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Essential keyboard shortcuts

Note: C= means the keyboard key with the Commodore logo on it.

Menu shortcuts

Go to 'the menu'

Key: C= + restore

While you are in the menu

Navigate with the WASD-keys

Key: W, A, S, D

Go to 'advanced settings

Key: F2

Shutting down the C64 instead of holding down the power button for 4 seconds

Key: F1 + select 'power and reset' ⇒ 'Power OFF'

Swap joystick ports around (port 1 ⇔ port 2)

If you want to play a game that uses 'the other port' instead of changing them physically.

Key: C= + J

While in Basic

Load first program on disk

shift + run/stop

Soft reset without clearing the memory

run/stop + restore