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) Move (File manager) |
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 Rename (File manager) |
Rewind | Rewind | ||||
| S | Shutdown menu | Show preset | |||||
| Ctrl+S | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot | ||||
| 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 Now playing playlist (video and music listings) Highlight (File manager) |
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 | ||||
| Ctrl+← | Variable seek backwards | Variable seek backwards | |||||
| Ctrl+→ | Variable seek forward | Variable seek forward | |||||
| Ctrl+↑ | Move subtitles up | ||||||
| Ctrl+↓ | Move subtitles down | ||||||
| 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 | CTRL+END | Exit XBMC (Only on Home Screen) | ||||
| 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