Controls

FFXI was designed for PC and PS2, so it can be played with a keyboard or standard controller.

NO MOUSE: FFXI has very limited support for mouse. Using the mouse can remove focus from your current menu. It is recommended to not touch the mouse at all while playing FFXI.

Basic controls

	Compact Keyboard (PC)	Controller	Keyboard (PC)
Move Character	8, 2, 4, 6 (Num Pad)	Left Thumbstick	W, S, A, D
Action/Select closest target	Return Key (Enter)	A	Y
Cancel	Esc	B	N
Open Chat Input Window	Space Bar	R1	Space Bar
Move Camera	Arrow Keys	Right Thumbstick	I, J, K, L
Autorun	7 (Num Pad)	L1
Toggle Walk/Run	/ (Num Pad)		R
Lock on / Heal	* (Num Pad)	L3	H
Toggle Camera	5 (Num Pad)	R3	V
Select Active Window / Options Settings	+ (Not Specific)	Y	F
Menu	- (Num Pad)	X	-
Switch Target	Tab or 0 (Num Pad)	D-Pad Left/Right
Zoom In	Page Up or 9 (Num Pad)		, (Comma)
Zoom Out	Page Down or 6 (Num Pad)		. (Period)
Hide All Windows	Scroll Lock	Select	Scroll Lock
Strafe	Shift	Hold B	Shift
Fixed Third Person View	Home		Home
Snapshot	Print Screen	Start (with HUD hidden)	Print Screen

Shortcuts

In addition to those basic controls there are a number of quick "shortcut controls" to save time with menu navigation, these are only available to those using a keyboard, and are displayed in the Purple Box. In the yellow box there are a number of useful target shortcuts and what not, particularly handy in battle situations.

Action Command Start/Stop Auto Attack CTRL / ALT + A Check target CTRL / ALT + C Open Equipment Window CTRL / ALT + E Call for Help CTRL / ALT + G Open Item Window CTRL / ALT + I Open Job Abilities Window CTRL / ALT + J Hide/Show All Windows CTRL / ALT + ] Confirm / Auto-target CTRL / ALT + Y Toggle Walk/Run CTRL / ALT + Z Open Linkshell Input Window CTRL / ALT + L Open Party Input Window CTRL / ALT + P Open Tell Input Window CTRL / ALT + T Reply To Last Tell Received CTRL / ALT + R Open Say Input Window CTRL / ALT + S Toggle Camera Modes CTRL / ALT + V Open Weapon Skills Window CTRL / ALT + W Perform Ranged Attack CTRL / ALT + D Cancel CTRL / ALT + N Select Active Window CTRL / ALT + F Take A Screenshot CTRL / ALT + [

Action Command F1 ~ F6 Target party members in the order they appear at the bottom right corner of the screen, F1 being your character. F7 Target yourself (Same as F1) F8 Target the closest NPC or Monster F9 Target the Closest Player F10 Target yourself (Same as F1) F11 ~ 12 When part of an alliance, target the first member of the corresponding alliance's party. CTRL and ALT (PS2) L2 and R2 Press and hold to open a menu with your defined macro pallet. (L2 and R2 do not need to be held.)

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Keyboard Layout

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