Keyboard Shortcuts (visiting an experience)

The controls in this article are for using Sansar with a mouse and keyboard while visiting an experience. For additional controls available while editing a scene, see Keyboard shortcuts (editing a scene).

To see available controls using other controllers, see Sansar controls.

Keyboard controls when visiting experiences.

Avatar controls

Use these controls to move your avatar in VR and desktop mode:

• Arrow keys: Move your avatar forward, backward, left, and right .
• WASD: Move your avatar forward, backward, left, and right.
• Shift: Toggle between walking and running movement with the WASD keys. If Toggle Run is set to On in Settings, you do not need to hold down the key.
• Spacebar: Jump. Hold longer to jump higher.
• F3: Toggle between first person and third person view.

Use these controls to move your avatar in desktop mode only:

• Hold X or middle mouse button: Select a teleport destination. 
• Click the left mouse button while holding X or middle mouse: Teleports your avatar to the selected location.
• Scroll while holding X or middle mouse (prior to teleporting): Choose the direction your avatar faces upon completing the teleport.
• Click a dynamic object using the left mouse button while standing near it: Pick up and hold a dynamic object.
• Hold and then release the left mouse button: While holding a dynamic object, throw the object when you release the left mouse button. The longer you hold the button, the farther you throw the object.
• Scroll while holding left mouse button - While holding a dynamic object, modify the distance you will throw the object.
• C: Toggle crouch.
• Esc - Toggle Mouselook mode.

Camera controls

Use these controls to control camera movement in desktop mode:

• Hold the right mouse button + drag: Rotate camera to look around the environment.
• F4: Toggle free camera mode on or off when not using a VR headset.
  • Arrow keys: Move camera forward, backward, left, and right (free-camera mode).
  • WASD: Move camera forward, backward, left, and right (free-camera mode).
  • E, C: Move camera up and down.
  • NUMPAD+ or =: Increase camera movement speed.
  • NUMPAD- or -: Decrease camera movement speed.
  • Hold Shift: Increase camera movement speed while key is held.
  • Hold Ctrl: Decrease camera movement speed while key is held.

Chat controls

Use these controls with text on the Chat app in desktop mode:

• CTRL + X: Cut text.
• CTRL + C: Copy text.
• CTRL + V: Paste text.
• CTRL + A: Select all text.
• CTRL+T: Open/close the chat panel.
• CTRL+E: Open the Emotes menu.
• M: Toggle microphone on/off.

Debug controls

Use this control to trigger the Script Console:

• CTRL + D: Toggle the Script Console on/off