Age of Empires III Keyboard Shortcuts
Settlers, military, and battle commands for AoE III Practice these in our Age of Empires III game mode.
Control groups
| Action | Shortcut | |
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| Assign control group 1 |
Ctrl + 1 |
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| Assign control group 2 |
Ctrl + 2 |
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| Select control group 1 |
1 |
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| Select control group 2 |
2 |
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Unit commands
| Action | Shortcut | |
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| Hold position |
H |
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| Stop |
S |
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| Attack move |
Q |
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| Defend an area |
D |
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| Delete unit or building |
Delete |
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| Cover mode |
C |
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| Scatter formation |
Z |
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Selection
| Action | Shortcut | |
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| Next idle military unit |
, |
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| Next idle settler |
. |
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Practice in the game
