Keyboard shortcuts in the Microsoft Clipchamp video player
Applies To

Many users find that using an external keyboard with keyboard shortcuts for navigating in ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​the Microsoft Clipchamp video player helps them work more efficiently. For users with mobility or vision disabilities, keyboard shortcuts are an essential alternative to using a mouse.

Notes: 

  • The shortcuts in this topic refer to the US keyboard layout. Keys for other layouts might not correspond exactly to the keys on a US keyboard.

  • To quickly find a shortcut in this article, you can use Search. Press Ctrl+F, and then type your search words.

Control video playback

When the focus is on the video player, you can use the following keyboard shortcuts to control video playback:

To do this

Press

Play or pause the video.

Enter or Spacebar

Enter or exit full screen mode.

F

Full screen mode is not supported in some versions of Internet Explorer 11.

Mute or unmute the sound.

M

Increase the sound volume.

Up arrow key

Decrease the sound volume.

Down arrow key

Seek forward by 5 seconds.

Right arrow key

Seek backward by 5 seconds.

Left arrow key

Seek to the beginning of the video.

0

Seek to 10% of the video length.

1

Seek to 20% of the video length.

2

Seek to 30% of the video length.

3

Seek to 40% of the video length.

4

Seek to 50% of the video length.

5

Seek to 60% of the video length.

6

Seek to 70% of the video length.

7

Seek to 80% of the video length.

8

Seek to 90% of the video length.

9

See also

Basic tasks using a screen reader with the Clipchamp video player

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