iTunes 10 for Mac: Keyboard shortcuts

Start or stop playing the selected song

Space bar

Play the currently selected song from the beginning

Return

Move forward or backward within a song

Command-Option-Arrow

Listen to the next or previous album in a list

Option-Right Arrow or Left Arrow

Go to the next or previous 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)

Select or deselect all the songs in a list

Command-click the checkbox next to a song

Create a playlist from a selection of songs

Shift-click the Add (+) button (or drag the songs to the white area of the source pane)

Create a new Smart Playlist

Option-click the Add (+) button

Reshuffle the current playlist

Option-click the Shuffle button

Delete the selected playlist from your source pane without confirming that you want to delete it

Command-Delete

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

Option-Delete

Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists

Option-Delete

Refresh the Radio or iTunes DJ list (when selected, below Library)

Command-R

Refresh a Genius Playlist (when selected, below Genius)

Command-R

Go to the next page in the iTunes Store

Command-Right bracket ( ] )

Go to the previous page in the iTunes Store

Command-Left bracket ( [ )

Initiate a search in the iTunes Store (from anywhere in iTunes)

Type a word or phrase in the Search field and press Option-Return

Check for app updates (when Apps is selected, below Library)

Command-R

Change the song information columns

Control-click a column heading

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

Command-click a triangle

Shrink the iTunes window to show only the playback controls

Click the zoom control in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window

Zoom the window to an ideal size

Option-click the zoom button in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window

See the iTunes window resize while you are resizing it

Command-drag the resize box in the lower-right corner of the window

In the Get Info window, see the info for the next or previous song in the list

Command-N or Command-P

Go to the previous or next pane in the Get Info or Preferences window

Shift-Command-Left Bracket ( [ ) or Shift-Command-Right Bracket ( ] )

Select the search field

Command-Option-F

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)

Choose artwork for the selected video

While the video is playing, press the Control key, click the movie, and choose Set Poster Frame

Prevent iPod from automatically syncing when you connect it to your computer

Press and hold Command-Option as you connect the iPod to your computer until the iPod appears in the iTunes window

Prevent iPhone from automatically syncing when you connect it to your computer

Press and hold Command-Option as you connect the iPhone to your computer until the iPhone appears in the iTunes window

Go to the next or last chapter (if available)

Shift-Command-Right Arrow or Shift-Command-Left Arrow

Open iTunes Preferences

Command-Comma

Hide the iTunes window

Command-H

Hide all other applications

Option-Command-H

Quit iTunes

Command-Q

Create a new playlist

Command-N

Create a new playlist with the selected songs

Shift-Command-N

Create a new Smart Playlist

Option-Command-N

Add a file to your music library

Command-O

Close the iTunes window

Command-W

Open the song or CD Info window for the selected song or CD

Command-I

Show where a song file is located

Shift-Command-R

Show the currently playing song in the list

Command-L

Undo your last typing change while still in edit mode

Command-Z

Cut the selected song’s information or artwork

Command-X

Copy the selected song’s information or artwork

Command-C

Paste the selected song’s information or artwork

Command-V

Select all the songs in the list

Command-A

Deselect all the songs in the list

Shift-Command-A

Hide or show the Artist and Album columns

Command-B

Hide or show the song artwork

Command-G

Open the View Options window for the selected source

Command-J

Start or stop 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

Command-Up Arrow

Decrease the volume

Command-Down Arrow

Mute the sound (song keeps playing)

Option-Command-Down Arrow

Eject a CD

Command-E

Turn the visualizer on or off

Command-T

Switch between visual effects using the entire screen or appearing in the iTunes window (when visualizer is on)

Command-F

Stream audio file at a specific URL to iTunes

Command-U

Display video half size

Command-0

Display video actual size

Command-1

Display video double size

Command-2

Display video to fit screen

Command-3

Display video full screen

Control-Command-F

Exit full-screen view

Command-F

Put the iTunes window in the Dock

Command-M

Open iTunes Help

Command-?

Open iTunes in “safe mode” (without external plug-ins)

Command-Option (while opening iTunes)