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Mp3tag keyboard shortcuts
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First published at 4/14/2018 on https://defkey.com/mp3tag-shortcuts

Mp3tag is a metadata editor for various audio formats. The freeware program
supports formats such as MP3, APE, AAC, OGG, WMA, WAV and features like
batch tag editing, full unicode support, automatic playlist creation.

Mp3tag has 60 shortcuts and we have listed all of them below.



General
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Ctrl + A                Select all
Ctrl + Shift + A        Invert selection
Ctrl + B                Restore all input fields
Ctrl + C                Copy tag or selected text
Ctrl + Shift + C        Copy file
Ctrl + D                Change directory
Ctrl + Shift + D        Upper directory
Del                     Remove file (without deleting it)
Ctrl + Del              Delete file (to Windows Recycle Bin if globally activated)
Ctrl + Shift + Del      Delete file (WARNING: the file will be removed from your hard-drive!)
Ctrl + E                Export
Ctrl + Shift + E        Export (with an export file for each different directory)
Ctrl + F                Favorite directory
Ctrl + H                Add directory
Ctrl + I                freedb ... / web source
Ctrl + Shift + I        freedb ... / web source (Quick)
Ctrl + K                Auto-numbering wizard
Ctrl + Shift + K        Auto-numbering wizard (with counter reset for each subfolder)
Ctrl + L                freedb (local) ...
Ctrl + N                Select next file
Ctrl + O                Options ...
Ctrl + P                Playlist (all files)
Ctrl + Shift + P        Playlist (all files) with one playlist for each subfolder
Ctrl + Q                Show/hide tag input mask
Ctrl + R                Remove tag
Ctrl + S                Save tag
Ctrl + T                Read tag
Ctrl + Shift + T        Play
Ctrl + U                Unselect all
Ctrl + V                Paste tag or text
Ctrl + Shift + V        Move file
Ctrl + X                Cut tag or selected text
Ctrl + Z                Undo
F2                      Rename file
F3                      Filter
F4                      Play selected file(s)
Alt + Right arrow       Forward in directory history
Alt + Left arrow        Backward in directory history
Alt + Enter             File properties
Alt + T                 Extended Tag dialog to edit extended and user defined tag fields as well as
embedded cover art.
Alt + Move the mouse    Change order of files in list of files
Alt + Down arrow        Change order of files in list of files
Alt + Up arrow          Change order of files in list of files
Alt + Page Down         Move selected files to end in list of files
Alt + Page Up           Move selected files to beginning in list of files
Shift + Del             Remove format strings which are not longer needed from drop-down lists


Convert
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Alt + 1                 Tag - Filename
Alt + 2                 Filename - Tag
Alt + 3                 Filename - Filename
Alt + 4                 Text file - Tag
Alt + 5                 Tag - Tag
Alt + 6                 Actions
Alt + Shift + 6         Quick action
Alt + Shift + 1         Tag - Filename (Preview)
Alt + Shift + 2         Filename - Tag (Preview)
Alt + Shift + 3         Filename - Filename (Preview)


Useful helpers
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Ctrl + Space            Displays format string helper menu (e.g., at converters or actions)
Ctrl + Tab              Quick forward navigation between sub-windows (Tag Panel, Filter, File View)
Ctrl + Shift + Tab      Quick backward navigation between sub-windows (Tag Panel, Filter, File
View)
Ctrl + Num +            Automatically size the file view columns to match the content

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