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Keyboard Assistance and Shortcuts

Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

ToPress
Turn up volume
F10
Turn down volume
F9
Mute volume
F8
Open Messenger in Media Center
CTRL+N
Display the Help window
F1
Display an additional menu of actions for a page or item that is selected
CTRL+D
Go in and go out of windowed mode
ALT+ENTER
Move left, right, up, or down
ARROW KEYS
Go to the previous page
PAGE UP
Go to the next page
PAGE DOWN
Go to the last item in a list
END
Go to the first item in a list
HOME
Go back to the previous screen
BACKSPACE
Accept the selection
ENTER
Close Media Center
ALT+F4
Open Media Center or return to the Media Center Start menu
Windows Key+ALT+ENTER
Go to the previous channel
PAGE DOWN
Go to the next channel
PAGE UP
Skip forward 30 second while watching TV
CTRL+F
Skip back 7 seconds while watching TV
CTRL+B
Fast forward live TV or recorded TV
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Rewind live TV or recorded TV
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Play live TV or recorded TV
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Stop recording or stop playing a TV show
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume live TV or recorded TV
CTRL+P
Record a TV show
CTRL+R
Go to live TV
CTRL+T
Go to the Guide
CTRL+G
Go to Recorded TV
CTRL+O
Go to My TV
CTRL+SHIFT+T
Copy a CD
CTRL+R
Fast forward a song
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Skip to the next song
CTRL+F
Replay an audio file or song
CTRL+B
Stop an audio file or song
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause an audio file or song
CTRL+P
Play an audio file or song
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to My Music
CTRL+M
Skip forward
CTRL+F
Skip back
CTRL+B
Resume playing radio
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Stop live radio
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume playing live radio
CTRL+P
Go to Radio
CTRL+A
Zoom a picture in full-screen mode
ENTER
Skip forward to the next picture
RIGHT ARROW
Skip back to the previous picture
LEFT ARROW
Pause a slide show
CTRL+P
Stop a slide show
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Play a slide show
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to My Pictures
CTRL+I
Skip forward 30 seconds in a video
CTRL+F
Skip back 7 seconds in a video
CTRL+B
Fast forward a video
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Rewind a video
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Stop playing a video
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume a video
CTRL+P
Play a video
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to My Videos
CTRL+E
Change the DVD subtitles selection
CTRL+U
Change the DVD audio selection
CTRL+SHIFT+A
Change the DVD angle
ARROW KEYS
Skip forward or go to the next chapter
CTRL+F
Skip back or go to the previous chapter
CTRL+B
Fast forward
CTRL+SHIFT+F
Rewind
CTRL+SHIFT+B
Stop a DVD
CTRL+SHIFT+S
Pause or resume playing a DVD
CTRL+P
Play a DVD
CTRL+SHIFT+P
Go to the DVD menu
CTRL+SHIFT+M
Turn closed captioning on or off
CTRL+SHIFT+C


More Information

Alternative keyboard layouts can be used by those who type with one hand or one finger.

More Keyboard Shortcuts can be found by searching the Help index of a Microsoft product. In Help, type "keyboard shortcuts" in the Answer Wizard or Index boxes, to get a list of keyboard shortcuts.


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