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Animal Crossing: New Leaf eGuide
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Contents

  • How to Play
    • Controls
    • Map and Menus
    • Saving Your Game
    • Loading a Game
    • Time of Day
    • Seasons
    • Being Neighborly
    • Using Tools
    • Earning Bells
  • Shops and Such
    • In Town
    • Main Street
    • Shops to Unlock
  • Catalog
    • Furniture Showcase
      • Furniture Series
      • Themes
      • Furniture Sets
      • Other Furniture
      • Wallpaper
      • Flooring
    • Clothing Catalog
      • Sets and Disguises
      • Tops
      • Bottoms
      • Dresses
      • Headgear
      • Accessories
      • Socks and Tights
      • Footwear
      • Umbrellas
    • Other Items
      • Tools
      • Stationary
      • Seashells
      • Flowers
      • Trees and Shrubs
      • Fruit
      • Mushrooms
      • Ore
      • K.K. Slider Tunes
      • Ballons and Pinwheels
      • Gyroids
    • Museum Donations
      • Art
      • Insects
      • Fish
      • Fossils
  • Mayoral Mirth
    • The Development Permit
    • Ordinances
    • Public Works
  • Home Sweet Home
    • Home Upgrades
    • Home Renovations
    • Decorating Your Home
    • Wowing the HHA
  • Island Action
    • Island Cabana
    • Exploring the Island
    • Heading Home
    • Island Tours
  • Special Events
    • Variable Events
    • Seasonal Events
  • Calendar
    • Introduction
    • January
    • February
    • March
    • April
    • May
    • June
    • July
    • August
    • September
    • October
    • November
    • December
  • Welcome to Town!
    • A Ride with Rover
    • To Town Hall
    • A Talk with Tom Nook
    • Lets Make It Official
    • Isabelles Tips
    • Home at Last
  • Friendly Faces
    • Pillars of the Community
    • Special Visitors
    • Neighbors
    • Favorite Coffee

Animal Crossing: New Leaf Guide › How to Play

Controls

There’s plenty to see and do in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and this chapter teaches you all about the basics. From navigating maps and menus to chatting up neighbors, tool usage, and tips for becoming a Bell-ionaire, you’ll learn all about everyday gameplay here.

Before we get to the good stuff, let’s quickly review the game’s controls. Most interactions are done by tapping the Touch Screen with the stylus, but you can also use the following button commands.

Button Commands
ButtonAction

Menu advance/confirm; use current item; open door; interact

Run; menu cancel

View pockets menu (inventory)

Pick up items

Change view; menu navigation

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Take screenshot
NextMap and Menus