| Playback shortcuts | |
| Return | Play the selected song immediately |
| Optn-Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Listen to the next or previous album in a list (or Option-click the Skip Forward or Skip Backward controls in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window) |
| Cmnd-Left Arrow or Right Arrow | Rewind or fast-forward to the next 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 | |
| Shft-click the Add (+) button | Create a playlist from a selection of songs (You can also drag the songs to the white area of the Source list.) |
| Optn-click the Add (+) button | Create a new Smart Playlist |
| Optn-click the Shuffle button | Reshuffle the current playlist |
| Cmnd-Delete | Delete the selected playlist from your Source list without confirming that you want to delete it |
| Optn-Delete | Delete the selected playlist and all the songs it contains from your library |
| Optn-Delete | Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists |
| Music Store shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-Right bracket (]) | Go to the next page in the Music Store |
| Cmnd-Left bracket ([) | Go to the previous page in the Music Store |
| File and window shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-click the checkbox next to a song | Check or uncheck all the songs in a list |
| Ctrl-click a column heading | Change the song information columns you see |
| Cmnd-click a triangle | Expand or collapse all the triangles in the Radio's Stream list |
| Click the zoom ctrl in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window | Shrink the iTunes window to show only the playback controls |
| Optn-click the zoom ctrl in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window | Zoom the window to an ideal size |
| Cmnd-drag the resize box in the lower-right corner of the window | See the iTunes window resize while you are resizing it |
| Cmnd-N or Cmnd-P | In the Get Info window, see the info for the next or previous song in the list |
| Cmnd-click left bracket ( [ ) or right bracket ( ] ) | Go to the previous or next pane in the Get Info or Preferences window |
| 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 |
| iPod shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-Optn as you connect the iPod to your computer | Prevent iPod from automatically updating when you connect it to your computer (hold the keys down until the iPod appears in the iTunes Source list) |
| Audible shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-Shft-Right Arrow or Left Arrow | Go to the next or last chapter (if available) |
| iTunes menu shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-comma | Open iTunes preferences |
| Cmnd- H | Hide the iTunes window |
| Optn-Cmnd-H | Hide all other applications |
| Cmnd-Q | Quit the iTunes application |
| File menu shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-N | Create a new playlist |
| Shft-Cmnd-N | Create a new playlist with the selected songs |
| Optn-Cmnd-N | Create a new Smart Playlist |
| Cmnd-O | Add a file to the Library |
| Cmnd-W | Close the iTunes window |
| Shft-Cmnd-O | Import a song, playlist, or library file |
| Cmnd-I | Open the song or CD Info window for the selected song or CD |
| Cmnd-R | Show where a song file is located |
| Cmnd-L | Show the currently playing song in the list |
| Edit menu shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-Z | Undo your last action |
| Cmnd-X | Cut the selected song's information |
| Cmnd-C | Copy the selected song's information |
| Cmnd-V | Paste the selected song's information |
| Cmnd-A | Select all the songs in the list |
| Shft-Cmnd-A | Deselect all the songs in the list |
| Cmnd-B | Hide or Show the Artist and Album columns |
| Cmnd-G | Hide or Show the song artwork |
| Cmnd-J | Open the View Options window for the selected source |
| Controls menu shortcuts | |
| Space Bar | Stop or start playing the selected song |
| Cmnd-Right Arrow | When a song is playing, play the next song in a list |
| Cmnd-Left Arrow | When a song is playing, play the previous song in a list |
| Cmnd-Up Arrow | Increase the volume |
| Cmnd-Down Arrow | Decrease the volume |
| Optn-Cmnd-Down Arrow | Mute the sound (song keeps playing) |
| Cmnd-E | Eject a CD |
| Visualizer menu shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-T | Turn the visualizer on or off |
| Cmnd-F | Make visual effects take up the entire screen (when visualizer is on) |
| Advanced menu shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-U | Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes |
| Window menu shortcuts | |
| Cmnd-M | Put the iTunes window in the Dock |
| Cmnd-1 | View the iTunes window |
| Cmnd-2 | View the Equalizer window |
| Help menu functions | |
| Cmnd-? | Open iTunes and Music Store Help |
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Keyboard Shortcut Database
