Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Media Player 12 on Windows 7

Windows Media Player 12 has completely new User interface as well as many new features. WMP 12 comes as default media player on Windows 7 and has been designed to take advantage of Windows 7 new features like Windows Taskbar, HomeGroup and Jump Lists.

Microsoft Windows blog has planned publish six post each one dedicated to single tip for Windows Media Player. The first post is all above Windows Media Player 12 keyboard shortcuts on Windows 7 only.

Below is a list of keyboard shortcuts which you can use 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. If you’re a keyboard fiend – this list is a must-have.

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