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.
Contents
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
