Hola People,


I am playing Skyrim on PC. Previously I played Morrowind on Xbox and Oblivion on PC and xbox a little. But both were a long time ago.

1) How do I quickly change equipment? My main concern is going from Bow and arrow, to sword and shield. I thought there use to be hotkeys for this stuff. But I can't figure it out.

2) I've heard a few of the PCers talk about using an xbox controller. I have xbox 360 controls, how would I go about getting them to work for my PC and Skyrim. I would love to do that. I can't seem to get the hang of the mouse.

3) is it just me or is the menu wierd, and sometimes you have to use the mouse instead of the enter button and vice versa?


Thanks !

1) Put items on your favorites list, then hit the number key you want to bind them too in the favorites menu.

2) Plug in an Xbox controller and turn it on in the menus, it's just that easy.

3) Some things need a mouse, mostly confirmations. 95% of the time though you can just use WASD, Tab and E.

1) Awesome Thank you
2) How do I plug my xbox 360 controller into my PC. Sorry if this is a dumb question. My xbox controllers are the wireless kind
3) Thanks

You need a xbox PC receiver

Personally when I need to use a controller on a game on my PC, I was fortunate enough that my Microsoft wireless headset came with a receiver that works for all my wireless Xbox hardware (controller, wheel, etc)

I will have to look into that. Do the wired xbox controller have a usb that is the same as the computer? I have all wireless xbox gear becuase the xbox is above the tv and wires would really get in the way, but the computer is below the TV so a wired controller wouldn't bother me at all.


I'm still not getting the Favorites. So I have three items as Favorite items now. Shield, Bow and Sword. I go up to the favorites menu and I select them, I hit the number buttons (1-9) and nothing happens. I've tried on the keys above the letters and the number keypad. What am I doing wrong here?

I finally figured out the Favorites / hotkeys on accident.

In your normal items menu you have to add all items you want for a hot key to your favorites.
Then exit out of the menu and hit the Q key
The list of favorites pops up (small menu)
Used W and S to scroll up and down them
Highlight one and assign the number you want by pressing that number (1-8)
That number should immediately appear next to the item in that small menu
tab to exit the menu
Now that number should equip that item

Hope that helps anyone with similar problems.