- What's up.`
This is Tariq here from my SMARTBikeTrainers.com
Zwift allows you to do all kinds
of things with a keyboard.
So if you run it on a PC or a Mac,
then you want to stick around and watch this video.
I'm going to walk you through
a number of keyboard shortcuts
that will take your zwifting experience up a notch.
And if you find this video helpful
or learn about a new shortcut or two,
I would appreciate it if you hit the like
button to help support what I do,
and also subscribe if you'd like to see
more content like this.
So I'll run you through the function keys first
and some of the actions you can do with them
then we'll move on to camera angle shortcut
and then we'll move on to the menu shortcuts,
and we'll end it with workout specific shortcuts.
The elbow flick.
If you do not know what the elbow flick is,
it is a sign that you give
when you are in a pace line
and in the front with the pack
and you no longer want to pull.
A flick of the elbow will alert
the rider behind you that it is their turn to pull through.
You've probably seen the elbow flick icon
in the action bar menu or the companion app.
But a quick way to trigger the elbow flick
is by pressing the F1 key on your keyboard.
Hopefully if you are pulling in a pace line,
the rider behind you knows what the elbow flick is
or he might just think that you are airing your underarm.
The F2 key is a shortcut to wave to other riders.
Just a little nice gesture to other riders
when you pass them, press that F2 key.
The F3 to F7 will give various sounds, like "ride on".
- Ride on.
- [Tariq] By pressing the F3, the F4 key for...
- Hammer time.
- [Tariq] The F5 is...
- Nice.
- [Tariq] The F6 is...
- Bring it.
- [Tariq] And my favorite is the F7.
- I'm toast.
- [Tariq] If you press the F8,
you will hear a little bell ring.
(bell ringing)
Yes, even the TRON bike has a bell ring.
The F10 allows you to take a screenshot,
and it will save it to your computer or your phone,
if you have those with companion app running.
You'll also have the option to upload it
to your Strava as well.
So when you see something you like,
hit that F10 key for a quick screenshot.
Moving on to number keys.
The number keys will change your view
and what you are looking at, at the screen.
It allows you to use different camera angles,
If you want to take a really cool screenshot
or look around you and just get a different perspective
of your avatar and riders around you.
The number 1 key is your default view
that you see when you start Zwift.
The number 2 key will zoom in closer to your avatar.
And the number 3 key will give you your point of view,
so no handlebar or anything like that.
Number 4 gives you a side view of your avatar.
And the number 5 key is a low angle
free floating chase camera view.
The number 6 key is a view
from the front to see who is behind you.
And the number 7 is a side by or a side fly by camera view.
And the number 8 is a chopper chase perspective view,
with the helicopter sound and everything,
just like what you see on TV.
The number 9 key is an overhead top-down view angle,
and so you can see all the action around you.
The number 0 key is a drone view.
This is my favorite camera they have.
You can use the arrow keys
on your keyboard to move the camera angle
to go all the way around you or up and down.
Also the plus and minus keys will zoom in and out.
This is my favorite key
when I want to capture different view angles
and you are in control of it.
Oh, and all these camera angles
are also available in fan view mode.
So, if you are spying on someone or your competitor,
and want to take a good screenshot
of your avatar passing him or her, you can do that too
in the fan view mode.
(upbeat music)
Moving on to the lottery keys,
and we'll start with the letter,
you guessed it, the letter A.
The letter A will do two things.
It's a quick way to take you to the device pairing screen.
It will also stop your avatar from moving.
It's like pressing the brakes,
and why would you want to press a brakes in Zwift?
This is good to know,
because Zwift does not allow you to switch bikes
if your avatar is moving.
So if you want to quickly switch bikes in game,
say you are in a race and you want to switch
to a gravel bike or a lighter bike
to gear up for a long climb,
pressing the A button will stop your avatar
within few seconds and take you to the pairing screen,
press the escape key and that will take you back.
And then you can just press the T key,
on your keyboard to take you to the gear menu
selection screen, where you can change bikes,
wheel, clothes or use your sweat drops
to buy a whole a new bike or wheels.
The M button will bring up the chat menu,
if you want to send a quick group text message.
The P key will bring up the promotion code menu.
This is where you can unlock certain custom gear,
but you will have to have a specific code to do that.
So, let's say you joined a team
and they want to give you their clothes or their uniform.
You can just come here and enter the code
that they gave you.
The G button is a shortcut to bring up
the power and heart rate graph when in sim riding mode.
If you get a power up,
press the space bar, and that should activate it.
(upbeat music)
On to the arrow keys.
The down arrow key will initiate a U-turn.
Your avatar has to be moving faster
than three miles per hour
and no riders are blocking you from turning
for you to be able to make a U-turn.
The right key will select the right route,
if you get our route selection menu.
And the left key will select the left route,
if you have a route selection menu.
(upbeat music)
Okay, moving on to workout specific shortcut keys.
If you are in workout mode,
and if you do not know what workout mode is,
or how to be in workout mode,
when you log into Zwift and pair your devices,
in the right menu, there is this training button.
If you click on it,
it will take you to this workout selection screen
where you can select a workout to do.
If you select one of these workouts,
then you are in workout mode,
and you should see this interval screen on the left side.
You can also get to the workout
selection screen by pressing the E Button
on your keyboard when riding,
and you will be taken directly
to the workout selection screen.
You won't lose your ride when you do that,
and what I mean by that is,
say you rode for one hour,
then you decided to do a structured workout.
You can press the E button on your keyboard
to go to the workout selection menu,
and select a workout,
and when you are all done Zwift
will save your full ride as one file or one ride,
rather than split them into two different rides.
When you are in workout mode,
you have these intervals and you have workout intensity.
100% mean you are doing the workout
as prescribed in relation to your FTP value.
If you want to lower the intensity
of your workout or increase it,
you can share this value by up to 10%,
and you can do that by pressing the page up
or page down keys on your keyboard.
And if you have a Mac, hold down the function key
and press the arrow up or arrow down keys.
If you have a smart bike trainer
and you decide to disable ERG mode,
you can do that by pressing the up key to bring
up the action bar menu and then move to the ERG button
and hit the return key on your keyboard,
now your ERG mode is disabled.
Now, if you want to increase or decrease resistance
on your smart trainer, press the plus or minus keys
on your keyboard, and you should see this orange bar on top.
That's your resistance bar.
And the final key is, the escape key.
When you are all done riding and want to exit,
just press that escape button on your keyboard,
and get to the Zwift save rides screen,
save your ride, and that's all.
Also the escape key usually it takes you one screen back,
so let's say you are in the workout selection screen,
or pairing screen,
you can press escape key to take you back to your avatar.
These are all the keys that I know of.
If I miss a shortcut,
let me know down in the comment section.
Okay, one final tip for you.
This is not a keyboard shortcut,
but as Zwift companion app shortcut
that I wanted to mention,
on your companion app, as you are riding.
on the map screen, you should see this white circle
around you or your position on the map.
If you don't see it, that means you are zoomed out too
much.
Tap on the plus button to zoom in
and that white circle should appear.
If you tap on it, it should give ride on's
to up to five people or five is Zwifters around you.
After you tap, you must wait a few seconds
before that circle come back again
and you can tap on it to give more ride on's.
Okay, That's all I have for you today.
Hope you find this video helpful.
Oh, one more thing.
This t-shirt has all the Zwift keyboard
shortcuts that I talked about,
and I will leave a link
to where you can get one for yourself below
in the description, right below the like button.
Also, I will link to all the shortcuts that I talked about
where you can even download a PDF file,
and a keyboard, a graphic image for your reference.
Okay, there you have it.
Hopefully find this guide useful.
If you did give this video a like to help this channel,
and if you are still watching and have not subscribed yet
then you know what to do.
Thank you for watching and see you in the next video.