DVD Player keyboard shortcuts and gestures
You can control DVD Player by using the onscreen controls, keyboard shortcuts, and gestures. If a shortcut doesn’t work for you, the DVD may not support that feature. For information about using the onscreen controls, see Play a DVD or DVD movie file.
Action | Shortcut or gesture |
|---|---|
Play or pause | Space bar |
Stop | Command-Period (.) |
Eject DVD | Command-E |
Skip to next chapter | Right Arrow |
Skip to previous chapter | Left Arrow |
Scan forward (repeat to cycle through speeds) | Command-Right Arrow or two-finger swipe |
Scan backward (repeat to cycle through speeds) | Command-Left Arrow or two-finger swipe |
Step forward one frame (pause movie first) | Right Arrow |
Skip backward 5 seconds | Option-Command-Left Arrow |
Skip ahead 5 seconds | Option-Command-Right Arrow |
Volume up | Command-Up Arrow |
Volume down | Command-Down Arrow |
Mute on or off | Option-Command-Down Arrow |
Turn closed captioning on or off | Option-Command-T |
Set the Viewer window size | Command-0 (half normal size) Command-1 (actual size) Command-2 (double size) Command-3 (fit to screen) |
Enter or exit full-screen mode | Command-F Control-Command-F |
Show or hide the Bookmarks/Chapters window | Command-B |
Show or hide the Video Zoom, Video Color, or Audio Equalizer window | Command-K |
Add bookmark | Command-Equal Sign (=) |
Show or hide the Controller | Option-Command-C |
Open or close the Control Drawer | Command-Right Bracket (]) |
Go to beginning of disc | Shift-Command-D |
Go to DVD menu | Command-D |
DVD menu shortcuts | Use arrow keys to highlight menu items, then press Return to select a menu item. |