Total Annihilation Key Commands

The table below is a reference to all of the keyboard commands in Total Annihilation. Knowing the commands can greatly improve your gaming performance. Use this reference as a quick refreshment or as a learning tool.

 
General Keyboard Shortcuts:

A 	Attack 
B 	Build 
C 	Capture 
D 	D-Gun 
E 	Reclaim 
G 	Guard 
H 	Share resources 
L 	Load unit 
M 	Move 
N 	Next unit 
O 	Orders 
P 	Patrol 
R 	Repair 
S 	Stop 
T 	Track
U 	Unload Unit
+ 	Increase game speed
-     Decrease game speed
~     Toggle unit health bars
Space Game stats and unit totals
F1    Unit info
F2    Options menu
F3    Go to last reporting unit
F4    Show scores
F5-F7 Jump to bookmark
F12   Clear messages
SHIFT Queue orders
1-9   Select squad (requires +switchalt)


Control Shortcuts:

CTRL A Selects all units, including Commander 
CTRL B Selects all con. units except Commander 
CTRL C Centers screen on Commander and selects him 
CTRL D Toggle self-destruct. 
CTRL P Select all aircraft with weapons (new in v3.0). 
CTRL R Select all radar, jammers, sonar, and sonar jammers (new in v3.0). 
CTRL S Selects everything on the screen.
CTRL V Selects all aircraft
CTRL W Select all mobile units with weapons except Commander (new in v3.0).
CTRL Z Select all units of the currently selected type.
CTRL 1-9 Creates a squad.
CTRL F5-F7 Creates a map bookmark.


Misc Commands:

+contour#        Displays a 3D contour, # = 1-15. 
+switchalt       Switch between squads with only the number keys. 
+shootall        Causes units to shoot anything they see (new in v2.0b1). 
+sharemapping    Shares map information with your allies
+shareenergy     Shares energy with your allies (new in v3.0). 
+sharemetal      Shares metal with your allies (new in v3.0).
+setshareenery # Shares energy while keeping # amount for yourself. (New in version 3.0)
+setsharemetal # Shares metal while keeping # amount for yourself. (New in version 3.0)