If the left side of the console is not visible, one may need to edit the Fallout_default.ini file in the installation folder. When command entry mode is enabled, the game will pause and the camera will freeze. You may have to change settings over to mouse if you are using a computer-compatible Xbox controller before you can use console commands. The HUD will disappear and you will get a prompt ( |) in the lower left corner of the screen where you can input codes.
(Example: §, ½ or | on Nordic (Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish) keyboards, circumflex ( ^) on German keyboards, ² on French keyboards, \ or | on Italian keyboards, ` on Brazilian keyboards, ' on Turkish keyboards). The key is the top left key under escape, on non-U.S. Other keyboards with different layouts will differ, but the key is usually to the left of 1 or just under the Escape key ( Esc). keyboards, and the not symbol ( ¬') on UK keyboards. The backquote key shifts to tilde ( ~) on U.S. Use the backquote key ( `) while in-game (Unpaused).