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This is a beginner's guide to [[fortress mode|Fortress Mode]] interface [[controls]]. This page assumes the default [[key bindings]]. 

As a beginner it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the '''(View Unit - Preferences - Labor)''' submenu, the '''Query buildings''' menu, the '''Designate''' menu, and the '''Build''' menu.

==Viewing menus==
[[File:Df-menu-keys.png|thumb|Shortcut keys for the top-level menus]]

The buttons on the bottom-left of the screen all have shortcut keys that allow you to access them.


===Creatures, u===
[[File:Creatures-tab.png|thumb|The creatures tab.]]
The Creat{{key|u}}res command gives detailed information on creatures: a [[dwarf]], an [[creature|animal]], a [[goblin]], etc.
This command has several different tabs:
* Citizens
* Pets/Livestock
* Others
* Dead/Missing

===Tasks, t===
[[File:Tasks-tab.png|thumb|The tasks tab.]]
A list of the tasks that your dwarves are doing, as well as pending tasks. You can jump to the specific dwarves, or go to their information pages from here.

===Places, P===
The {{k|P}}laces command allows you to view various places, with tabs for:
* [[Zone]]s, such as refuse, pastures, clay gathering, [[room]]s, and meeting halls.
**You can also assign a [[room]] to belong to a specific dwarf here.
* Named [[location]]s designated in your fortress (libraries, temples, guildhalls, taverns)
** In this tab you can control the supplies desired for your locations, as well as designate a worker/workers for the location as appropriate.
* [[Stockpile]]s where you can change what types of objects are stored there, how many [[barrel|barrels]] are used, etc.
* [[Workshop]]s where you can change what tasks are being worked on, set a particular task to repeat or be suspended, or change who is allowed to use the workshop. 
* [[Farm plot]] you can change what crops are being planted.

===Labor, y===
Here you can assign what dwarves do what type of labor.

===Options & Orders, o===
{{key|o}} Access the [[Standing orders]]

===Nobles & Administrators, n===
{{key|n}} Access the [[Nobles screen]]

===Objects, O===

===Justice, j===

===Burrows, U===
{{k|U}} Opens the [[burrow]]s menu

===Hauling, H===
The {{k|H}}auling command allows you to designate and configure [[minecart]] routes and stops.

===Traffic, T===
The {{k|T}}raffic command allows you to assign high and low [[traffic]] areas so your dwarves can try to avoid certain tiles.


==Order your Dwarves==
These commands affect what your dwarves do. 
===Mine, m===
===Logging, l===
===Gather plants, g===
===Smooth, v===
===Remove orders, x===
===Build, b===
Use this command to {{key|b}}uild rooms, place [[furniture]], start [[Farm plot|farm]] plots, and such. In addition to a long list of items which can be scrolled through with the {{k|+}}/{{k|-}} keys, there are also a few sub-menus:
*{{key|o}} '''[[Workshop|Workshops]]'''
**{{key|u}} '''[[Furnace|Furnaces]]'''
*{{key|f}} '''[[Furniture]]'''
*{{key|p}} '''[[Door]]s/[[hatch]]es'''
*{{key|n}} '''[[Construction]]s'''
*{{key|m}} '''[[Machine]]s/fluids'''
*{{key|r}} '''[[Cage]]s/[[restraint]]s'''
*{{key|t}} '''[[Trap|Traps]]'''
*{{key|y}} '''Military'''
*{{key|T}} '''Trade depot'''

===Designate, i===
'''Warning: not up-to-date for v50'''


*{{k|b}} Set Building/Item Properties - Used to mass designate entire areas for the following:
**{{k|c}} Claim Items/Buildings
**{{k|f}} Forbid Items/Buildings
**{{k|m}} Melt
**{{k|M}} Remove Melt
**{{k|d}} Dump
**{{k|D}} Remove Dump 
**{{k|h}} Hide Items/Buildings
**{{k|H}} Unhide Items/Buildings


===Zones, z===
{{key|z}} Mark an [[activity zone]] for drinking [[water]], [[fishing]], [[dump]], [[pasture|pen/pasture]], [[Activity zone#Pit/Pond|pit/pond]], [[sand]] collection, [[clay]] collection, [[meeting hall]], [[hospital]], [[animal training]]. This interface is the reverse of designate and stockpile commands: you mark out the rectangular area first, and define what it does afterward.

===Squads, q===
This menu is used to control your military s{{key|q}}uads. You have to select what squads you want to apply what orders to using the checkboxes. The orders are:
* Attack - Selected squad will attack the selected enemies.
* Station - Selected squad will station to a specific location you choose.
* Patrol - Order the entire squad(s) to patrol a specified set of waypoints
* Defend [[burrow]] - Defend a specific burrow
* Train - Order your squad(s) to train immediately
* Cancel orders - Cancels any of the above orders.
* Equip - Opens the equipment screen for the selected squad(s).
* Schedule - Brings up the military scheduling screen.

==Fortress Information==

These commands take you away from the map, to an informational screen. Some of them also let you give orders. 

===World map, Y===
====Civilizations====
 A list of other civilizations that you have personally encountered (and thus within distance for [[trade]] or [[siege|war]]). Civilizations are marked with a ''P'' if you are at peace with them, or with a ''W'' if you are at war. Pressing {{key|Tab}} lets you check total exports and imports, and standing trade agreements.


===Military===
'''No longer existent in v50'''

{{key|m}} Access the [[military]] screen
* {{key|p}} '''Positions''' Create and remove squads and assign dwarves to them.
* {{key|a}} '''Alerts''' Create configure alerts. Used in conjunction with burrows to define a '''CIV Alert''', a safe place that dwarves will be forced to go when turned on. Can also be used to change the active alert schedule for your squads.
* {{key|e}} '''Equip''' Assign armor and weapons to military squads.
* {{key|n}} '''Uniforms''' Create or modify uniform templates which can be assigned using the Equip screen.
* {{key|u}} '''Supplies''' Controls if a squad carries food and drink.
* {{key|f}} '''Ammunition''' Assigns ammunition to squads.
* {{key|s}} '''Schedule''' Used to modify the [[schedule|orders]] for an alert.

===Fortress Overview, z===
''' No longer existent in v50'''
{{key|z}} This screen is filled with useful information, like your fortress's net worth, and how much food and drink you have left. 
* '''Animals''' A list of all tame [[creature|animals]] in your fort.
* '''Kitchen''' From here you can specify what [[food|foods]] can be [[cook|cooked]] or [[brew|brewed]]. 
* '''Stone''' Controls the use of [[ore|ores]] and [[economic stone|economic stones]] 
* '''Stocks''' This is an in-depth listing of every item, down to every rotting rat corpse. The accuracy of the your item count depends on your [[bookkeeper]]. 
* '''Justice''' Shows the details of the dwarven [[justice]] system, once you have a [[Sheriff]].
* '''Health''' Shows an overview of the health status of the fortress, once you have a [[Chief medical dwarf]].
See [[Status]] for more details.


===Redefining hotkeys===
[[File:Settings-keybindings-tab.png|thumb|Keybindings settings (Esc -> Settings -> Keybindings tab)]]
Hotkeys can be redefined in the Settings menu, under the keybindings tab.

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