List Of Bluestacks Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Bluestacks is very important to run Android application on your computer. It is app player which emulates android apps and runs in on your computer system. Bluestacks installation is very easy and it has many features. If you have Bluestacks and if you think mouse is hard to use in that, so for you here we have list of some basic keyboard shortcuts which can be used along with mouse or instead of your mouse. Let us see some basic Bluestacks keyboard shortcuts and other tips of this best android emulator software.

We can easily scroll, navigate, and select the apps using the keyboard shortcuts in Bluestacks. Usually, sometimes mouse doesn’t work so at that time keyboard saves our life! You can also go back using a keyboard! For playing games, the keyboard is very essential in Bluestacks. You can play games easily using Keyboard on Bluestacks! Let us see some basic Keyboard shortcuts.

Bluestacks Keyboard Shortcuts List

Spacebar: Scroll the page faster.
Escape (Esc): Acts as back button.
Arrow Up: Scrolls upwards.
Arrow Down: Scrolls down.
Arrow Left: To select left icon.
Arrow Right: To select right icon.
Enter: To select the selected icon.
Home Button: It is the Menu shortcut for Bluestacks.
CTRL + ALT + I: Opens Keyboard Input Mapper Tool.

These are some basic Bluestacks keyboard shortcuts which can be used easily during playing games or switching between apps. Also, you can try the last one. The Input Mapper Tool is the tool for Bluestacks where you can assign your Keyboard shortcuts for the particular game or application. Just press CTRL + ALT + I to get the window. Click on “Edit” and edit the notepad text file and just save it after modification. Be sure to edit it carefully. Save it by pressing CTRL + S.

You can also change the orientation or size of the Bluestacks. You can use it as portrait mode or in landscape. You just have to do is right click on the Bluestacks icon in the hidden icon tray. And click on “Rotate Portrait Apps”. You will get three options. Automatic will be the settings will be automatically applied when a portrait app is opened. Enabled means it will be enabled always. And disable will never allow Bluestacks to enter in the portrait mode.

If you have any other keyboard shortcuts let us know by commenting below. It will be included here! Please note that some shortcuts may not work in other versions of Bluestacks. This list will be dependent on versions. Mostly these Bluestacks keyboard shortcuts will work for all. Blessings.

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Paulo

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Escape (Esc): Acts as back button.”
That’s exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

Also, I don’t know how to type “?” in bluestacks. I use whatsapp on it. When I press the question mark in my keyboard, nothing happens. Checked language keyboard in bluestacks. Everything works, excetp the question mark. If you have a solution, I appreciate.
- Dario Seyed Monir
  
  try to disable mapping when using the social apps
Charaz

anyone knows the “recent apps” shortcut?
Alex

I can’t use backspace to sell towers in Bloons Monkey City. Even keyboard mapping doesn’t recognize

backspace.
Chase Heisler

There a way to pull up the on screen keyboard? doesn’t work.
deena logan

I can’t seem to search anything on showbox I cam do everything else but search as when pressing enter nothing happens
- annie the minecraftian
  
  Same :c
pickleman0

how do you do the keyboard mapping tool with a Mac? I did ctrl alt I and when that didn’t work I tried command alt I but nothing seems to work!
Moltres_rider

What about a keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot because the button to do so has gone missing on my Bluestacks
Rick Martinez

ctrl + alt + i does not do anything!!!! How do I zoom in and out???
- June Myklebust Degarmo
  
  press & hold down Ctrl key while scrolling the mouse wheel the same as you can do on a pc browser page
Elia Wazen

Hey, i was playing pubg and i can’t fix it mouse stuck and i can’t put “TAB” key
Please help me
mrjeffro

Have no minimize or maximize or shutdown buttons on my bluestacks

List Of Bluestacks Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Bluestacks Keyboard Shortcuts List

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