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What Keyboard shortcuts does the game offer?

The browser version of Forge of Empires offers you a lot different keyboard shortcuts, which will make it faster and easier to manage things in the game.

Key	Effect	Notes
Escape	Close current window	Replaces the 'Enter' key method of closing some windows
B	Enter/Exit Build Mode	Only in city
U	Open/Close Army Management	Works when in city
C	Open/Close Message Center	Works when in city or GvG continent view
X	Cancel production	Only in production window
R	Open/close research / tech tree	Only in city
M	Open/close Campaign Map	Only in city
I	Toggle Inventory open/closed	Only in city
T	Toggle Market open/closed	Only in city
G	Open/Close Guild window	From either City or GVG Continent View
E	Enter/Leave Guild Expeditions	Only in city
Q	Toggle quest overview open/closed	Whenever quest overview is accessible
V	Open GvG / Go back to global GvG view* / Go back to city**	From city / In GvG continent view / *In GvG global view
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 (+numpad) Space	Select Negotiation Partner / Select Resource for Negotiation / Submit attempt (the confirm button)	Guild Expeditions, within negotiation minigame
Backspace	Go back to city	Anywhere in the game, except for from another person's city, and only when no additional in-game windows are open