All control screens support similar keys.

  • PgUp, PgDn: Browse
  • Ctrl‐PgUp, Ctrl‐PgDn: Browse, accept only marked units
  • .: Mark/unmark unit
  • F1: Choose ship
  • F2: Choose planet
  • F3, F8: Choose base
  • F4: Go to starchart
  • F6: Starship History
  • Shift‐F1, Shift‐F2, Shift‐F3, Shift‐F4, Shift‐F8: Go to ship/planet/base/starchart location at this point
  • Ctrl‐F1, Ctrl‐F2, Ctrl‐F3, Ctrl‐F4, Ctrl‐F8: Go to ship/planet/base/starchart location at other end of scanner
  • X: Go to unit at other end of scanner
  • F5, Shift‐F5: Information about planet here
  • Ctrl‐F5: Information about planet at other end of scanner
  • F7: Search object
  • Ctrl‐H: Search objects at this location
  • F9: Edit this unit's comment
  • Shift‐F9: Edit comment of planet here
  • Ctrl‐F9: Edit comment of planet at other end of scanner
  • L: List ships at other end of scanner
  • Shift‐L: List ships here
  • Ctrl‐N: List ships that will be here next turn
  • Shift‐M: Show subspace messages from this unit
  • Y: Enable keyboard-move-scanner mode. Move scanner around with arrows, exit with ESC.
  • Backspace: Go to previous screen
  • Alt‐Backspace: Show list of previous screens
  • Ins: Add unit to battle simulation
  • Alt‐C: Show console
  • Alt‐Q: Open Process Manager
  • Alt‐K: Keymap debugger
  • Alt‐.: Open Selection manager
  • Alt‐Left, Alt‐Right: Next/previous selection layer
  • Alt‐R: Reset current location (undo)
  • Enter: Toggle between regular control screen and auto task screen

Visual Elements

  • The top line on the left contains the name of the unit. If is followed by a flag icon if there are messages from the unit that can be read using Shift‐M.
  • The second line contains brief information about the kind of this unit (e.g. the ship type).
  • The following block has function buttons for the major areas (F1 etc.), and an image of the unit in the center.
    • The image has a yellow frame if the unit is selected (.).
    • The "Auto" button has a green frame if the unit has an auto task, and a yellow frame if some other script is running on it.
  • A map of the unit's surroundings appears on the right. You can click into it, or activate keyboard-move-scanner mode using Y; a yellow frame indicates that keyboard-move-scanner is active. The scanner result (name of the unit you're pointing at) is shown below the map).

Reference

Keys:
F1, F2, F3 or F10 almost everywhere, or follow a link in Imperial Statistics or Search
Related command:
UI.GotoScreen
Keymap:
ControlScreen (extended by actual control screen's keymap)
Script context:
respective unit
See also:
Ship Screen, Planet Screen, Starbase Screen, Fleet Screen