This is part one of a six-part series where I'll share with you my keyboard shortcut cheat sheets for the most popular Home Theater PC programs available. First up is for Windows MCE and Vista Media Center. The majority of commands are the same for these two versions, but I'm showing them side-by-side for comparison reasons.
Other HTPC Software Cheat Sheets:
Windows Vista Media Center and XP MCE Cheat Sheet
Beyond TV and Beyond Media Cheat Sheet
GBPVR Cheat Sheet: Coming Soon
Mac Front Row Cheat Sheet: Coming Soon
MythTV Cheat Sheet: Coming Soon
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| Microsoft XP MCE & Vista Media Center Cheat Sheet | ||||
| Home: | Community & Forums: | Downloads: | ||
| www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/ | http://thegreenbutton.com/ | http://thegreenbutton.com/files/ | ||
| Vista Media Center | XP MCE | |||
| Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Open Windows Media Center or return to the Windows Media Center start screen | Windows Key+ALT+ENTER | Windows Key+ALT+ENTER | ||
| Close Windows Media Center | ALT+F4 | ALT+F4 | ||
| Accept the selection | ENTER | ENTER | ||
| Go back to the previous screen | BACKSPACE | BACKSPACE | ||
| Go to the first item in a list | HOME | HOME | ||
| Go to the last item in a list | END | END | ||
| Go to the next page | PAGE DOWN | PAGE DOWN | ||
| Go to the previous page | PAGE UP | PAGE UP | ||
| Move left, right, up, or down | ARROW KEYS | ARROW KEYS | ||
| Go in and go out of windowed mode | ALT+ENTER | ALT+ENTER | ||
| Audio Control Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Mute volume | F8 | F8 | ||
| Turn down volume | F9 | F9 | ||
| Turn up volume | F10 | F10 | ||
| Turn on or turn off closed captioning | CTRL+SHIFT+C | CTRL+SHIFT+C | ||
| Go to Music | CTRL+M | CTRL+M | ||
| Play an audio file or song | CTRL+SHIFT+P | CTRL+SHIFT+P | ||
| Pause or resume an audio file or song | CTRL+P | CTRL+P | ||
| Replay an audio file or song | CTRL+B | CTRL+B | ||
| Skip to the next song | CTRL+F | CTRL+F | ||
| Fast forward a song | CTRL+SHIFT+F | CTRL+SHIFT+F | ||
| Rip a CD | CTRL+R | CTRL+R | ||
| Display the context menu | CTRL+D | CTRL+D | ||
| Control the TV Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Go to Recorded TV | CTRL+O | CTRL+O | ||
| Go to the Guide | CTRL+G | CTRL+G | ||
| Go to live TV | CTRL+T | CTRL+T | ||
| Record a TV show | CTRL+R | CTRL+R | ||
| Pause or resume live TV or recorded TV | CTRL+P | CTRL+P | ||
| Stop recording or stop playing a TV show | CTRL+SHIFT+S | CTRL+SHIFT+S | ||
| Resume playing a TV show | CTRL+SHIFT+P | CTRL+SHIFT+P | ||
| Rewind live TV or recorded TV | CTRL+SHIFT+B | CTRL+SHIFT+B | ||
| Fast forward live TV or recorded TV | CTRL+SHIFT+F | CTRL+SHIFT+F | ||
| Skip back | CTRL+B | CTRL+B | ||
| Skip forward | CTRL+F | CTRL+F | ||
| Display the context menu | CTRL+D | CTRL+D | ||
| Go to the next channel | PAGE UP | PAGE UP | ||
| Go to the previous channel | PAGE DOWN | PAGE DOWN | ||
| Go to the last channel viewed | ENTER | |||
| Radio Control Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Go to Radio | CTRL+A | CTRL+A | ||
| Pause or resume live radio | CTRL+P | CTRL+P | ||
| Stop live radio | CTRL+SHIFT+S | CTRL+SHIFT+S | ||
| Resume playing radio | CTRL+SHIFT+P | CTRL+SHIFT+P | ||
| Skip back | CTRL+B | CTRL+B | ||
| Skip forward | CTRL+F | CTRL+F | ||
| Display the context menu | CTRL+D | CTRL+D | ||
| Picture Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Go to Pictures | CTRL+I | CTRL+I | ||
| Zoom a picture in Picture Details | ENTER | ENTER | ||
| Play a slide show | CTRL+SHIFT+P | CTRL+SHIFT+P | ||
| Stop a slide show | CTRL+SHIFT+S | CTRL+SHIFT+S | ||
| Pause a slide show | CTRL+P | CTRL+P | ||
| Skip back to the previous picture | UP ARROW or LEFT ARROW | UP ARROW or LEFT ARROW | ||
| Skip forward to the next picture | DOWN ARROW or RIGHT ARROW | DOWN ARROW or RIGHT ARROW | ||
| Display the context menu | CTRL+D | CTRL+D | ||
| Video Playback Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Go to Videos | CTRL+E | CTRL+E | ||
| Play | CTRL+SHIFT+P | CTRL+SHIFT+P | ||
| Pause | CTRL+P | CTRL+P | ||
| Stop | CTRL+SHIFT+S | CTRL+SHIFT+S | ||
| Rewind | CTRL+SHIFT+B | CTRL+SHIFT+B | ||
| Fast forward | CTRL+SHIFT+F | CTRL+SHIFT+F | ||
| Skip back | CTRL+B | CTRL+B | ||
| Skip forward | CTRL+F | CTRL+F | ||
| Play DVD's Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Go to the DVD menu | CTRL+SHIFT+M | CTRL+SHIFT+M | ||
| Play | CTRL+SHIFT+P | CTRL+SHIFT+P | ||
| Pause | CTRL+P | CTRL+P | ||
| Stop | CTRL+SHIFT+S | CTRL+SHIFT+S | ||
| Rewind | CTRL+SHIFT+B | CTRL+SHIFT+B | ||
| Fast forward | CTRL+SHIFT+F | CTRL+SHIFT+F | ||
| Go to the previous chapter | CTRL+B | CTRL+B | ||
| Go to the next chapter | CTRL+F | CTRL+F | ||
| Change the DVD angle | ARROW KEYS | ARROW KEYS | ||
| Change the DVD audio selection | CTRL+SHIFT+A | CTRL+SHIFT+A | ||
| Change the DVD subtitles selection | CTRL+U | CTRL+U | ||
| Other MediaCenter Keyboard Shortcuts | ||||
| Open Messenger | N/A | CTRL+N | ||
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Coming Next is a Cheat Sheet for the free, open source HTPC Software, Media Portal
