Hotkeys

Settings

Hotkeys

In this section you can bind your hotkeys. Click on the corresponding square to set the desired hotkey.

Abilities

Default

1 2 3 are a hero`s basic abilities. Other abilities such as sub-abilities and innate abilities populate slots 4 and 5. The U slot is for Ultimate abilities.

Checking the Enable Quickcast box allows you to flag which abilities have Quickcast on.

Checking the Unit Specific Hotkeys box allows you to set unique hotkeys per unit. In addition to Heroes, this includes the Courier and Neutral Creeps.

Courier

The Courier has 6 functions.

Neutrals

Neutral units can only have 4 abilities.

Advanced Hotkeys

Click on ⃢₆ₓ To Advanced Hotkeys ⃢₆ₓ to view the advanced menu.

Checking the Enable Advanced Quickcast/Autocast Hotkeys box enables 3 tabs for ability hotkeys. The tabs are Cast/Quickcast/Autocast and it allows for separate keys to be bound to each function for the same ability.

• Cast

For casting spells normally which requires clicking after activating the cursor.

• Quickcast

For casting spells quickly. When the hotkey is pressed, the spell is immediately cast at the cursor`s current location without requiring a click.

• Autocast

For setting a spell to automatically cast itself. Only a few spells have this option.

Items

Inventory

Checking the Enable Advanced Quickcast/Autocast Hotkeys box enables 2 tabs for item hotkeys.

• Cast

For casting spells normally which requires clicking after activating the cursor.

• Quick Cast

For casting spells quickly. When the hotkey is pressed, the spell is immediately cast at the cursor`s current location without requiring a click.

Unit Actions

Select Hero

Select your Hero.

Select All Controlled Units

Select all units under your control.

Attack Move / Force Attack

Move to a location but attack any enemy unit you see on the way / Attack a friendly unit if it is deniable.

Hold Position

Interrupt your current action and hold your position.

Advanced Unit Actions

Move

Move to a location, or follow a unit without attacking it.

Directional Move

Move without pathing, stopping upon collision. Makes a complete turn before moving.

Patrol

Add a patrol waypoint.

Cancel Current Action

Stop your current action.

Select All Other Units

Select all other units you control. (Your hero will not be selected.)

Activate Glyph

Activates the Glyph of Fortification to make your buildings invulnerable.

Activate Scan

Activate Scan on the selected area.

Taunt Item

Use your Hero Taunt. Available as an equippable item.

Action Item

Use Action Item.

Toggle Autoattack

Toggles autoattack between the current setting and off.

Shop Actions

Select Courier

Selects the Courier.

Courier Deliver Items

Have the Courier deliver the items from your stash to you.

Purchase Quickbuy

Purchase the next item in your Quickbuy area if you can afford it.

Advanced Shop Actions

Courier Speed Burst

Activate a speed boost on your courier when available.

Purchase Sticky

Purchase the item that is in the Sticky area if you can afford it.

Take Stash Items

Transfer all items from your Stash to your hero if within range.

Open Shop

Open the Shop Panel.

Chat

Display Steam messages as whispers

Show steam chat in the game chat as whispers.

Channel messages appear in other channel tabs

Allows the option to make a chat channel`s messages global, being displayed even when in other chat channels.

Interface

Holding ALT Highlights Hero

Displays a large green arrow above your hero when Alt is held down.

Holding ALT Shows Neutral Spawnboxes

Displays yellow spawn boxes.

Holding ALT Shows Tower Attack Range

Displays red attack ranges.

Show Ability Rangefinder While Casting

Displays the rangefinder. It is a green arrow on the ground which displays whether the cursor is in range to cast the spell or not. The rangefinder is disabled for most blink spells.

Show Player Names Over Healthbar

Shows the player usernames above their health bar.

Show Hitpoints Over Healthbar

Shows your current hp above your health bar.

Colorblind Mode

Changes the colors of certain HUD elements to be visible to the color blind.

Differentiate Ally Healthbars

Allies have yellow healthbars instead of green ones.

Advanced Interface

Screenshot

Take a screenshot.

Console

Open the console. (For advanced users only)

Alt Modifier

Rebind the alt modifier key.

Control Groups

Bind a group of units to a hotkey.

Next Unit

Cycle to the next unit in a selected group.

Prev Unit

Cycle to the previous unit in a selected group.

Group 1-4

Select a preset control group of units. To define a control group, select the desired units and hold Ctrl + one of these group hotkeys.

Advanced Control Groups

Group 5-10

Set additional control groups.

Camera Actions

Set hotkeys for controlling the game camera.

Camera Up

Camera movement direction.

Camera Down

Camera movement direction.

Camera Left

Camera movement direction.

Camera Right

Camera movement direction.

Camera Zoom In

Zoom in.

Camera Zoom Out

Zoom out.

Show Recent Event

Move the camera to the most recent event.

Showcase View

View a unit from an up-close perspective.

Saved Camera Positions

Position 1-10

Save up to 10 different camera positions on the map.

Advanced Hotkey Options

Quickcast On Key Down

Quickcast occurs when the key is pressed down instead of when the key is released up.

Double Tap Ability to Self Cast

Double tapping the hotkey or double clicking will cast the ability on yourself.

Smart Double Tap

Pressing alt plus a hotkey will attempt to self cast if possible.

Shop Always Uses Hotkeys

When the shop is open the shop hotkeys will override all other keys.

Left-Click Activates Camera Grip

In addition to the Camera Grip key, left click must also be held down to start camera movement.

Use Legacy Keys

Uses hotkeys from Dota 1.

Allow Windows / Command key to be bound

The Windows or Command key can be assigned to a hotkey.

Bind keys based on keyboard position

Useful for setting up keys on non-QWERTY style keyboards.

Enable Advanced Quickcast/Autocast Hotkeys

Enables explicit settings for quickcast and autocast.

Spectator

Spectator/Replay Controls

Set hotkeys for controls when spectating games.

Copy Hotkeys from Hero Panel

Use the same hotkeys for spectating as normal gameplay hotkey settings.

Spectator Camera Forward

Camera movement direction.

Spectator Camera Back

Camera movement direction.

Spectator Camera Left

Camera movement direction.

Spectator Camera Right

Camera movement direction.

Spectator Camera Grip

Hold down and drag to move the camera.

Spectator Pause

Pause and Unpause the game.

Spectator Chat

Opens chat window to send a message to all spectators.

Spectator Scoreboard

Open the in-game scoreboard.

Open Broadcaster Menu

Opens the broadcaster menu.

Increase Replay Speed

Increases playback speed.

Decrease Replay Speed

Decreases playback speed.

Spectator/Replay Controls Continued

Spectator Harvest Stats

Shows XP Per Minute, Gold Per Minute, Gold, and Net Worth of all players.

Spectator Item Stats

Shows all player inventories and stashes.

Spectator Gold Graph

Shows gold graphs of Radiant and Dire.

Spectator XP Graph

Shows xp graphs of Radiant and Dire.

Spectator Fantasy Stats

Shows fantasy points of each player in the current game.

Spectator FOW Both Teams

Shows vision of both teams.

Spectator FOW Radiant

Shows vision of Radiant only.

Spectator FOW Dire

Shows vision of Dire only.

Saved Spectator Camera Positions

Position 1-10

Save up to 10 different camera positions on the map.

Stats Dropdown

These hotkeys are for the stats (hero level, last hits, networth, etc) dropdown and their sorting.

Change Sorting

Toggles sorting of stats lists.

• From highest to lowest numbers
• From highest to lowest numbers, by teams
• Sorted by player order:

Radiant

• Blue
• Aquamarine
• Purple
• Yellow
• Orange

Dire

• Pink
• Olive
• Sky Blue
• Green
• Brown

Clear Category

Closes the currently open stat window.

Kills/Deaths/Assists

Shows the current kills, deaths, and assists of each player.

Last Hits/Denies

Shows the current last hits and denies of each player.

Hero Level

Shows the current level of each hero.

XP Per Minute

Shows the current experience per minute of each player.

Current Gold

Shows the current gold of each player.

Net Worth

Shows the current net worth of each player.

Gold Per Minute

Shows the current gold per minute of each player.

Buyback Status

Shows the current buyback status of each player.

Fantasy Scores

Shows the current fantasy points of the match for each player.

Coaching

Coach Toggle Student Perspective

Toggles the perspective between the coach and the student.

Game

Auto Attack

• Never

Hero will never auto attack units unless explicitly commanded to do so.

• Standard

Hero will only auto attack after attack moving or casting a spell.

• Always

Automatically move to and attack enemies nearby.

Auto Select Summoned Units

Automatically add new units to your selection group.

Double Tap Ability to Self Cast

Double tapping the hotkey or double clicking will cast the ability on yourself.

Smart Double Tap

Pressing alt plus a hotkey will attempt to self cast if possible.

Unified Orders with CTRL

Holding down Ctrl when issuing an order makes all units under control perform that action, even if not selected.

Teleport Requires Hold/Stop

Disables moving and casting when using Teleport Scrolls or Boots of Travel to prevent canceling a teleport in progress. The action is instead queued for after the teleport completes. The stop command is required to cancel a teleport when this option is checked.

Right-Click to Force Attack

Right-clicking on a friendly unit will cause your hero to attempt attacking it if possible.

Quick Attack

Pressing the attack command triggers it at the cursor`s location without requiring a click.

Quick Move

Pressing the move command triggers it at the cursor`s location without requiring a click.

Advanced Game

Summoned Unit Auto Attack

• Same as Hero

Has the same auto attack settings as the hero that owns it.

• Never

Will never auto attack units unless explicitly commanded to do so.

• Standard

Will only auto attack after attack moving or casting a spell.

• Always

Automatically move to and attack enemies nearby.

Disable Autoattack When Stop is Held

Units will not attack while Stop is held.

Toggle Autoattack Automatically

Hold forces Autoattack: Never and Stop forces Autoattack: Always.

Quickcast On Key Down

Activate when the button is pressed instead of when the button is released.

Shop Always Uses Hotkeys

Use hotkeys to navigate the shop.

Shop Search Gets Focus On Open

The shop search text will clear and be ready for input whenever the shop menu is opened.

Smart Attack Move

When the attack command is used, the selected units will target enemies nearest to the mouse cursor instead of nearest to the unit`s location.

Auto-repeat Right Mouse

Automatically right clicks when right click is held down.

Use Broadcaster Stats

When spectating a game, show the stats dropdown that the broadcaster is using.

Bring Dota 2 to front when match found

When a match is found, the Dota 2 client is automatically brought into the foreground on your computer.

Bring Dota 2 to front when pick phase begins

When the pick phase begins, the Dota 2 client is automatically brought into the foreground on your computer.

Enable console

Enables the console for advanced users.

Camera

Edge Pan

Moving the cursor to the edge of the screen will move the camera.

Reverse Camera Grip

Reverses the direction of camera movement when using camera grip.

Center Camera on Hero on Respawn

Refocuses the camera on your hero when respawned.

Disable Camera Zoom

Prevents zooming.

Hold Select Hero to Follow

Camera follows the hero when the Select Hero button is held down.

Camera Speed

A slider which adjusts camera movement speed.

Advanced Camera

Left-Click Activates Camera Grip

In addition to the Camera Grip key, left click must also be held down to start camera movement.

Enable Screen Shake

Some spells and stuns shake the camera.

Smoothdrag Camera when Spectating

Camera grip uses smooth motion when used while spectating.

Camera Deceleration

A slider which adjusts the speed at which the camera comes to rest after moving. Larger number means a faster stop.

Minimap

Use Simple Colors in Minimap

Use team colors instead of individual player colors.

Hide Minimap Background

Hides the map details from the minimap.

Use Simple Minimap Background

Uses an alternative minimap that shows the geometry rather than realistic terrain.

Use Extra Large Minimap

Makes the minimap larger.

Use Alt to show Hero icons

When Alt is held, hero icons are shown on the minimap instead of their name.

Invert Alt Toggle

Always shows the Alt held version of heroes on the minimap.

Show Minimap on the Right

Moves the minimap to the right side of the screen.

Minimap Hero Size

A slider which adjusts minimap icon size.

Social

Expose Public Match Data

Allows 3rd party websites such as Dotabuff and Yasp to gather data about your public matches.

Block party invites from non-friends

This setting can be used to prevent strangers` invites.

Hide party status when not in an Open Party

When in a party, others are not notified.

Do not auto-accept invites when in an Open Party

Manually accept or decline party invites when in an open party.

Trade invites from

• Guildmates and Friends
• Friends Only
• Anyone

Network

Network Quality

• I have a Low-end Network
• I have a High-end Network

If you have a low end network connection, setting it to low may improve network performance.

Miscellaneous

Minimap Misclick Protection Time

A slider which adjusts the time before the minimap becomes right-clickable to prevent misclicks.

Double-Tap Self Cast Timeout

A slider which adjust the speed required to register a double tap.

Dynamically Scale Hero Icons in Minimap

Minimap icons change size when grouped close together to prevent overlapping.

Move after Ability Target Cancelled

Move when right clicking to cancel an ability.

Camera Color-shift when Dead

A black and white filter covers the screen when dead.

Display Network Information

Displays Frames Per Second, Ping, and Packet Loss on the top right of the HUD.

Hide Tips on Loading Screens

Hides gameplay tips.

Default Tournament Spoiler Block to On

Hide tournament spoilers by default.