Garageband For Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

To speed your work and save you time, iLife ’11 keyboard shortcuts are, um, key. That’s why you find collections of handy keyboard shortcuts for playing slideshows in iPhoto and iMovie, editing photos in iPhoto, and creating Web pages in iWeb. GarageBand in iLife ’11 offers shortcuts for recording and playing songs as well as editing tracks.

Keyboard Shortcuts Action Shortcut Navigation/Moving the playhead Play/Pause Space bar Go to beginning Home or Z Go to end End or Option-Z Move back (the amount depends on zoom level) Left Arrow Move forward (the amount depends on zoom level) Right Arrow Move back in larger increments Option-Left Arrow Move forward in larger increments Option-Right Arrow Move back by the visible. Reference - Keyboard Shortcuts. This is a non-exhaustive list of GarageBand's keyboard shortcuts. It covers the shortcuts I use in this blog plus many others. For a complete list, see GarageBand's keyboard shortcuts.

Control Playback of iPhoto and iMovie Slideshows

In iLife ’11, both iPhoto and iMovie enable you to play photo slideshows or movies with your keyboard. After you become used to keyboard shortcuts, you can play, pause, or keep your slideshows and movies moving with ease. All you need is an iPhoto slideshow or an iMovie video and a keyboard, and you’re ready to show off your iLife creations.

KeyiPhotoiMovie
EscStop a slideshowExit full-screen mode
Space barPause or resume a slideshowPlay or stop movie, or start or stop video capture
Command+GPlay selected event or project full screen
Up arrowIncrease slideshow speed
Down arrowDecrease slideshow speed
Left arrowMove backward a slide in a slideshowMove playhead back one frame
Right arrowMove forward a slide in a slideshowMove playhead forward one frame

How to Edit iPhoto Slideshows with Keyboard Shortcuts

Garageband For Mac Keyboard Shortcuts List

When you create an iPhoto slideshow in iLife ’11, these keyboard shortcuts can help you add, delete, copy, organize, and otherwise arrange your photos just the way you want them. When your creative work is done, use the keyboard shortcut for exporting photos to finalize your iPhoto slideshow.

KeyFunction
Command+ZUndo last action
Shift+Command+ZRedo last action
Command+DDuplicate photos
Shift+Command+IImport photos
Shift+Command+EExport photos
Command+NCreate new album
Shift+Command+NCreate new album from selection
Command+XCut photos
Command+CCopy photos
Command+VPaste photos

Edit iWeb Pages with Keyboard Shortcuts

An iLife ‘11 iWeb page is just a blank window until you start editing it to add content. When you add and format text, these iWeb keyboard shortcuts help you polish the look of it in no time. Simply select the text you want to format and use the keyboard shortcut to issue the desired command in iWeb. The instant results are almost as magical as the Internet itself.

KeyFunction
Command+Option+IShow or hide the Inspector
Shift+Command+LShow or hide layout
Command+TShow or hide Font panel
Shift+Command+CShow or hide Colors window
Command+ +Make selected text bigger
Command+ –Make selected text smaller
Shift+Command+ {Align text flush left
Shift+Command+ }Align text flush right
Shift+Command+ |Center text
Option+Command+CCopy paragraph style
Option+Command+VPaste paragraph style
Shift + ReturnInsert a line break
Command+ ReturnTurn off text editing and select text box

Play and Record in GarageBand with Keyboard Shortcuts

GarageBand, which comes with iLife ’11, gives you great flexibility for recording and playing back songs, dialog, or whatever you want to record. But with great flexibility comes options, options you can execute quickly in GarageBand with the following keyboard shortcuts. After you use them a few times, your hands might start zipping around the keyboard like a DJ at the turntables on a Friday night.

KeyFunction
Space barPlay from the playhead or stop the currently playing song
Right arrowMove playhead forward in small increments
Left arrowMove playhead backward in small increments
Option+Right arrowMove playhead forward in larger increments
Option+Left arrowMove playhead backward in larger increments
Home or ZMove playhead to the beginning
RStart or stop recording
CTurn the cycle region on or off
Command+UTurn the metronome on or off
Command+Shift+UTurn the count-in on or off
MMute/un-mute the selected track
SSolo/un-solo the selected track (that is, hear an instrument
solo)

Lay (And Edit) Tracks in GarageBand with Keyboard Shortcuts

The ability to add and edit tracks in GarageBand, part of the iLife ’11 suite of software, is the heart and soul of GarageBand’s flexibility as a sound editor. You can create new tracks, move them around, and more with handy keyboard shortcuts. Whatever you record onto your tracks in GarageBand, these shortcuts for working with tracks are sure to help you create something your audience wants to hear.

KeyFunction
Command+Option+NCreate new track
Command+DDuplicate the selected track
Command+DeleteDelete the selected track
Up arrowSelect next higher track
Down arrowSelect next lower track
LLock/unlock the selected track
Command+IShow or hide track info
Command+BShow or hide master track

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GarageBand, which comes with iLife ’11, gives you great flexibility for recording and playing back songs, dialog, or whatever you want to record. But with great flexibility comes options, options you can execute quickly in GarageBand with the following keyboard shortcuts. After you use them a few times, your hands might start zipping around the keyboard like a DJ at the turntables on a Friday night.

Shortcuts

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KeyFunction
Space barPlay from the playhead or stop the currently playing song
Right arrowMove playhead forward in small increments
Left arrowMove playhead backward in small increments
Option+Right arrowMove playhead forward in larger increments
Option+Left arrowMove playhead backward in larger increments
Home or ZMove playhead to the beginning
RStart or stop recording
CTurn the cycle region on or off
Command+UTurn the metronome on or off
Command+Shift+UTurn the count-in on or off
MMute/un-mute the selected track
SSolo/un-solo the selected track (that is, hear an instrument
solo)