iPod: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals)

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).

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.

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).

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.

Previous/Next Music Store page

Mac : -left bracket ( [ ), -right bracket ( ] ).

Windows : Ctrl+right bracket ( ] ), +left bracket ( [ ).

Return to the Music Store home

Home key

Previous/Next chapter

Mac : Shift-left arrow, -right arrow.

Windows : Ctrl+Shift+left arrow, +right arrow.

Open iTunes Preferences

-comma.

Hide iTunes

-H.

Quit iTunes

-Q.

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.

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.

Visual effects on/off

Mac : -T.

Windows : Ctrl+T.

Expand visual effects to full screen

Mac : -F.

Windows : Ctrl+F.

Stream audio file from a specific URL

Mac : -U.

Windows : Ctrl+U.

Switch to Mini Player (Windows only)

Ctrl+M.

Minimize iTunes window to the Dock

-M.

View the main iTunes window

-1.

View the Equalizer window

-2.

Open iTunes & Music Store Help

Mac : -?.

Windows : F1.