Windows Media Player 10 Keyboard Shortcuts

By using a combination of keystrokes, you can perform tasks with this software that would otherwise require a mouse or other pointing device. You can use these keyboard shortcuts to select commands, buttons, and menus.

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To do this	Use this keyboard shortcut
Hide the menu	ALT
Zoom to 50 percent	ALT+1
Zoom to 100 percent	ALT+2
Zoom to 200 percent	ALT+3
Show or hide album information in the Rip feature	ALT+A
Start burning a CD in the Burn feature	ALT+B
Rip music from a CD to your computer in the Rip feature - or - Change synchronization settings in the Sync feature	ALT+C
Show video in full screen	ALT+ENTER
Show the File menu	ALT+F
Quit the program in the current window	ALT+F4
Show the anchor window menu	ALT+F6, ALT
Show the Help menu	ALT+H
Show or hide album information in your library - or - Show or hide media information in the Rip feature	ALT+I
Save a new or changed playlist to your library	ALT+L, A
Show a list of items to burn to CD in the List pane in your library	ALT+L, B
Select the columns to be shown in your library	ALT+L, C
Show a playlist from your library in the List pane.	ALT+L, E
Shuffle items in the List Pane in your library	ALT+L, H
Create a playlist or auto playlist in the List pane in your library	ALT+L, N
Show or hide the List pane in your library - or - Sort items in the list by name, artist, album, rating, or file name in your library - or - Show a list of items to synchronize to a portable device in the List pane in your library	ALT+L, S
Edit items in the List pane by using the Edit Playlist dialog box in your library	ALT+L, U
Activate double-clicking to add selected items to the List pane in your library	ALT+O, A
Show a list of items to burn to CD in the List pane in your library	ALT+O, B
Select the columns to be shown in your library	ALT+O, C
Select items in the Details pane of your library that contain media information for the selected sort order	ALT+O, G
Activate double-clicking to play only selected items in a playlist in your library.	ALT+O, I
Activate double-clicking to play all items in a playlist in your library	ALT+O, P
Play items in the Now Playing list repeatedly in your library	ALT+O, R
Show or hide the List pane in your library	ALT+O, S
Show a list of items to play in the List pane in your library	ALT+O, W
Show the Play menu	ALT+P
Search for items in your library that include the text in the Search box - or - Start or stop synchronization in the Sync feature - or - Stop ripping music in the Rip feature - or - Stop burning a CD in the Burn feature - or - Access and download more skins in the Skin Chooser feature	ALT+S
Restore the Player from mini Player mode	ALT+SHIFT+P
Show the Tools menu	ALT+T
Show the View menu	ALT+V
Go to the Features taskbar features	ALT+V, G
Move left or right or up or down on menus or lists	Arrow keys
Switch to full mode	CTRL+1
Switch to skin mode	CTRL+2
Select or clear check boxes for multiple items that are not contiguous	CTRL+arrow keys, SPACEBAR
Play the previous item	CTRL+B
Edit the current playlist on the File menu	CTRL+D
Eject the CD or DVD on the Play menu	CTRL+E
Play the next item	CTRL+F
Shuffle the playlist on the Play menu or the Skin shortcut menu	CTRL+H
Capture a still image from a DVD on the View menu	CTRL+I
Show the menu bar in full mode	CTRL+M
Create a playlist on the File menu	CTRL+N
Open a file on the Skin shortcut menu or the File menu - or - Open or play a file in the Anchor window	CTRL+O
Play or pause a file	CTRL+P
Stop playback	CTRL+S
Rewind (not available for all files)	CTRL+SHIFT+B
Turn captions and subtitles on or off	CTRL+SHIFT+C
Play faster than normal speed (time compression)	CTRL+SHIFT+G
Play slower than normal speed (time expansion)	CTRL+SHIFT+S
Repeat the playlist	CTRL+T
Switch between the inner and outer areas of the Player	CTRL+TAB
Specify either a URL or path of a file	CTRL+U
Close or stop playing a file on the File menu	CTRL+W
Delete a selected item in the Sync feature	DELETE
Select the next item in the list	DOWN ARROW
Play an item - or - Carry out the command for the selected item or button - or - Go to the selected link	ENTER
Hide the menu	ESC
Open Help	F1
Search specified locations for digital media files	F3
Refresh the information in the panes in the Sync feature	F5
Mute the volume	F8
Decrease the volume	F9
Select or clear contiguous check boxes	SHIFT+arrow keys, SPACEBAR
Show the shortcut menu for the selected item	SHIFT+F10
Select the previous area	SHIFT+TAB
Select or clear a check box - or - Play an item - or - Carry out the command for the selected item or button - or - Go to the selected link	SPACEBAR
Select the next area	TAB
Select the previous item in the list	UP ARROW

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