Keyboard controls and shortcuts

How do I type my answers?

• Number keys or the number pad: type the answer. It is checked as soon as it has enough digits.
• Backspace: delete the last digit.
• Delete or C: clear the answer.
• Esc: pause, or in workouts without a pause, ask before quitting.

Digits in other scripts, such as Arabic-Indic, Devanagari and Bengali digits, work too.

How do I move around the app without a mouse?

Use the arrow keys to move between buttons and cards, Enter (or Space) to choose, and Esc to go back or close a card. Tab works too. During a round, the keys belong to the game.

What do the number keys do on the home screen?

In the computer layout, with a home card selected, 1 to 9 jump to a card: 1 to 6 the six quick workouts, 7 World Challenge, 8 Math Run and 9 Galaxy Run. Press Enter to open it. Other computer keys: ? shows all shortcuts, N shows or hides the menu, I the side panel, and F turns full screen on or off.

What are the keys in Galaxy Run?

On the map: the arrow keys choose a planet, 1 to 9 pick one in path order, Enter or Space launches, L opens Top Pilots and M turns sound on or off. In a mission: type the answers, Backspace to undo, Delete to clear, B for a smart bomb, P or Esc to pause.

What are the keys in Prime Raiders?

The arrow keys or A and D steer, Space fires (hold it to keep firing), B drops a smart bomb, and P or Esc pauses. In a math gate, type your answers.

What are the keys in Math Run?

Left and right arrows (or A and D) move, up, W or Space jump, down or S duck. The same direction again makes Doc dash. P or Esc pauses, M turns the sound on or off, and in Practice H or ? uses Show me. At "Keep running?", R keeps running and Esc says no thanks.

How does Brain Age Check work with a keyboard?

Type the sums. In connect the numbers, type each number in order. In the number grid, type a number to pick it, or use the arrows and Space, then Enter when you are done. For the shape, press 1 to 4. Handwritten questions need a mouse, a pen or touch.

What do Enter and Space do on a score screen?

They skip the score build-up. On the keypad workouts' score screen, the keyboard then starts on PLAY AGAIN.