Morrowind:Controls

This page documents the controls available while playing Morrowind and their default settings. These controls can be remapped to other keys to suit individual user preferences.

Default Controls[edit]

Control	PC	Xbox	Notes
Movement[edit]
Look / Turn	Mouse	Right Stick
Move	W, A, S, D	Left Stick / D-Pad
Jump	E		Jumping also depletes your Fatigue.
Sneak	Ctrl	Left Stick (click and hold)
Always Sneak		Left Stick (double-click)	Toggle crouch/sneak mode. On PC, Morrowind Code Patch can change the Sneak key to behave like Always Sneak instead.
Run	Shift	N/A	On Xbox, run/walk is controlled by how far the left thumb-stick is pressed.
Always Run	Caps Lock	N/A
Auto Move	Q	N/A
Combat[edit]
Attack / Cast / Use	Left Click		Attack with your ready weapon, if you have one equipped. Attack with your fists, if you don't have any weapon equipped. Cast your ready magic (e.g. powers, spells, scrolls, etc.) Use your ready item (e.g. lockpicks, probes, etc.)
Ready Weapon Sheathe Weapon	F		Draws the equipped weapon or item. Toggles equipped weapon between ready and sheathed. Also toggles other held items like lights, lockpicks and probes, if equipped.
Cycle Weapon	[ or ]	+ /	Switches the equipped weapon to the previous / next one in your inventory
Ready Magic	R		Prepares to cast your selected enchantment, power, scroll or spell; automatically sheathes any ready weapon.
Cycle Magic	- or =	+ /	Switches the ready magic to the previous / next one in your list of magic
Ready Fists	0		Prepares to deliver a Hand-to-hand attack; automatically sheathes any ready weapon.
General Gameplay[edit]
Activate / Use	Space		Activate (doors, triggers) or pick up (places object in your inventory). Open containers or doors. Pick up items from the world. Read books, notes and scrolls; they can still be taken afterwards. Talk to NPCs. If you are sneaking, attempts to pickpocket them instead.
Change View	Tab	Right Stick (click)	Switches camera mode between first- and third-person views.
Vanity View	Tab + Mouse	Right Stick (click and hold)	Activates a third-person camera view, which can be moved to any angle.
Open Journal	J	⚪	Opens your journal, which contains your quest notes as well as NPCs' responses to various topics.
Assign Hotkeys	F1	N/A	Assign up to 9 items or spells for keys 1-9.
Hotkeys	1 to 9	N/A	Readies the item or magic assigned to the hotkey.
Sleep / Wait	T	⚫	Pass time by sleeping or, in places where it is illegal to sleep, waiting.
Pause / Menu	Right-Click		Pauses the game and brings up four menus: inventory, map, magic and stats.
Cycle Menu	N/A	/	When in menu mode, cycles through the four menus.
Quick Save	F5	N/A	Saves the game in a save file named "Quicksave"; automatically overwrites it when pressed again.
Quick Load	F9	N/A	Load the game from the save file named "Quicksave".
Take Screenshots	Print Screen	N/A	Saves a BMP image in the `Morrowind` directory. Screenshots are not overwritten between game sessions. You'll need to set `Screen Shot Enable=1` in `morrowind.ini` first. With OpenMW, saves a JPEG image in the `openmw` directory; OpenMW never modifies the original Morrowind directory. There is no need to edit the config file; just use F12 to take the screenshot.
Inventory Menu[edit]
Dispose of Corpse		⚪
Equip / Take			Equip an item from your inventory or take an item from a container.
Drop / Take All			Drop an item from your inventory or take all items from a container.
Info	N/A
Pick Up Item Drop Item	Left Click		Picks up an item (or a quantity of it, if it stacks), which then appears floating next to your cursor. You can drop items in a container menu, in your inventory menu or outside, in the world. You can also drop armor, clothing, lights, thieves tools and weapons on your character to equip them. On the other hand, dropping books, notes or scrolls (even magic ones) on your character will open them for reading.
Pick Up One Item	Ctrl + Left Click		Picks up one item from a stack, if applicable. When trading, buys / sells a single item.
Pick Up Stack	Shift + Left Click		Picks up an entire stack of items, if applicable. When trading, buys / sells a stack of items.
Haggle	Left Click Button	⚪ (Less) ⚫ (More)	Haggle to adjust a merchant's buy/sell prices. On PC, click and hold on the + or - buttons to continuously increase or decrease your offer, respectively.
Magic Menu[edit]
Info	N/A
Select Magic	Left Click
Unlearn Magic	Shift + Left Click		Unlearns a spell; you cannot unlearn Powers.
Map Menu[edit]
World
Center
Add Note	Double Click		Place your own custom note on the map (a red marker that appears on the local map). You can also edit or delete an existing note.