iTunes -Keyboard Shortcuts

Playback shortcuts


Play the selected song immediately

Enter


Listen to the next or previous album in a list

Shift-Control-Alt-Right Arrow or Left Arrow


Rewind or fast-forward to the next 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


Create a new Smart Playlist

Shift-click the Add (+) button


Reshuffle the current playlist

Shift-click the Shuffle button


Delete the selected playlist from your Source list without confirming that you want to delete it

Control-Delete


Delete the selected playlist and all the songs it contains from your library

Shift-Delete


Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists

Shift-Delete



Music Store shortcuts


Go to the next page in the Music Store

Control-Right bracket (])


Go to the previous page in the Music Store

Control-Left bracket ([)



File and window shortcuts


Check or uncheck all the songs in a list

Control-click the checkbox next to a song


Change the song information columns you see

Using the right mouse button, click a column heading


Expand or collapse all the triangles in the Radio's Stream list

Control-click a triangle


Zoom the window to an ideal size

Shift-double-click the title bar


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)


Refresh the Radio or Party Shuffle list

F5 key



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 playlist with the selected songs

Control-Shift-N


Create a new Smart Playlist

Control-Alt-N


Add a file to the Library

Control-O


Close the iTunes window

Control-W


Import a song, playlist, or library file

Control-Shift-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


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

Control-Shift-A


Hide or Show the Artist and Album columns

Control-B


Hide or Show the song artwork

Control-G


Open the View Options window for the selected source

Control-J


Open iTunes preferences

Control-comma


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-Shift-Down Arrow


Eject a CD

Control-E


Visualizer menu shortcuts


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


Advanced menu shortcuts


Switch to the mini player window

Control-M


Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes