Town control.
To enter the town, select it with your cursor (key "*") and press "5". Initially, you shall move to the "Map" inset. By pressing "0" you can switch between insets "Map" ->> "Units" ->> "Science"
The "Map" inset will let you build and upgrade edifices and train new units. To start the building, you should pick the suitable place and move your cursor there. Under the town map there will be shown amounts of resources you can mine there. Press "5" twice and choose the building from the list.
If you have enough gold and minerals in treasury, the building shall begin. You can watch the progress by status bar which is located in the lower part of the building site.
To upgrade the building, move the cursor to the outdated one, press "5" and select the "Upgrade" option.
To start the unit creation, place cursor at center of the town, twice hit the "5" key and choose the unit type.
The process of unit creation will be displayed at "Map" and "Units" insets, and also you can see the status bar of readiness in the lower part of the picture.
From the "Units" inset you may control the units which reside in the town at the moment. You may have a look at their properties, switch them to the defense mode or drive them out of the town. For that, use "4" or "6" keys to move the cursor and pick the needed unit by pressing "5".
On the "Science" inset you may watch the development of new building or unit, and also change the subject of development by pressing "5"