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Primarily you use the 
to control everything in Master of Orion II. One thing to remember, is that if you are not sure about how something works, or a concept in the game, simply 
on it. You'll find excellent summaries on the majority of items and buttons simply by on them.
Keyboard Shortcuts[edit | edit source]
Following, is a list of the keyboard command shortcuts that can be used to speed up your game play.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ESC | Return/Cancel |
| Y | Confirm On Yes |
| N | Cancel On No |
Key shortcuts in Main Menu
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| C | Continue |
| N | New Game |
| L | Load Game |
| M | Multiplayer |
| H | Hall Of Fame |
| Q | Quit Game - Quits game when pressed without confirmation. |
Key shortcuts in Galaxy Map
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Cycle to next colony. |
| F2 | Cycle to previous colony. |
| F3 | ??? |
| F4 | Star Relocation - Set rally point from a star system which new ships will go to a specified star system. |
| F5 | Cycle to next colony. |
| F6 | Cycle to previous colony. |
| F7 | Cycle to next colony that has enemy ships en route. |
| F8 | Cycle to previous colony that has enemy ships en route. |
| F9 | Parsec measurement tool. |
| Alt + F9 | Load last saved save game. |
| F10 / Alt + F10 | Save last saved save game. |
| Alt + F1 | Toggle "End Of Turn Summary" |
| Alt + F2 | Toggle "End Of Turn Wait" |
| Alt + F3 | Toggle "Enemy Moves" |
| Alt + F4 | Close Window on Windows does Alt+F5 on other systems |
| Alt + F5 | Toggle "Auto Select Ships" |
| Alt + F6 | Toggle "Animations" |
| Alt + F7 | Toggle "Auto Select Colony" - Auto select colony when clicking on star system |
| Alt + F10 | Toggle "Relocation Lines" |
| Info | On Non-Windows systems from F4 to F7 are F5 to F8 actions + On Non-Windows system[Alt+F8] - Toggle "GNN News Broadcast" |
| G | This will open the Game Menu, which is used to save/load/quit/restart games and control options. |
| C | This will open the Colonies screen, which is used for comparing and controlling your colonies all together. |
| P | This will open the Planets screen, which is used for comparing scouted planets and sending available outposts and colony ships to the colonies. |
| F | This will open the Fleet screen, which is used for comparing and controlling your ships. This screen is where you go to scrap a ship that you no longer need. |
| L | When at the main galaxy screen or at a colony, this will open the Leaders screen, which is used for purchasing and assigning Leaders to your colonies and spaceships. |
| R | This will open the Races screen, which is used for communicating with, reporting on, and spying on all other races you're currently in contact with. |
| I | This will open the Information screen, which is used for showing a host of detailed information about the current game you are playing, including valuable information on your opponents, turn summaries, financial expenditures of your empire. |
| T | This will end the turn and process the next one. |
| Shift + + / Num+ | Zoom In |
| - / Num- | Zoom Out |