iTunes - a powerful application that has long gone beyond a simple music player. Now this processor, which is responsible for playing back a song, listen to podcasts, view films and lectures, purchase applications and other digital content, data synchronization iOS-devices.
Issue commands to this monster, you can use the mouse and using the menu bar. However, the most effective way - is to control with the keyboard. The following are the most useful keyboard shortcuts for working with iTunes, which is very useful to know:
Command-L
When you listen to the song and at the same time go to other sections of iTunes (store, podcasts, iTunes U), as quickly as possible to go back to the playlist to the song itself? Just click Command-L
Command-B
You can delve into the library using browser columns (Column Browser), which is caused by hot keys Command-B
. It looks something like this:
Click View → Browser columns (View → Column Browser), you can change that should display the browser - a list of artists, albums, composers, or genres. I confess that for a long time I did not know about the existence of the Browser columns. Previously, to group the composition of the actor, I used smart playlists.
Command-I
Highlight the track or tracks of the group, and press Command-I
. A window appears with information about the composition. Here you can make changes, add lyrics, change parameters (eg increase / decrease the playback volume).
From the Command-1 through Command-7
The logical continuation of the previous hotkey. Switch to a tab dialog box, click (with the "Survey" to "cover"), you can use the keyboard Command-1, Command-2
etc.
Command-Shift-N
If you have selected several songs and want to make them in a playlist, press Command-Shift-N
. Will only give the name of the playlist.
Command-Shift-M
You can reduce the iTunes window, turning it into a Mini Player. To do this, just click Command-Shift-M
. And if in the settings window of the program indicate "Keep Mini Player on top of other windows", you can control playback and while working in other programs (iTunes → Preferences → Advanced).
Command-Option-3, Command-Option-4, Command-Option-5 and Command-Option-6
Using these shortcuts, you can switch between different types of library view (list, album list, a grid, Cover Flow).
Command-T
This hotkey causes the iTunes visualizer.
Command-Shift-R
Sometimes, listening to a song that you want to share with a friend. How to quickly find a file on the disk? press Command-Shift-R
. This opens a Finder window with the file.
You know some useful keyboard shortcut? Share with readers in the comments. And do not forget about the article "To restore order in your iTunes library".
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