
"Windows Experience Blog" has posted a big list of useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows Media Player in Windows 7. You can use these shortcuts for a variety of activities in Windows Media Player ranging from switching to Player Mode to turning on or off shuffle to shifting between play speeds.
Following is the complete list:
Shortcut Action State Ctrl + 1 Switches to library mode From any mode Ctrl + 2 Switches to skin mode From any mode Ctrl + 3 Switches to player mode From any mode except full screen Ctrl + 7 Add to Play In library mode Ctrl + 8 Add to Burn In library mode Ctrl + 9 Add to Sync In library mode Ctrl + A Selects everything in a list In the library or list Ctrl + B Previous (Item or Chapter) With content playing Ctrl + E Focus on Search text box and switch to library mode if not there Ctrl + F Next (Item or Chapter) With content playing Ctrl + H Turn on/off shuffle mode Ctrl + J Eject In any mode Ctrl + M Toggle menu bar in library In any mode Ctrl + N Create playlist In library mode Ctrl + O Shows Open Dialog In any mode Ctrl + P Play/Pause Toggle With content queued up Ctrl + Q Adds selected track to open list Default is Play list Ctrl + S Stops Playback With content playing Ctrl + T Turn on/off repeat mode In any mode Ctrl + U Shows Open URL Dialog In any mode Ctrl + W Stops playback With content playing or paused Ctrl + Shift + B Rewinds playing content With DVD playing Ctrl + Shift + C Caption On/Off Toggle Playing content which has captions Ctrl + Shift + F Fast forwards playing content With content playing Ctrl + Shift + G Play Speed Fast With content playing Ctrl + Shift + N Play Speed Normal With content playing Ctrl + Shift + S Play Speed Slow With content playing Ctrl + Right Arrow Next playlist in playlist history Focus not on Seek bar Ctrl + Left Arrow Previous playlist in playlist history Focus not on Seek bar Ctrl + Right Arrow Skip forward (large increment) Focus on Seek bar Ctrl + Left Arrow Skip backward (large increment) Focus on Seek bar Shift + Right Arrow Skip forward (small increment) Focus on Seek bar Shift + Left Arrow Skip backward (small increment) Focus on Seek bar Right Arrow Skip forward Focus on Seek bar Left Arrow Skip backward Focus on Seek bar Ctrl + Click Resize player to image In Now Playing mode Escape Return to Now Playing Full Screen Mode F1 Opens Help file In any mode F2 Edit meta data column In library mode with an item selected F4 Switch view mode In library mode, focus in list view F5 Refresh screen Focus on library or in online services F6 Increases album art Focus in list view Shift + F6 Decreases album art Focus in list view F7 Mutes sound In any mode F8 Decrease sound volume In any mode F9 Increases sound volume In any mode F10 Show menu bar in library From any mode Shift + F10 Context menu shortcut In any mode Alt + 1 Video Size 50% In Now Playing or skin mode, with a video playing Alt + 2 Video Size 100% In Now Playing or skin mode, with a video playing Alt + 3 Video Size 200% In Now Playing or skin mode, with a video playing Alt + Enter Full Screen Toggle In Now Playing, skin, or full screen mode
This article was posted in Windows 7.
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