Unreal Engine: Game Development from A to Z

Hotkeys and controls

We will end our discussion on the Editor, by listing some controls and hotkeys for windows that you should know. Memorize them! It will make navigating through the Editor much easier and more efficient. Here are the essential controls that you should know:

Control	Action
Left-mouse button	This selects whichever actor is under the cursor
Left-mouse button + mouse drag	This moves the camera forward and backward and rotates it left and right
Right-mouse button	This selects the actor under the cursor and opens an options menu for the actor
Right-mouse button + drag	This rotates the camera in the direction you drag the mouse
Left-mouse button + right mouse button+ drag	This moves the camera up, down, left, and right, ...