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This section lists all the hotkeys that are available in CyberLink PowerDVD.

Hotkey

Description

Playback Controls

Ctrl+O

Open media file for playback.

Ctrl+W

Open a media folder for playback.

`

Access the Play Speed Navigator.

B or [

Reverse through media content. Press repeatedly to increase the reverse speed.

E or ,

Pause playback and step backward. Press repeatedly to step backward through video content. Note: this feature is not available for some video file formats.

P

Return to previous chapter or media file in a playlist/folder. Also return to previous song on a music disc.

S

Stop playback.

Space bar

Play/pause media playback.

N

Go to the next chapter or media file in a playlist/folder. Also go to next song on a music disc.

F or ]

Fast forward through media content. Press repeatedly to increase the fast forward speed.

T or .

Pause playback and go to the next frame of video. Press repeatedly to step forward through media one frame at a time.

}

Slow forward through media content. Press repeatedly to increase the slow forward speed.

Q

Mute on/off.

= or +

Increase audio volume.

-

Decrease audio volume.

Ctrl+[

Move subtitle position up.

Ctrl+]

Move subtitle position down.

Ctrl+R

Repeat one or all of the media files in a folder/playlist.

V

Turn music shuffle on/off.

Ctrl+,

Rotate photo 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction.

Ctrl+.

Rotate photo/video 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.

Tab

Show/Hide on screen display (OSD) information.

Menus

M

Provides access to DVD menu controls during DVD playback. During Blu-ray Disc* playback pressing this button will display the pop-up menu.

Ctrl+P

Displays the express menu.

R

Navigate up in menus.

Miscellaneous Hotkeys

F1 or ?

Open PowerDVD help.

0

Switch to mini player during video/photo playback.

1

Window size: 50% video output size.

2

Window size: 100% video output size.

3

Window size: 150% video output size.

4

Window size: 200% video output size.

5

Window size: maximum.

F5

Maximize the CyberLink PowerDVD program.

F9, F10, F11, F12

Red, green, yellow, blue buttons on a remote control.

Left arrow key

Navigate left in menus.

Right arrow key

Navigate right in menus.

Up arrow key

Navigate up in menus.

Down arrow key

Navigate down in menus.

Enter

Accepts the selected option when using the arrow keys to navigate menus.

Ctrl+Shift+A

Open the About PowerDVD window.

Ctrl+Shift+C

Open the PowerDVD settings window.

Ctrl+C or C

Take a photo snapshot.

Ctrl+D

Enable/disable secondary audio for Blu-ray Disc movies.

Ctrl+E

Eject the disc in the selected disc drive.

Ctrl+G

Enable/disable PG textST. When enabled, a BD-ROM player will present either a text subtitle stream or a presentation graphics subtitle stream, when available for a disc title.

Ctrl+K

Enable/disable Closed Captions.

Ctrl+M

Switch to Mini Player mode during music playback.

Ctrl+N

Minimize the CyberLink PowerDVD program.

Ctrl+U

Enable/disable secondary subtitles.

Ctrl+V

Enable/disable secondary video.

Ctrl+W

When the video playback is paused, but the interactive menu is active, this will resume the video.

Ctrl+Y

Change secondary subtitles position (Read-it-Clearly).

Esc

Close active dialog or exit full screen mode.

Ctrl+Up arrow key

Increase screen brightness** by 5 to 10%.

Ctrl+Down arrow key

Decrease screen brightness** by 5 to 10%.

A

Go to next available angle.

D

Toggle OSD playback details on/off.

G

Go to bookmark.

H

Switch among available audio channels.

I

Access PowerDVD upgrade information dialog.

J

Go to the DVD root menu.

K

Switch among karaoke modes.

L

Access a menu that lets you quickly jump to one of the available disc menus.

W

Enable Say-it-Again.

X

Open A-B Repeat dialog window.

Z

Toggle playback to/from full screen mode.

Extra Hotkeys for Special Keyboards

Apps

Displays context menu.

Previous

Time seek previous five seconds.

Next

Time seek next five seconds.

Select

Accepts the selected option.

User Defined (Can be customized in Hotkeys/Mouse Wheel Settings)

Ctrl+Right/Left arrow key

Skip forward 30s/backward 8s (default).

Right/Left arrow key

During video file and YouTube* playback, skip forward 30s/backward 8s (default).

Shift+Right/Left arrow key

Skip forward/backward 2 min (default).

Alt+Right/Left arrow key

Skip forward/backward 5 min (default).

Mouse wheel

Increase/decrease volume (default).

Ctrl+Mouse wheel

Instant zoom (default).

Shift+Mouse wheel

Fast forward/rewind (default).

Note: * this feature is not available in some editions of CyberLink PowerDVD 23. ** increase/decrease brightness amount is dependent on display device's capability. Some display devices do not support the brightness adjustment by CyberLink PowerDVD.

  

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