Keyboard controls
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Keymapping specific to your particular installation can be observed in Keyboard.xml in the System folder of your installation.
Common platform-independent keymapping
| Key | Global | Video playback | Music visualisation | Pictures slideshow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Audio offset | |||
| B | ||||
| C | Contextual menu | |||
| D | ||||
| E | ||||
| F | Fast forward | Fast forward | Fast forward | |
| G | ||||
| H | ||||
| I | Media info | Media info | Media info | |
| J | ||||
| K | ||||
| L | Next Subtitle | Lock Preset | ||
| M | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
| N | "Now playing" playlist | |||
| O | Displays CPU usage & video diagnostic info |
Codec info | ||
| P | Play | Play | Visualisation preset list | |
| Q | Queue | |||
| R | Rewind | Rewind | Rewind | |
| S | Shutdown menu | Show preset | ||
| T | Toggle subtitles on and off | Codec Info | ||
| U | ||||
| V | Visualisation settings | |||
| W | Marked as watched | |||
| X | Stop | Stop | ||
| Y | ||||
| Z | Zoom/aspect ratio | |||
| Space | Pause/Play | Pause/Play | Pause/Play | |
| Left-arrow | Left | Step back | Previous | |
| Right-arrow | Right | Step forward | Next | |
| Up-arrow | Up | Big step forward | Increase rating | |
| Down-arrow | Down | Big step back | Decrease rating | |
| Page Up | Page up | |||
| Page Down | Page down | |||
| Enter (Return) | Select | OSD controls | OSD controls | |
| Backspace | Back | |||
| Esc | Home menu | Exit full screen | ||
| period . | Skip forward | Skip forward | Skip forward | |
| comma , | Skip backward | Skip backward | Skip backward | |
| " | Small step back (7sec) | |||
| Tab | Toggles fullscreen modes | Toggles fullscreen modes | ||
| Print Screen | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot |
| - | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down |
| + | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
| \ | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode |
| [ | Big step forward, or next chapter | |||
| ] | Big step backward, or previous chapter |
Global common 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 |
Platform specific keymapping
Live and Linux keymapping
'Windows' Application key: Context menu
Mac keymapping
⌘Q to close
⌘H and ⌘M to iconize
⌘F to toggle fullscreen
⌘S to take screenshots inside XBMC
Windows keymapping
'Windows' Application key: Context menu