http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=XtinaDOSBoxWiki - User contributions [en]2026-10-24T04:37:36ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special_Keys&diff=5348Special Keys2013-01-11T03:03:53Z<p>Xtina: Added a note for those who use Macs.</p>
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<div>These are the default keybindings. They can be changed using the [[KeyMapper|keymapper]].<br />
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Note: If you're using a Mac and are having trouble with the function keys, you may need to set your F keys to function as function keys. You can do this by going to System Preferences > Keyboard, going to the Keyboard area, and checking the "Use all F1, F2, etc" box.<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Key !! Action<br />
|-valign="top" <br />
|width="100px"|'''ALT-ENTER'''||Switch to [[dosbox.conf/render|full-screen]] (and back).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''ALT-PAUSE'''||Pause emulation.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F1'''||Show the [[KeyMapper|keymapper]] configuration screen,<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F4'''||Update cached information about mounted drives. Useful if you changed something on a mounted drive outside of DOSBox. Also cycles through disk images mounted using [[IMGMOUNT]].<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F5'''||Save a screenshot (goes to [[SnapsFolder|capture folder]]).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-ALT-F5'''||Start/Stop recording of AVI video. NOTE: You may well have some problems with this, please see [[Recording Video]] for more information.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F6'''||Start/Stop recording sound output to a wave file (goes to [[SnapsFolder|capture folder]]).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-ALT-F7'''||Start/Stop recording of [[Adlib|OPL]] commands.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-ALT-F8'''||Start/Stop the recording of raw [[MIDI]] commands.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F7'''||Decreases frameskip.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F8'''||Increases frameskip.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F9'''||Kill (close) DOSBox.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F10'''||Capture/Release the mouse (if you need to use the mouse within DOSBox).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F11'''||Decrease DOSBox [[Configuration:CPU|cycles]] ([[Performance#CPU Cycles (speed up/slow down)|slows down]] the emulation).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''CTRL-F12'''||Increase DOSBox [[Configuration:CPU|cycles]] ([[Performance#CPU Cycles (speed up/slow down)|speeds up]] the emulation).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''ALT-F12'''||Unlock speed (turbo button).<br />
|}<br />
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These default bindings are also documented in the README file accompanying the software.<br />
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== Language Keys ==<br />
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When a [[Keyboard layout|keyboard layout]] is loaded:<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|width="175px"|'''CTRL+ALT+F2'''||Switch between foreign layout and US layout.<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''LEFT-ALT+RIGHT-SHIFT'''||Activate dual layouts (for some keyboards, e.g. GK codepage 869 and RU codepage 808).<br />
|-valign="top"<br />
|'''LEFT-ALT+LEFT-SHIFT'''||Deactivate dual layouts.<br />
|}<br />
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For OS X you have to use additionally + [Applekey] for the same result<br />
For Linux you have to use additionally + [win] for the same result</div>Xtina