Keyboard controls
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Keyboard controls
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Common default keyboard controls
A full list of keyboard controls can be found at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/Frodo/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml
| Key | Global | Video playback | Music visualisation |
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| 0 (zero) | Go between the two last channels (live TV) | ||
| A | Audio delay control | ||
| B | Live TV: Schedule recording timers | Live TV: Schedule recording timers | |
| C | Contextual menu | Playlist | |
| D | Move item down (Playlist editor Template:Gotham note) | ||
| E | Live TV EPG/TV guide | Live TV EPG/TV guide | |
| F | Fast forward | Fast forward | Fast forward |
| H | Live TV channels window | Live TV channels window | |
| I | Info | Info | Info |
| J | Live TV: Radio channels window | Live TV: Radio channels window | |
| K | Live TV recordings window | Live TV recordings window | |
| L | Next subtitle | Lock preset | |
| M | Player controls (OSD) (if something is playing) | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
| N | "Now playing" playlist | ||
| O | Displays CPU usage & video diagnostic info |
Codec info | Codec/Visualisation info |
| P | Play | Play | Visualisation preset list |
| Q | Queue | ||
| R | Rewind | Rewind | Rewind |
| S | Shutdown menu | Show preset | |
| T | Toggle subtitles on and off | ||
| Ctrl+T | Subtitle delay control | ||
| U | Move item up (Playlist editor Template:Gotham note) | ||
| V | Teletext | Visualisation settings | |
| W | Marked as watched / unwatched | ||
| X | Stop | Stop | Stop |
| Y | Template:Gotham note | Template:Gotham note | Template:Gotham note |
| Z | Zoom/aspect ratio | ||
| Space | Pause/Play | Pause/Play | Pause/Play |
| ← | Left |
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Previous |
| → | Right |
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Next |
| ↑ | Up |
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Increase rating |
| ↓ | Down |
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Decrease rating |
| PageUp | Page up | ||
| PageDown | Page down | ||
| ↵ Enter return | Select | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
| ← Backspace | Back | ||
| Esc | Previous menu OR Home screen | Exit full screen | |
| . period | Skip forward | Step forward 30 seconds | Skip forward |
| , comma | Skip backward | Step backward 30 seconds | Skip backward |
| ' quote | Small step backwards 7 seconds | ||
| Tab ⇆ | Fullscreen mode | Fullscreen mode | Fullscreen mode |
| PrintSrc | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot |
| - minus | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down |
| + plus | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
| = equals | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
| \ backslash | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode |
| [ left bracket | Step forward 10min OR Next chapter | ||
| ] right bracket | Step backward 10min OR Previous chapter | ||
| END | Exit XBMC (Only on Home Screen) v.11 Eden | ||
| CTRL+END | Exit XBMC (Only on Home Screen) v.12 Frodo | ||
| DEL | Delete file (if enabled in settings) | Remove from playlist (Playlist editor only) | Remove from playlist (Playlist editor only) |
| Home | Jump to the top of the menu (..) | ||
| [numbers] then Return | Jump to that time in playback. E.g,, 1234+return will jump to 12 minutes and 34 seconds. |
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| ⇧ Shift+LETTER | Jump to that letter in a list |
Mouse controls
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| Left Click on item | Select |
| Middle Click on item | Queue to playlist |
| Right Click on item | Context menu |
| Right Click on blank area | Back |
| Mouse Wheel Up | Up |
| Mouse Wheel Down | Down |
Picture slide show controls
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| 0 | Zoom Normal (100%) |
| 1 | Zoom Level 1 |
| 2 | Zoom Level 2 |
| 3 | Zoom Level 3 |
| 4 | Zoom Level 4 |
| 5 | Zoom Level 5 |
| 6 | Zoom Level 6 |
| 7 | Zoom Level 7 |
| 8 | Zoom Level 8 |
| 9 | Zoom Level 9 |
| R | Rotate |
| T | Info (EXif data) |
| . period | Next picture |
| , comma | Previous picture |
| + plus | Zoom in |
| - minus | Zoom out |
Platform specific controls
Windows, Live, and Linux
⊞ Win (Windows key): Contextual menu
Mac
⌘ Cmd+Q to quit
⌘ Cmd+H and ⌘ Cmd+M to hide/minimize to the dock
⌘ Cmd+F to toggle fullscreen
⌘ Cmd+S to take screenshots inside XBMC