Apple it allows you to perform every function in roughly four ways from the command line, through the graphical interface, menuBar, to command shortcuts. Of course, iTunes 11 also brings the possibility of using keyboard shortcuts, which we will now look at. Of course, all the keyboard shortcuts we know from OS X are still functional. You can see the complete overview of keyboard shortcuts in OS X in the article A complete overview of keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS X. Keyboard shortcuts can be used whenever you have iTunes active and information about iTunes 11 is displayed in the menuBar. If you are currently in another window or application, the keyboard shortcuts always only work for that application and will not work in iTunes 11.
Navigation
- spacebar pause/start playback
- Option+Return adds the current track to the current playlist
- Command+. cancels the current action
- Command+Right Arrow you go to the next track
- Command+Left Arrow you go to the previous track
- Command+Up Arrow will increase the volume
- Command+Down Arrow mutes the volume
- Command+Option+S show/hide sidebar
- Command+/ shows/hides the status bar
Special features
- Cmd+Option+3 displays/minimalises MiniPlayer
- Cmd+Option+M switches iTunes to MiniPlayer
- Cmd+Option+2 displays the equalizer
- Cmd+Option+U will display the track list
Access to individual libraries
- Cmd+1 will display the music library
- Cmd+2 will display the movie library
- Cmd+3 will display a library of series
- Cmd+4 will show podcasts
- Cmd+5 will show iTunes U
- Cmd+6 will also displayBooks
- Cmd+7 will display applications
- Cmd+Shift+H goes to iTunes Store
