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. For more Windows keyboard shortcuts, see Keyboard shortcuts.

Note

• 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.
  For more information about the Player's different modes, see Getting started with Windows Media Player.

To do this	Use this keyboard shortcut
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
Select all in list pane	Ctrl+A
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
Previous playlist	Ctrl+Left Arrow
Next playlist	Ctrl+Right Arrow
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
Show menu bar in Player Library	F10
Show shortcut menu	Shift+F10