A.9 Keyboard Shortcuts for iTunes 4

Shortcuts for playing songs	Keystroke
Play the selected song right now	Mac : Return or Space bar. Windows : Enter or Space bar.
Play next or previous album	Mac : Option-right arrow or -left arrow (or Option-click the or buttons in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window). Windows : Shift+Ctrl+Alt+right arrow or +left arrow.
Next/previous song	Mac : -left arrow or -right arrow (or -click the or buttons). Windows : Ctrl+left or +right arrow (or Ctrl-click the or buttons in the iTunes window).
Shortcuts for Library and playlist windows
Create a playlist from selected songs	Mac : Shift-click the + button (or drag songs to an empty spot in the Source list). Windows : Ctrl+Shift+N (or drag songs to an empty spot in the Source list).
Create a new Smart Playlist	Mac : Option-click the + button beneath the Source list. Windows : Shift-click the + button.
Reshuffle the current playlist	Mac : Option-click the Shuffle button. Windows : Shift-click the Shuffle button.
Delete selected playlist without confirmation box	Mac : -Delete. Windows : Ctrl+Delete.
Delete selected playlist and all songs in it	Mac : Option-Delete. Windows : Shift+Delete.
Delete selected song from library and all playlists	Mac : Option-Delete. Windows : Shift+Delete.
Shortcuts for files and windows
Select or deselect all the songs in a list	Mac : -click any checkbox in the list. Windows : Ctrl-click any checkbox.
Change the song information columns	Mac : Control-click a column title to summon pop-up list of possible columns. Windows : Right-click a column title.
Expand or collapse all the triangles in Radio list	Mac : -click a triangle. Windows : Ctrl-click a triangle.
Smoother, outline-only window resizing	Mac : -drag the resize box in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window.
Expand iTunes window to optimal size	Windows : Shift-double-click the iTunes window title bar.
Go to the next/previous track in Get Info window	Mac : -N, -P. Windows : Ctrl-Left Arrow (Artwork tab only).
Next/Previous pane of Get Info or Prefs window	Mac : -left bracket ( [ ) or -right bracket ( ] ). Windows : Left or Right Arrow key (Get Info box only).
See more options for a visual effect onscreen	Press / or ?, then press the desired key to use its option (not all visual effects can do this).
iPod shortcuts
Prevent iPod from automatically updating	Mac : Press -Option as you connect the iPod to your Mac until it appears in the Source list. Windows : Press Shift+Ctrl+Alt as you connect the iPod to your PC until it appears in the Source list.
Music Store
Previous/Next Music Store page	Mac : -left bracket ( [ ), -right bracket ( ] ). Windows : Ctrl+right bracket ( ] ), +left bracket ( [ ).
Return to the Music Store home	Home key
Audible files
Previous/Next chapter	Mac : Shift-left arrow, -right arrow. Windows : Ctrl+Shift+left arrow, +right arrow.
Application menu (Macintosh)
Open iTunes Preferences	-comma.
Hide iTunes	-H.
Quit iTunes	-Q.
File menu
New playlist	Mac : -N. Windows : Ctrl+N.
New playlist from selected songs	Mac : Shift- -N. Windows : Ctrl+Shft+N.
New Smart Playlist	Mac : Option- -N. Windows : Ctrl+Alt+N.
Add file (from hard drive) to the Library	Mac : -O. Windows : Ctrl+O.
Close iTunes window	Mac : -W. Windows : Ctrl+W.
Import a song, playlist, or library file	Mac : Shift- -O. Windows : Ctrl+Shift+O.
Open Info window for selected song or CD	Mac : -I. Windows : Ctrl+I.
Show hard drive location of a song file	Mac : -R. Windows : Ctrl+R.
Show the currently playing song in the list	Mac : -L. Windows : Ctrl+L.
Controls menu
Play/Stop	Space bar
Play previous/next song in the playlist (Mac). Windows: Ctrl+left arrow, +right arrow.	Mac : -left arrow, -right arrow.
Volume down/up Windows : Ctrl+down arrow, +up arrow.	Mac : -down arrow, -up arrow.
Mute Windows : Ctrl+Shift+down arrow.	Mac : Option- -down arrow.
Eject a CD	Mac : -E. Windows : Ctrl+E.
Visualizer menu
Visual effects on/off	Mac : -T. Windows : Ctrl+T.
Expand visual effects to full screen	Mac : -F. Windows : Ctrl+F.
Advanced menu
Stream audio file from a specific URL	Mac : -U. Windows : Ctrl+U.
Switch to Mini Player (Windows only)	Ctrl+M.
Window menu (Macintosh only)
Minimize iTunes window to the Dock	-M.
View the main iTunes window	-1.
View the Equalizer window	-2.
Help menu
Open iTunes & Music Store Help	Mac : -?. Windows : F1.