| GALAXY MAP - MOUSE | |
| Mouse Button (on star) | select star, bring up task force assembly |
| Mouse Button (twice on star) | go to system survey screen |
| Mouse Button (twice on planet) | go to selected planet |
| Mouse Move (to screen borders) | pan map |
| Command Key + Mouse Button + Mouse Move Up or Down | pitch map up or down |
| Command Key + Mouse Button + Mouse Move Left or Right | rotate map left or right |
| GALAXY MAP - KEYBOARD | |
| - Key | zoom galaxy map out |
| = Key | zoom galaxy map in |
| Arrow Keys | scroll map |
| Esc Key | cancel any open window, go back one screen, quit (only from the main galaxy map) |
| H Key | center on homeworld |
| S Key || Shift + S Key | cycle through known star systems |
| C Key || Shift + C Key | cycle through colonized star systems |
| F Key || Shift + F Key | cycle through fleets |
| Shift + Enter or Return Key | process turn |
| Space Bar | situation report |
| F1 Key | galactic encyclopedia |
| F2 Key | technology screen |
| F3 Key | finance screen |
| F4 Key | empire screen |
| F5 Key | personnel screen |
| F6 Key | planets screen |
| F7 Key | shipyards screen |
| F8 Key | victory screen |
| Tab Key or Shift + Tab Key | toggle through panels |
| B Key | toggle star lane borders |
| W Key | toggle wormholes |
| N Key | toggle nebula |
| G Key | go to galaxy map |
| Enter Key | normalize rotation |
| SPACE COMBAT - MOUSE | |
| Mouse Move (to screen borders) | pan map |
| Command Key + Mouse Button + Mouse Move Up or Down | pitch map up or down |
| Command Key + Mouse Button + Mouse Move Left or Right | rotate map left or right |
| Mouse Wheel | zoom map |
| Mouse Button (on task force, planet or orbital) | select task force, planet or orbital |
| Mouse Button + Mouse Move (over task force) | lasso select task force |
| Mouse Button (twice on task force) | select all task forces of that type |
| Shift Key + Mouse Button (on multiple task forces) | select multiple task forces |
| Command Key + Mouse Button (on map) | selected task force move |
| Command Key + Mouse Button (on enemy task force) | selected task force attack |
| Shift + Command Key + Mouse Button (on map) | selected task force patrol |
| SPACE COMBAT - KEYBOARD | |
| Arrow Keys | pan map |
| End or ; Key | pitch map up |
| Home or ' Key | pitch map down |
| Insert or [ Key | rotate map right |
| Page Up or ] Key | rotate map left |
| + Key | zoom map in |
| - Key | zoom map out |
| M or Command Key + Mouse Button (on map) | selected task force move |
| A or Command Key + Mouse Button (on map) | selected task force attack |
| P or Shift Key + Command Key + Mouse Button (on map) | selected task force patrol |
| Tab Key | lock camera on to task force |
| F Key | toggle follow mode |
| Enter Key | locked top down view |
| Z Key | isometric view |
| SPACE COMBAT - GROUPING TASK FORCES | |
| Control + 1-9 Key (with task forces selected) | group task forces |
| 1-9 Key | select group |
| 1-9 Key (twice) | jump to group |