Game Controls

Navigating through Pirates of the Caribbean Online is easy. Use the mouse to control the game's camera by holding down the right mouse button. You can also use either the WASD keys or the arrow keys to move your Pirate.

Movement Keys

Key	Action
W / Up Arrow	Move Forward
A / Left Arrow	Turn Left
S / Down Arrow	Move Backward
D / Right Arrow	Turn Right
SPACE	Jump
Q	Strafe Left
E	Strafe Right
R	Toggle auto-run

These same controls can also be used to steer your ship –– except for the Space Bar. Even in this game ships can't jump.

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| |Game Tip: To keep running while you chat, press the R key to auto-run. |}

Sea Chest Hotkeys

Key	Action
Tab	Open Sea Chest
F	Open Friends Panel
I	Open Inventory Panel
J	Open Quest Journal
K	Open Skills Panel
L	Open Lookout System Panel
M	Open World Map Panel
H	Open Ship Panel
U	Open Treasure Collection Panel

Action Hotkeys

Use these keys to quickly access the game's most often used features.

Key	Action
SHIFT	Interact with highlighted object
ESC	Stop interacting with current object
ENTER	Open the chat interface / Send a chat message
F1	Equip/Unequip Cutlass
F2	Equip/Unequip Pistol
F3	Equip/Unequip Voodoo Doll
F4	Equip/Unequip Dagger
F5	Equip/Unequip Grenade
F6	Equip/Unequip Voodoo Staff
CTRL or Left Mouse click	Use weapon
T	Drink health tonic
F7	Open Options Panel
F9	Take screenshot (Creates a JPG file in Pirates Online directory.)
F12	Toggle Interface
~	View Score/Ships/Bounty