Generals Keys
A list of the keyboard shortcuts for Command and Conquer: Generals on the Mac. By no means complete, but should be enough to get to kicking some ass!
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
BATTLEFIELD SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Highlight the next unit type inside selection Tab
Highlight previous unit type inside selection Shift+Tab
Cycle between inactive builders + (Shift+=)
Cycle between HQs BackSpace
Select all units on screen of same type. Ctrl + left click or
Double left-click on a unit
Add/Remove a unit in the selection Shift + left click
Assign selection to a numbered group Ctrl + number (1 to 0)
Select numbered group number (1 to 0)
Display health bars of the on-screen units Home
Issue an order to units highlighted within a selection Ctrl + order
Select a hero (when he appears on the map) number 1 to 0 (on numpad)
Select a airborne/super weapon strike F1 – F4
Show numbered group (release key to return
to current camera position) Alt + number (1 to 0)
Spread units Alt + S
Break unit formation Alt + B
Sequence actions and orders Shift + order
Screenshot PrintScreen
CAMERA SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Move camera directional arrows
Move camera to position on mini-map left click on mini-map
Zoom camera in/out Ctrl + up/down arrows
page up/page down
Mouse wheel
Orbit camera Ctrl + right/left arrows
Ins/Del
Press mouse wheel + move mouse
Restore default camera direction (North) End
Camera chase selected unit Click mouse wheel
~ (tilde)
click on the portrait
Camera chase plane Alt + ~ (tilde)
Center camera on numbered group corresponding number (1 to 0) with
group selected
Move the camera to spot of last order Spacebar
Center the camera on unit click on unit's portrait
MINI-MAP SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Signal on mini-map Alt+ G
Hide the ground Alt + T
MESSAGE SHORCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Send a message to all ingame players Enter if there are no alliances
Ctrl + Enter if there are alliances
Sends a message to allies Enter
MENUS SHORTCUTS
COMMAND SHORTCUT KEY(S)
Open Main Menu Escape
Quick Save F5
Quick load F10
Objective Menu Alt + O
Allies Menu F11
From the readme-
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GENERAL BUILDING COMMANDS
O Set rallypoint
L Sell
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION UNIT COMMANDS
X Open Undercover/Defcon 3/Battlefield Construction menu
C Open Revealed/Defcon 2/SHIELD Technology Construction menu
V Open Defcon 1/Drone Technology Construction menu
E Return to previous construction menu
GENERAL GAME COMMANDS
F1 Launch Tactical Weapon
F2-F4 Launch airstrike
F5 Quicksave
F10 Quickload
' Chase camera on selected unit
Alt-' Aircraft chase camera
ESC Pause game
SPACEBAR Center camera on last message
BACKSPACE Center camera on Headquarters
ENTER Open/send chat message
= Center camera on idle construction unit
TAB Toggle unit type within selection
SHIFT Keep pressed to queue commands, or to add/subtract units to a selection
Alt-O Display objectives (single-player) or list of players (multiplayer)
Alt-I Display intelligence (single-player only)
NAVIGATION/SELECTION COMMANDS
LEFT MOUSE Execute command/select unit
RIGHT MOUSE Move
Mouse wheel Zoom in/out
Cursor Move map
CTRL Keep pressed while left-clicking on a unit to select
all units on the screen of the same type (or double-click the unit)
SHIFT Keep pressed while left-clicking on a unit to add/subtract units to a selection
CTRL-# Assign hotkey (number between 1 and 0) to selected unit(s), or a building
# Select hotkeyed group
## Center camera on hotkeyed group