Apple iTunes 7.3 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

Playback shortcuts
Enter	Play the selected song immediately
Ctrl-Alt-Arrow	Move forward or backward within a song
Alt-Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Listen to the next or previous album in a list (or Alt-click the Skip Forward or Skip Backward controls in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window)
Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Go to the next or previous song in a list (or click the Skip Forward or Skip Backward controls in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window)
Library and playlist shortcuts
Ctrl-click the checkbox next to a song	Select or deselect all the songs in a list (add or remove all checkboxes)
Alt-click the Add (+) button	Create a playlist from a selection of songs
Shft-click the Add (+) button	Create a new Smart Playlist
Alt-click the Shuffle button	Reshuffle the current playlist
F5	Refresh the Radio or Party Shuffle list (when selected, below Library)
iTunes Store shortcuts
Ctrl-Right bracket ( ] )	Go to the next page in the iTunes Store
Ctrl-Left bracket ( [ )	Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store
F5	Check for new podcast episodes (when Podcasts is selected, below Library)
File and window shortcuts
Ctrl-click a triangle	Expand or collapse all the triangles in the Radio's Stream list
Ctrl-M	Shrink the iTunes window to show only the playback controls
Ctrl-N or Ctrl-P	In the Get Info window, see the info for the next or previous song in the list
Ctrl-Alt-F	Select the search field
Press ?, then press the indicated key to use an optn (not all visual effects support this)	See more options when a visual effect is showing
While the video is playing, right-click the movie, and then choose Set Poster Frame	Choose artwork for the selected video
iPod shortcuts
Shft-Ctrl as you connect the iPod to your computer (hold the keys down until the iPod appears in the iTunes window)	Prevent iPod from automatically updating when you connect it to your computer
iPhone shortcuts
Shft-Ctrl as you connect the iPhone to your computer (hold the keys down until the iPhone appears in the iTunes window)	Prevent iPhone from automatically syncing when you connect it to your computer
Spoken word shortcuts
Ctrl-Shft-Right Arrow or Left Arrow	Go to the next or last chapter (if available)
File menu shortcuts
Ctrl-N	Create a new playlist
Shft-Ctrl-N	Create a new folder
Ctrl-O	Add a file to your music library
Ctrl-W	Close the iTunes window
Shft-Ctrl-O	Import a song, playlist, or library file
Ctrl-I	Open the song or CD Info window for the selected song or CD
Ctrl-R	Show where a song file is located
Ctrl-L	Show the currently playing song in the list
Edit menu shortcuts
Ctrl-comma	Open iTunes preferences
Ctrl-Z	Undo your last typing change while still in edit mode
Ctrl-X	Cut the selected item's information or artwork
Ctrl-C	Copy the selected item's information or artwork
Ctrl-V	Paste the selected item's information or artwork
Ctrl-A	Select all the items in a list
Shft-Ctrl-A	Deselect all the items in a list
Controls menu shortcuts
Space Bar	Stop or start playing the selected song
Right Arrow	When a song is playing, play the next song in a list
Left Arrow	When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list
Ctrl-Up Arrow	Increase the volume
Ctrl-Down Arrow	Decrease the volume
Ctrl-Alt-Down Arrow	Mute the sound (song keeps playing)
Ctrl-E	Eject a CD
View menu shortcuts
Ctrl-B	Hide or show the Browser (Artist and Album columns)
Ctrl-G	Hide or show song artwork
Ctrl-T	Turn the visualizer on or off
Ctrl-F	Switch between visual effects taking up the entire screen or appearing in the iTunes window (when visualizer is on)
Ctrl-J	Open the View Options window for the selected source
Advanced menu shortcuts
Ctrl-U	Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes
Help menu shortcuts
Ctrl-?	Open iTunes Help

 

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