ITUNES 8.X FOR WINDOWS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS (Edited/Formatted by Mark Taylor) The following information has been compiled, edited, and formatted for those reading with either a screen reader, screen magnifier, or refreshable Braille device. KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in iTunes. To find the shortcuts for common commands, look in the menus (or see the list at the bottom of this page). Many items in iTunes (for example, songs and column headings) also have contextual menus. To see a contextual menu, Control-click or right-click the item. To turn on full keyboard navigation, choose Edit > Preferences, click General, and select “Enable full keyboard navigation.” Some screen readers override keyboard combinations built into iTunes; check the screen reader documentation for instructions on customizing key combinations. To do an action, press the shortcut keys indicated below. PLAYBACK SHORTCUTS Play the selected song immediately Enter Key. Move forward or backward within a song Control-Alt-Arrow. Listen to the next or previous album in a list Alt-Right Arrow or Left Arrow (or Alt-click the Skip Forward or Skip Backward controls in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window). Go to the next or previous song in a list Left Arrow or Right Arrow (or click the Skip Forward or Skip Backward controls in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window). LIBRARY AND PLAYLIST SHORTCUTS Select or deselect all the songs in a list Control-click the checkbox next to a song. Create a playlist from a selection of songs Shift-click the Add (Plus) button (Or drag the songs to the white area of the source pane). Create a new Smart Playlist Shift-click the Add (Plus) button Reshuffle the current playlist Alt-click the Shuffle button. Refresh the Radio or iTunes DJ list (when selected, below Library) F5. ITUNES STORE SHORTCUTS Go to the next page in the iTunes Store Control-Right bracket key. Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store Control-Left bracket ke. Check for new podcast episodes (when Podcasts is selected, below Library) F5. Initiate a search in the iTunes Store (from anywhere in iTunes) Type in Search field and press Shift-Return. Open the Store menu Alt-S. FILE AND WINDOW SHORTCUTS Expand or collapse all the triangles in the Radio's Stream list Control-click a triangle. Shrink the iTunes window to show only the playback controls Control-M. In the Get Info window, see the info for the next or previous song in the list Control-N or Control-P. Select the search field Control-Alt-F. See more options when a visual effect is showing Press ?, then press the indicated key to use an option (not all visual effects support this). Choose artwork for the selected video While the video is playing, press the Control key, click the movie, and then choose Set Poster Frame. IPOD SHORTCUTS Prevent iPod from automatically updating when you connect it to your computer Shift-Control as you connect the iPod to your computer (hold the keys down until the iPod appears in the iTunes window). IPHONE SHORTCUTS Prevent iPhone from automatically updating when you connect it to your computer Shift-Control as you connect the iPhone to your computer (hold the keys down until the iPod appears in the iTunes window). SPOKEN WORD SHORTCUTS Go to the next or last chapter (if available) Control-Shift-Right Arrow or Left Arrow. FILE MENU SHORTCUTS Create a new playlist Control-N. Create a new folder Shift-Control-N. Add a file to your music library Control-O. Close the iTunes window Control-W. Import a song, playlist, or library file Shift-Control-O. Open the song or CD Info window for the selected song or CD Control-I. Show where a song file is located Control-R. Show the currently playing song in the list Control-L. EDIT MENU SHORTCUTS Open iTunes preferences Control-comma. Undo your last typing change while still in edit mode Control-Z. Cut the selected song's information or artwork Control-X. Copy the selected song's information or artwork Control-C. Paste the selected song's information or artwork Control-V. Select all the songs in the list Control-A. Deselect all the songs in the list Shift-Control-A. CONTROLS MENU SHORTCUTS Stop or start playing the selected song Space Bar. When a song is playing, play the next song in a list Right Arrow. When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list Left Arrow. Increase the volume Control-Up Arrow. Decrease the volume Control-Down Arrow. Mute the sound (song keeps playing) Control-Alt-Down Arrow. Eject a CD Control-E. WINDOW MENU SHORTCUTS Eject a CD Control-E. VIEW MENU SHORTCUTS Hide or show the Browser (Artist and Album columns) Control-B. Hide or show song artwork Control-G. Turn the visualizer on or off Control-T. Switch between visual effects taking up the entire screen or appearing in the iTunes window (when visualizer is on) Control-F. Open the View Options window for the selected source Control-J. ADVANCED MENU SHORTCUTS Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes Control-U. HELP MENU SHORTCUTS Open iTunes Help Control-Question Mark Key. GENERAL SHORTCUTS Open iTunes in "safe mode" (without external plug-ins) Control-Shift (while opening iTunes). Edit the name of the currently selected item F2. Refresh source list F5. Interrupt the current process (burning a CD, syncing, converting a file, and so on) Control-Break.