Action Keys

Ctrl Key: Makes your character Attack.
Alt Key: Makes your character Jump.

E Key: Brings up the Equipment screen.
I Key: Brings up the Item screen.
K Key: Brings up the Skill screen.
M Key: Brings up the Minimap screen.
Q Key: Brings up the Quest screen.
R Key: Brings up the Party screen.
S Key: Brings up the Stats screen.
W Key: Brings up the World Map screen.
X Key: Makes your character Sit. (has to be standing in front of a bench)
Z Key: Makes your character pick up an item on the ground.

[ Key: Brings the Shortcut screen up.
] Key: Brings the Quick Slot screen up.
0 Key: Makes your character pick up an item on the ground.


Facial Expression Keys

F1 Key: Frowning face.
F2 Key: Smiling face.
F3 Key: Whistling face.
F4 Key: Crying face.
F5 Key: Angry face.
F6 Key: Confused face.
F7 Key: What the...? face.

NOTE: You can set potions and other useable items to the keys over in the Quick
      slot box. Unless you do this you have to double-click your mouse to use
      an item.

LV. --: This is what your level is... duh.
HP [----/----]: This is how many hit points you have and how many you have
                left.
MP [----/----]: This is how much mana you have and how much you have left.
EXP. ---- [--.--%]: This is how many experience points you have gained so far
                    and what percent you are till the next level.

     The box above this is the message area and you can see what people are
saying and even get ingame tips from Maple Story. You can also type in your own
text and talk to people.

Red Dot: Tells you when one of your friends is online.
Blue Dot: Tells you when someone requests to by your friend, or trade with you.
3 Colored Squares: Tells you when you have a new note.

Key Setting: Brings up the Key Settings screen when you can change what the
             keys on you keyboard do.
Quick Slot: Brings up the little Quick Slot screen which lets you asign skills
            or useable items to close keys for quick useage.

Cash Shop: Brings you to the Cash Shop where you can buy things with "Cash".
           You can't use Mesos here and you have to spend your own money on
           Cash but this allows you to get things from your character that
           you can't get normaly ingame. (Not done in Global yet)
Menu: Brings up a little screen where you can pick from the following:
      -Change Channel: You can pick to go to a different channel.
      -Game Option: You can change different things about the game like not
                    getting Privet Messages anymore.
      -System Option: Lets you change some setting about the game like lowering
                      the quality of the background to make the game run better
                      on less powerful computers.
      -Quit Game: Take a guess...

Very useful

this is a very helpful guide for newbies maybe u should also post suggested ap point placement and skill point placement 4 different types too