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Using keyboard shortcuts

By using the following keyboard shortcuts in Windows Media File Editor, you can quickly accomplish many common tasks.

To do this… Use this keyboard shortcut…
Display context-sensitive Help. F1
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Switch between tabs. CTRL+TAB
Scroll up one item in a list. UP ARROW
Scroll down one item in a list. DOWN ARROW
Dismiss a dialog box (Cancel). ESC
Move forward through the values of a drop-down list. UP ARROW
Move backwards through the values of a drop-down list. DOWN ARROW
Cut the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard. CTRL+X
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard. CTRL+C
Paste the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location. CTRL+V
Close current window. ALT+F4
Display shortcut menu. SHIFT+F10
Select or clear the selection of an item. SPACEBAR
Display shortcut keys. ALT
Switch to High Contrast mode. LEFT ALT+LEFT SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN

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