Windows Media Player 9 Series 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 Copy from CD feature | ALT+A |
Copy tracks in the Copy from CD feature | ALT+C |
Show the Add button menu in the Media Library feature | ALT+D |
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 album information in the Copy from CD feature | ALT+I |
Cancel copying in the Copy to CD or Device feature | ALT+L |
Search Media Library | ALT+N |
Show the Play menu | ALT+P |
Stop copying in the Copy from CD 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 in the Media Library feature or on the File menu | CTRL+N |
Open a file on the Skin shortcut menu or the File menu
| 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 |
Fast-forward (not available for all files) | CTRL+SHIFT+F |
Play faster than normal speed (time compression) | CTRL+SHIFT+G |
Autohide the menu bar in full mode | CTRL+SHIFT+M |
Play at normal speed | CTRL+SHIFT+N |
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 Copy to CD or Device feature | DELETE |
Select the next item in the list | DOWN ARROW |
Play an item
| ENTER |
Hide the menu | ESC |
Open Help | F1 |
Increase the volume | F10 |
Search specified locations for digital media files | F3 |
Refresh the information in the panes in the Copy to CD or Device 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
| SPACEBAR |
Select the next area | TAB |
Select the previous item in the list | UP ARROW |
