Play the next or previous song in a list in iTunes
01/26/2012
In iTunes, press Right Arrow or Left Arrow when a song is playing to play the next or previous song in a list.
Play the currently selected song from the beginning in iTunes
01/11/2012
In iTunes, to play the currently selected song from the beginning, press Return.
Mute the sound in iTunes
12/24/2011
When playing an item in iTunes, press Option-Command-Down Arrow to mute the sound.
Change or reverse sort order in Cover Flow in iTunes
12/11/2011
In iTunes, when viewing items with Cover Flow, to change or reverse sort order, Control-click an item's artwork then select an option from the pop-up menu.
Show the precise total playback time for a playlist in iTunes
10/12/2011
In iTunes, click the time displayed at the bottom of a playlist window to show the precise total playback time for all of the media contained in it.
Duplicate a playlist in iTunes
10/06/2011
In iTunes, to duplicate a playlist, Control-click it in your iTunes sidebar and choose Duplicate from the pop-up menu.
Create or use a different library in iTunes
08/26/2011
In iTunes, to create or use a different iTunes library, hold down the Option key while opening iTunes then click Create Library or Choose Library.
Tweet about an item found in the iTunes Store
08/20/2011
In iTunes, to post on Twitter a tweet about an item in the iTunes Store, click the down arrow next to its Buy button and choose "Share On Twitter".
Quickly add a song to a playlist in iTunes
07/26/2011
In iTunes, to quickly add a song to a playlist without dragging it, press Control then click the song and select "Add to Playlist" from the menu.
Automatically download purchases from iTunes to other devices
07/11/2011
In iTunes, to enable the automatic download of purchases to other supported devices, do iTunes> Preferences> Store> Automatic Downloads.
Quickly assign a rating to an item in iTunes
06/29/2011
In iTunes, to quickly assign a rating to an item in your iTunes library, press Control then click the item and choose "Rating" from the pop-up menu.
Reset the play count for an item in iTunes
06/22/2011
In iTunes, to reset the play count for a song, podcast, etc. in your library, press Control and click the item, then select "Reset Plays" from the pop-up menu.
Play recently-played items again in iTunes
06/14/2011
In iTunes, to see a list of the last ten items you played, and to replay any one of them, do Controls> Play Recent.
Have all songs and videos play at the same volume level in iTunes
06/08/2011
In iTunes, to have all songs and videos always play at the same relative volume level, do iTunes> Preferences> Playback and select Sound Check.
Quickly delete a playlist in iTunes
05/23/2011
In iTunes, to quickly delete a playlist, bypassing the "Are you sure?" confirmation warning, select it and press Command-Delete.
Show track info in the Visualizer in iTunes
05/13/2011
In iTunes, when a Visualizer is running (via View> Show Visualizer) press "I" on your keyboard to show info for the current track.
Reset equalizer sliders in iTunes
04/23/2011
In iTunes, when manually adjusting the Equalizer settings, click the number at the bottom of any slider to reset its value back to zero.
Quickly jump between panes in the Get Info window in iTunes
04/10/2011
In the "Get Info" window for an item in iTunes, press Command 1-7 to jump between Summary, Info, Video, Sorting, Options, Lyrics and Artwork.
Refresh your Radio list, iTunes DJ list, or a Genius Playlist in iTunes
03/26/2011
In iTunes, to refresh your Radio list, iTunes DJ list, or a Genius Playlist, select it in your iTunes Library then press Command-R.
Expand or collapse all Radio streams in iTunes
03/03/2011
In the Radio section of your iTunes library, Command-click any triangle in the streams list to expand or collapse all triangles at once.
Set the playback start or stop time for an item in iTunes
02/25/2011
In iTunes, to set the playback start or stop time for a selected item, do File> Get Info> Options, then enter a value for Start Time and/or Stop Time.
Get album artwork for songs and albums in iTunes
02/16/2011
In iTunes, to retrieve album artwork for songs and albums in your library, select the items then do Advanced> Get Album Artwork.
Change the size of Album List artwork in iTunes
02/09/2011
In iTunes 10, when viewing as an Album List, Control-click the album's artwork to change its size to small, medium, or large.
Hide the checkboxes next to track names in iTunes
02/02/2011
In iTunes 10, to hide the checkboxes seen to the left of each track name, do iTunes> Preferences> General and uncheck the "Show list checkboxes" option.
Quickly create a Smart Playlist in iTunes
01/22/2011
To create a Smart Playlist in iTunes, Option-click the Add (+) button in the lower left corner of the iTunes window.
Always show closed captioning when available in iTunes
01/16/2011
In iTunes, to always show closed captioning when available, do iTunes> Preferences> Playback and select "Show closed captioning when available”.
Quickly search for items in the iTunes Stores from within iTunes
01/08/2011
In iTunes, type something in the Search box then press Option-Return to search for that item in the iTunes Store, instead of in your iTunes library.
Set iTunes to always play movies and TV shows in full screen
01/01/2011
To set iTunes to always play movies and TV shows in full screen, do iTunes> Preferences> Playback> Play Movies and TV Shows: full screen.
See detailed capacity info for attached devices in iTunes
12/22/2010
In iTunes, when viewing info for an attached iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, click the capacity bar at the bottom to see the exact quantity for each item's category.
Show the location in the iTunes Library of the song currently playing
12/13/2010
In iTunes, to show the location in your iTunes Library of the song that is currently playing, do View> Go to Current Song.
Increase or decrease the volume the volume in iTunes
12/05/2010
When playing an item in iTunes, press Command-Up Arrow or Command-Down Arrow to increase or decrease the volume.
Set a poster frame for a QuickTime movie in iTunes
11/24/2010
While playing a QuickTime movie in iTunes, Control-click it and select "Set Poster Frame" from the pop-up menu to set its poster frame.
Hide certain categories in the iTunes '10 sidebar
11/16/2010
In iTunes 10, to hide the contents of the Devices, Genius, Playlists or Shared categories in the sidebar, move your pointer over them and click "Hide".
Prevent iPods, iPhones or iPads from auto-syncing in iTunes
11/09/2010
In iTunes, to prevent iPods, iPhones or iPads from auto-syncing, do Preferences> Devices> Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPads from syncing automatically.
Get info on the next or previous item in iTunes
11/03/2010
When viewing the Get Info window for an item in iTunes, press Command-N or Command-P to see info for the next or previous item.
Show floating controls over the album artwork in iTunes
10/27/2010
When viewing album artwork in its own window in iTunes 10, move your cursor over the artwork window to show floating iTunes controls.
Reshuffle a playlist in iTunes
10/22/2010
To reshuffle a playlist that is already shuffled in iTunes, Option-click the Shuffle button located at the bottom-left of the iTunes window.
Skip to the next or previous album in an iTunes list
10/12/2010
While playing a song in iTunes, press Option-Right Arrow or Option-Left Arrow to skip to the next or previous album in the list.
View the iTunes Store as a full window
09/01/2010
To view the iTunes Store as a full window in iTunes 9, do iTunes > Preferences > Store > Use full window for iTunes Store.
Switch to the Mini Player view in iTunes 9
08/17/2010
In iTunes 9, to switch to the Mini Player view, click the green expand window button in the top left corner of iTunes, or do View > Switch to Mini Player.
Delete songs from within playlists in iTunes
08/04/2010
In iTunes, select a playlist and press Option-Delete, to delete the playlist AND all of the songs contained within it from your iTunes library.
Automatically add songs to a playlist created in iTunes
07/27/2010
In iTunes, select some songs then Shift-click the "+" button in the lower left corner to create a new playlist with those songs automatically added.
Fast forward or rewind playback in iTunes
06/25/2010
When playing something in iTunes, press Command-Option-right or left arrow to fast-forward or rewind five seconds.
Show or hide columns in the iTunes list view
05/31/2010
When viewing your iTunes library in list view, Control-click on any column heading to select which columns will be displayed.
Quickly fast forward or rewind in iTunes
05/11/2010
When playing items in iTunes on a Mac with a multi-touch trackpad, do a two-finger scroll up or down over the progress bar to fast forward or rewind.
Unsubscribe from a podcast in iTunes
05/03/2010
To unsubscribe from a podcast in iTunes but not actually delete it from your iTunes library, Control-click it and select "Unsubscribe Podcast" from the pop-up.
Show the hard drive location of an item in iTunes
04/21/2010
In iTunes, Control-click on an item in your library and do "Show in Finder" to go to the exact location on your hard drive where the item is located.
Set a song or album to never be played when shuffling in iTunes
04/10/2010
In iTunes 9, to set a song or album to never be played when shuffling, select it, then do File> Get Info> Options> Skip When Shuffling> Yes.
Copy the link to an item in the iTunes Store
04/01/2010
In iTunes 9, Control-click on any item in the iTunes Store and do "Copy Link" from the pop-up menu to copy the direct URL to that item in the store.
Quickly see what iTunes playlist a song is in
03/21/2010
When browsing songs in your main iTunes Library, to see which playlist(s) a song is in, Control-click the song and select "Show in Playlist" from the pop-up.
Find exact duplicates of songs in iTunes
02/27/2010
In iTunes, press the Option key while doing View>Show Duplicates, to find songs that are exact duplicates (all song info matching, not just song names).
Open an iTunes playlist in its own window
02/04/2010
To open an iTunes playlist in its own floating window double-click its icon (or Control-click it and do "Open in New Window").
Change an item's media kind in iTunes
01/14/2010
To change an item's media kind (audiobook, podcast, etc.) in iTunes 9, select it, do File>Get Info then do Options>Media Kind.
Add iTunes radio station streams to playlists
01/12/2010
To save a stream from the list of radio stations in your iTunes Library>Radio simply drag it to your Playlists in the sidebar.
Quickly resize columns in iTunes
01/05/2010
In iTunes list view, Control-click on a column heading and choose "Auto Size All Columns" to resize all of the columns to fit.
