How do you play minecraft on the computer?

Answer 1

"Non-configurable controlsNote: On many notebook computers and most Macs, "Function" or "F" keys do not operate in their default configuration. You can often get around this by pressing the fn key while you press an F key. To make F-keys work in OS X, go to the Apple menu → System Preferences → Keyboard and mouse and check the "Use F1, F2 etc. as normal keys". If you choose the first option, you can then use the fn key to switch F keys back to actions they used to do (e.g. play/pause music, etc).

Default

Function

Turning; aiming; third person camera movement.

Scrolls through the quick-bar.

1 - 9

Selects the appropriate quick-bar item.

Esc

Open up the menu and give back cursor control. Pauses Singleplayer games.

F1

Toggles the Heads-Up Display.

F2

Simply pressing this key will take a screenshot and place it in:

\.minecraft\screenshots on Windows

~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/screenshots in OS X

~/.minecraft/screenshots in Linux.

Use this in conjunction with F1 to take screenshots without the HUD.

F3

Pressing this key will toggle the showing of extra debug information on the top of the screen along side the Minecraft version, such as FPS (frames per second), chunk updates, and available memory.

Pressing the keys 1 - 9 while in the debug screen will show you a more detailed view of the graph on the right. Pressing 0 will show you a less detailed graph.

Pressing S while holding F3 will reload all web-loaded client resources.

Pressing A while holding F3 will reload all chunks.

Pressing T while holding F3 will reload all textures, which is useful for texture pack authors.

Pressing F while holding F3 will change render distance a.k.a. "fog", from farther to nearer. Before 1.8 this function was assigned to F (which was changeable) button.

Holding ⇧ Shift while pressing F3 and F will reverse the fog toggling, going from nearer to farther.

Pressing P while holding F3 will toggle the auto-pause when the window loses focus.

Pressing H while holding F3 will toggle detailed item descriptions.•Shows tool and armor durability on damaged items

•Shows up a map level

Pressing C while holding F3 for at least 6 seconds will trigger a manual debug crash on purpose after the keys are released.

Pressing B while holding F3 will toggle showing the hitbox around mobs.

F5

Toggles between first person, third person from the back and third person from the front.

F8

Toggles mouse smoothing. Looking around becomes a slow, smooth and more cinematic motion.

F10

or

Left Alt

On Windows, focuses on the icon of the window and freezes all of Minecraft's processes, thus stopping setting the location of the mouse to the center of the window and letting the cursor become visible, although the cursor bounds stay the same. This allows you to think twice before taking a screenshot. Holding a movement key then toggling this on then off again will make that key stuck on, even if it is let go. Pressing the same movement key again will stop it.

F11

Toggles full-screen mode.

When using some Apple keyboards, F11 must be pressed while holding fn and alt to enter fullscreen. Using F11 alone toggles Exposé, and pressing F11 while holding fn will turn the volume down or vice versa, depending on system preferences.

Some people are experiencing a bug while exiting from full-screen mode that causes an inescapable black screen. When that's the case, use ALT+TAB to switch out of Minecraft and switch it back to windowed mode.

On Linux, mouse input is often buggy while in full-screen mode.

Also, note that this may not respect multiple monitors and Minecraft may occupy all screens instead of the one it is active on.

⇧ Shift

When the inventory is open, Shift + clicking on an item or stack moves it between the inventory and the hotbar.

When a chest is open, Shift + clicking on an item will move the entire stack between the chest and the inventory.

When a furnace is open, Shift + clicking an item or stack in the furnace moves it to the inventory, and Shift + clicking an item or stack in the inventory moves it into the "item" (not fuel) slot of the furnace.

When crafting, Shift + clicking the crafted item automatically crafts the maximum number of that item for the materials being used, and moves all crafted items to the inventory.

In the survival inventory tab of the creative inventory, Shift + left click on the red 'Delete' field clears the whole inventory.

When in the Multiplayer server selection menu, Shift + up and Shift + down moves a server name to a specific position.

Configurable controls

Default

In-game option name

Function

Button 1 (Attack or Dig)

Destroy blocks (hold down); Attack (click once); Split a stack evenly (hold and drag); sort loose items into one stack (double-click)

Button 2 (Use Item)

Place blocks; Place one item from a stack in each inventory slot (hold and drag); toggle switches/doors (click once), fire with a bow; block using a sword; use special blocks like chests, doors, and switches; enter vehicles.

Also: Eat food, hoe farmland, shear sheep. Commonly, if both the item held and the block clicked on has a such purpose (like trying to place dirt on a chest), the block will overrule the item. This also means a player can punch an entity while eating/drinking, however the eating/drinking will reset when a player presses Button 1.

Pick Block

Switch to the block currently looked at, as long as it is in the quickbar. In Creative mode, if the block is not in the quickbar, replaces the currently active quickbar slot with the block currently looked at. However, if the chosen block is one that drops a non-block resource when destroyed (ex. certain ores, glowstone, and occasionally gravel blocks), you will end up with whatever the resource of that block is. Clicking on a mob will give that mob's spawn egg, if there is one. Clicking on a painting, minecart (with or without chest or furnace), or boat will give the corresponding item.

Hovering over an item in an inventory and clicking with the mouse wheel when in creative gives the maximum stack of that item.

W

Forward

Move forward. When double-tapped, causes the player to sprint (unless in water, Fly Mode is on, or the character is too hungry).

A

Left

Strafe left.

S

Back

Move backward.

D

Right

Strafe right.

Spacebar

Jump

Jump. When double-tapped, toggles Fly Mode (Creative only). When Fly Mode is on, causes the player to gain altitude (ascend).

⇧ Left Shift

Sneak

Sneak. When Fly Mode is on, causes the player to lose altitude (descend). When sneaking, right-clicking places objects like Levers onto blocks that would usually open an internal inventory, such as Dispensers.

E

Inventory

Open up the Inventory

Q

Drop

Drop/toss an item from the quick-bar. If items are stacked, only one will be thrown/tossed/dropped.[fn 1] Ctrl+Q drops the whole stack of items.

T

Chat

Chat and Server commands.

/

Command

Opens the chat window with the "/" character already typed.

Tab ↹

List Players and Commands

In Multiplayer hold the Tab key to see a list of players.

When in the chat window, Tab cycles through possible commands or arguments.

1.↑

There is no actual "throw" command; "drop" (default Q) will toss an object approximately 2 to 3 blocks from you. Eggs, Ender Pearls, Eyes of Ender, and Snowballs can be thrown by the "use" command (default right-clicking). Eggs, snowballs, and Ender Pearls fly in an arc; additionally, Ender Pearls teleport you to the location it lands, causing 5 () points of damage. Eyes of Ender fly toward the direction of the nearest Stronghold, and then fall to the ground."