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Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows Media Center
Just about every common command you’ll use when working with Windows
Media Center has a keyboard shortcut. Using shortcut keys, you can quickly
accomplish any common task, view pictures, and control radio, TV, audio, and
video. Table 29-9 lists general keyboard shortcuts for when you are working with
Windows Media Center.
Table 29-10 lists keyboard shortcuts for when you are working with audio in Win-
dows Media Center.
Table 29-9. General keyboard shortcuts in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Accept the selection Enter
Close Windows Media Center Alt-F4
Go back to the previous screen Backspace
Go in and go out of windowed mode Alt-Enter
Go to the first item in a list Home
Go to the last item in a list End
Go to the next page Page Down
Go to the previous page Page Up
Move left, right, up, or down Arrow keys
Open Windows Media Center or return to the Windows
Media Center Start screen
Windows key-Alt-Enter
Table 29-10. Audio controls in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Display the context menu Ctrl-D
Fast-forward a song Ctrl-Shift-F
Go to Music Ctrl-M
Mute volume F8
Pause or resume an audio file or song Ctrl-P
Play an audio file or song Ctrl-Shift-P
Replay an audio file or song Ctrl-B
Rip a CD Ctrl-R
Skip to the next song Ctrl-F
Turn down volume F9
Turn on or turn off closed captioning Ctrl-Shift-C
Turn up volume F10
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Table 29-11 lists keyboard shortcuts for when you are working with TV in Windows
Media Center.
Table 29-12 lists keyboard shortcuts for when you are working with radio in Win-
dows Media Center.
Table 29-13 lists keyboard shortcuts for when you are viewing pictures in Windows
Media Center.
Table 29-11. TV controls in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Display the context menu Ctrl-D
Fast-forward live TV or recorded TV Ctrl-Shift-F
Go to live TV Ctrl-T
Go to recorded TV Ctrl-O
Go to the Guide Ctrl-G
Go to the next channel Page Up
Go to the previous channel Page Down
Pause or resume live TV or recorded TV Ctrl-P
Record a TV show Ctrl-R
Resume playing a TV show Ctrl-Shift-P
Rewind live TV or recorded TV Ctrl-Shift-B
Skip back Ctrl-B
Skip forward Ctrl-F
Stop recording or stop playing a TV show Ctrl-Shift-S
Table 29-12. Radio controls in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Display the context menu Ctrl-D
Go to Radio Ctrl-A
Pause or resume live radio Ctrl-P
Resume playing radio Ctrl-Shift-P
Skip back Ctrl-B
Skip forward Ctrl-F
Stop live radio Ctrl-Shift-S
Table 29-13. Picture viewing options in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Display the context menu Ctrl-D
Go to Pictures Ctrl-I
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Table 29-14 lists keyboard shortcuts for when you are viewing recorded videos in
Windows Media Center.
Table 29-15 lists keyboard shortcuts for when you are playing DVDs in Windows
Media Center.
Pause a slide show Ctrl-P
Play a slide show Ctrl-Shift-P
Skip back to the previous picture Up arrow or left arrow
Skip forward to the next picture Down arrow or right arrow
Stop a slide show Ctrl-Shift-S
Zoom a picture in Picture Details Enter
Table 29-14. Video viewing options in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Fast-forward Ctrl-Shift-F
Go to Videos Ctrl-E
Pause Ctrl-P
Play Ctrl-Shift-P
Rewind Ctrl-Shift-B
Skip back Ctrl-B
Skip forward Ctrl-F
Stop Ctrl-Shift-S
Table 29-15. DVD playing options in Windows Media Center
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Change the DVD angle Arrow keys
Change the DVD audio selection Ctrl-Shift-A
Change the DVD subtitles selection Ctrl-U
Fast-forward Ctrl-Shift-F
Go to the DVD menu Ctrl-Shift-M
Go to the next chapter Ctrl-F
Go to the previous chapter Ctrl-B
Pause Ctrl-P
Play Ctrl-Shift-P
Rewind Ctrl-Shift-B
Stop Ctrl-Shift-S
Table 29-13. Picture viewing options in Windows Media Center (continued)
To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
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