Keyboard and Mouse - Controls | Controls Elite: Dangerous Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Flight Control
 | Turn (axis Z) |
 | Pitch (nose up or down) |
 | Turn left |
 | Turn right |
 | Thrust left (strafe) |
 | Thrust right |
 | Thrust up |
 | Thrust down |
 | Throttle forward (acceleration) |
 | Throttle backward (reverse) |
 | Speed 0% |
 | Flight control On/Off |
 | Afterburner |
 | Frame Shift Drive |
Targeting
 | Target the object in front of you |
 | Next target |
 | Choose the most threatening target |
 | Choose another sub-system of the targeted object |
Weaponry
 | Basic gunfire |
 | Additional gunfire |
 | Change the group of Weaponry |
 | Release/Retrieve the hardpoints |
Cooling
 | Silent flight |
 | Release the radiator |
Other
 | Lights On/Off |
 | Increase the range of the sensors |
 | Decrease the range of the sensors |
 | Power on the engines |
 | Power on the Weaponry |
 | Power on the systems (shields etc.) |
 | Equal power distribution |
 | Rest the Occulus Rift |
 | Release/Retrieve the cargo rack |
 | Eject the cargo |
 | Slide out/hide the undercarriage |
Mode Switches
 | Focus the interface |
 | Pause |
 | Target Panel |
 | System Panel |
 | Sensors Panel |
 | Quick communication |
 | Communication Panel |
Interface Mode
 | Interface Panel Up |
 | Interface Panel down |
 | Interface Panel left |
 | Interface Panel right |
 | Choose the highlighted button object |
 | Next bookmark in the panel |
 | Previous bookmark in the panel |
Free Looking
 | Turning the looking around on/off |
 | Turning the head |
Galaxy map
 | Turn the map up |
 | Turn the map down |
 | Turn the map left |
 | Turn the map right |
 | Map forward |
 | Map backward |
 | Map left |
 | Map right |
 | Map up |
 | Map down |
 | Zoom in |
 | Zoom out |