Friday, September 23, 2011

Windows Media Player keyboard shortcuts

Windows Media Player keyboard shortcuts


Most features and buttons in Windows Media Player are also accessible using the keyboard. The Player provides a variety of keyboard shortcuts for the more commonly used commands and buttons for controlling the Player. The following table shows the various keyboard shortcuts for the Player.


Video size 50% Alt+1
Video size 100%
Alt+2 Video size 200% Alt+3
Toggle display for full-screen video
Alt+Enter Retrace your steps back through your most recent views in the Player Alt+Left Arrow
Retrace your steps forward through your most recent views in the Player
Alt+Right Arrow Switch to Player Library Ctrl+1
Switch to skin mode
Ctrl+2 Switch to Now Playing mode Ctrl+3
Add to play list
Ctrl+7 Add to burn list Ctrl+8
Add to sync list
Ctrl+9 Previous (item or chapter) Ctrl+B
In the Player Library, put the cursor in the search box
Ctrl+E Next (item or chapter) Ctrl+F

Turn shuffle on or off
Ctrl+H Eject CD or DVD (this doesn't work on computers equipped with two or more CD or DVD disc drives) Ctrl+J
In the Player Library, show or hide the menu bar
Ctrl+M Create a new playlist Ctrl+N
Open a file
Ctrl+O Play or pause playing Ctrl+P
Stop playing
Ctrl+S Turn repeat on or off Ctrl+T
Specify a URL or path to a file
Ctrl+U Close or stop playing a file Ctrl+W
Restart video
Ctrl+Shift+B Turn captions and subtitles on or off Ctrl+Shift+C
Fast-forward through video or music
Ctrl+Shift+F Use a fast play speed Ctrl+Shift+G
Play at normal speed
Ctrl+Shift+N Use a slow play speed Ctrl+Shift+S
Display Windows Media Player Help
F1 Edit media information on a selected item in the Player Library F2
Switch the view of items in the details pane
F4 Increase the size of album art F6
Decrease the size of album art
Shift+F6 Mute the volume F7
Decrease the volume
F8 Increase the volume F9

Some keyboard shortcuts only work when the Player is in a certain mode or when you play certain media types. For example, the shortcuts for changing the video size only work when you are viewing videos or pictures in Now Playing mode.

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