If you're listening to music in Windows Media Player 11, don't reach for your mouse. Instead, use these quick keyboard shortcuts.
Open Help F1 Edit media information F2 Add media files to the library F3 Refresh information in the panes F5 Increase the size of album art F6 Mute the volume F7 Decrease the volume F8 Increase the volume F9 Show the classic menus (menu bar) F10 Switch to full-screen mode F11 Zoom to 50 percent Alt+1 Zoom to 100 percent Alt+2 Zoom to 200 percent Alt+3 Switch to full mode Ctrl+1 Switch to skin mode Ctrl+2 Play the previous item Ctrl+B Move the focus to the search box Ctrl+E Play the next item Ctrl+F Turn shuffle on or off Ctrl+H Eject CD or DVD Ctrl+J Show or hide the menu bar in full mode Ctrl+M Create a playlist Ctrl+N Open a file Ctrl+O Play or pause a file Ctrl+P Stop playback Ctrl+S Repeat the playlist Ctrl+T Specify either a URL or a path of a file Ctrl+U Close or stop playing a file Ctrl+W Decrease the size of album art Shift+F6 Show video full screen Alt+Enter Rewind video Ctrl+Shift+B Turn captions and subtitles on or off Ctrl+Shift+C Fast-forward through video or music Ctrl+Shift+F Play faster than normal speed Ctrl+Shift+G Play at normal speed Ctrl+Shift+N Play slower than normal speed Ctrl+Shift+S Switch to the previous view Alt+Left Arrow Switch to the next view Alt+Right Arrow