Windows Movie Maker keyboard shortcutsShortcut keys are available for many of the commands in Windows Movie Maker. You can quickly accomplish common tasks by using shortcut keys.
The general order of the keyboard shortcuts in the table is similar to the order of the menu commands on the File menu, then on the Edit menu, and so on. Most keyboard shortcuts have matching menu commands. You can also use the command line to perform some tasks in Windows Movie Maker. Some command line commands are listed in the second table. The following table provides the keyboard shortcuts you can use in Windows Movie Maker. Create a new project | CTRL+N | Open an existing project | CTRL+O | Save a project | CTRL+S | Save a project with a new name | F12 | Publish a movie | CTRL+P | Import video from a digital video camera | CTRL+R | Import an existing digital media file | CTRL+I | Undo the last action | CTRL+Z | Redo the last undone action | CTRL+Y | Cut | CTRL+X | Copy | CTRL+C | Paste | CTRL+V | Delete | DELETE | Select all clips | CTRL+A | Rename a collection or clip | F2 | Clear the storyboard/timeline | CTRL+DELETE | Switch between the storyboard and the timeline | CTRL+T | Zoom in on the timeline | PAGE DOWN | Zoom out on the timeline | PAGE UP | Zoom the timeline to fit on the screen | F9 | Expand the Video track when it is selected in the timeline | + | Collapse the Video track when it is selected in the timeline | - | Add selected clips to the storyboard/timeline | CTRL+D | Play video in full screen | ALT+ENTER | Set start trim point | I | Set end trim point | O | Clear trim points | U | Select clip trim handle | ALT+SHIFT+UP/DOWN ARROW | Trim clip edge left | ALT+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW | Trim clip edge right | ALT+SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW | Split a clip | M | Combine contiguous clips | N | Nudges clip to the left | CTRL+SHIFT+B | Nudges clip to the right | CTRL+SHIFT+N | Play or pause clip | K | Stop playback on the storyboard/timeline | CTRL+K | Play content on the storyboard/timeline | CTRL+W | Rewind and go to the beginning of the storyboard/timeline | CTRL+Q | Back | CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW | Forward | CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW | Previous frame | J | Next frame | L | Display Help topics | F1 | Select previous item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane) | LEFT ARROW | Select next item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane) | RIGHT ARROW | Select item above (on a timeline track or in the Contents pane) | UP ARROW | Select item below (on a timeline track or in the Contents pane) | DOWN ARROW | Go to the first item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane) | HOME | Go to the last item (on a timeline track, on the storyboard, or in the Contents pane) | END |
The following table provides the commands you can use from the Run command for Windows Movie Maker. Import a file into Windows Movie Maker | moviemk.exe "drive letter:\folder name\file name.file name extension" | moviemk.exe "C:\OurTrip\Ellen Swimming.jpg" | Open a project file | moviemk.exe "drive letter:\folder name\file name.mswmm" | moviemk.exe "C:\Birthday\Birthday Video.mswmm" |
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