a table with keyboard shortcuts that I actually use. The goal is to be able to quickly find out whether I have already used a certain shortcut, and for what purpose.

Movement and viewport

Shortcut	Purpose	Blizzard default	Addon	Remarks
W, A, S, D, Q, E	Move forward/backward, turn left/right, strafe left/right	x
Spacebar	Jump/Move up	x
X	Sit down/Move down	x
Help/Del	Pitch up/down	x
End/Home	Next/previous view	x
Mouse wheel up/down	Zoom in/out	x
$	Flip camera
F6	Mount			Triggers the macro which is defined by the Mount addon. For this to work, both the macro and the shortcut must be assigned to an action button.

Targetting

Shortcut	Purpose	Blizzard default	Addon	Remarks
Tab	Target nearest enemy	x
Ctrl + Tab	Target nearest friend	x
F1-F5	Target self, target party members 2-4	x
Ctrl + F	Focus unit = current target unit	x
Shift + Ctrl + F	Target unit = current focus unit	x
Ctrl + T	Set target according to a pre-defined targetting macro			Useful for finding elusive mobs or quest givers.
Shift + F	Set targetted player to assist		Schnoggo's Simple Assist	The addon will learn the currently targetted player to be the "assist" player.
F	Assist learned player		Schnoggo's Simple Assist	The addon will assist the previously learned player.

Combat

Shortcut	Purpose	Blizzard default	Addon	Remarks
F7	Combat rotation			Triggers a /castsequence macro that contains the current character's main combat rotation.
Ctrl + P	Pull			Triggers an ability that pulls the currently targetted enemy.
Ctrl + F6	Taunting ability 1			This should be the single-target taunting ability, if one is available
Ctrl + F7	Taunting ability 2			This should be the AoE taunting ability, if one is available

Eating, drinking, buffing, healing

Shortcut	Purpose	Blizzard default	Addon	Remarks
Ctrl + F1	Healing Potion
Ctrl + F2	Healing ability 1
Ctrl + F3	Healing ability 2
Ctrl + F4	Mana Potion
Ctrl + F5	Mana recovery ability 1

Other

Shortcut	Purpose	Blizzard default	Addon	Remarks
Z	Sheath/Unsheath weapon	x
Enter	Open chat	x
R	Chat reply	x
0-9, ', ^	Action bar 1, button 1-12 (action bar 1)	x
Ctrl + 0-9, ', ^	Action bar 2, button 1-2		Bartender4
Shift + 1-6	Action page 1-6	x
V	Show enemy name plates	x
C, P, N, L, O, Y, I, M, Escape	Toggle panes: character, spellbook, talent, quest log, social, achievement, Dungeon Finder, world map, game menu	x
H	Toggle PvP pane	x		Although I don't really use this pane because I almost never play PvP, it is one of the main panes of the game whose shortcut I don't want to be overwritten.
B	Open all bags
Alt + Z	Toggle user interface	x
§	Screenshot
Ctrl + Y	Say "yes" to Auctioneer			Triggers a pre-defined macro that simulates a click on the "yes" button of the Auctioneer dialog which asks if I really want to purchase an item.
F8-F13	Stances 1-6		Bartender4	Used for changing forms as Druid, or changing auras as Paladin. When switching to the Druid restoration spec, the Druid tree form, unfortunately, inserts itself in front of flight form so that flight form does not always have the same shortcut.
Alt + I	Open the Informant window		Informant
Ctrl + W	Change weapon			Triggers a pre-defined macro that changes the current weapon. Useful for cycling between: Normal weapon, fishing pole, jousting lance.

Unclaimed shortcuts

• Backspace
• G, J, K, T, U
• Shift + A-E, G-Z, 0, 7-9, ', ^
• Ctrl + A-E, G-O, Q-S, U, V, X, Z
• Alt + A-H, J-Y, 0-9, ', ^
• Shift + F1-F13
• Ctrl + F9-F13
• Alt + F1-F13