How to Use Hot Keys in Age of Empires

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Pause the game.

   You can pause any AoE game by hitting Escape.
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   Step 2: Pause the game and produce the Pause menu.

   If you want to quickly pause any Age of Empires game and bring up the game’s Pause menu, use the hotkey F10 (Fn 10). , You can quickly close Age of Empires by pressing Alt + F4. , Press Enter during the game to bring up the chat window where you can type messages to your rivals and allies. , You can view help by pressing F1. , To quickly kill your own unit, select it and then press the Delete button on your keyboard.
   
   This also applies to buildings.
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   Step 3: Close Age of Empires.

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   Step 4: Go to your game help menu.

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   Step 5: Kill a unit.

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