Windows Movie Maker Shortcut Keys

Things to make your job easier:

Below you'll find a list of keys to press to get a quick result.

Create a new project : CTRL+N
Open an existing project : CTRL+O
Save a project: CTRL+S
Save a project with new name : F12
Save a movie : CTRL+P
Capture video : CTRL+R
Import an existing digital media file : CTRL+L
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
Show or Hide Storyboard/Timeline : CTRL+T
Zoom in on the timeline : PAGE DOWN
Zoom out on the timeline : PAGE UP
Add selected clips to the Storyboard : CTRL+D
Play video in full screen : ALT+ENTER
Set start trim point : CTRL+SHIFT+I
Set end trim point : CTRL+SHIFT+O
Clear trim points : CTRL+SHIFT+DELETE
Split a clip : CTRL+L
Combine contiguous clips : CTRL+M
Nudges clip to the left : CTRL+SHIFT+B
Nudges clip to the right : CTRL+SHIFT+N
Play or pause clip : SPACEBAR
Stop playback on the storyboard/timeline : CTRL+K
Play content on the storyboard/timeline : CTRL+W
Rewind content on the storyboard/timeline : CTRL+Q
Back : CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW
Forward : CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Previous frame : ALT+LEFT ARROW
Next frame : ALT+RIGHT ARROW
Display Help topics : F1
 

Supported Files by Windows Movie Maker:

Audio files: .aif, .aifc, .aiff .asf, .au, .mp2, .mp3, .mpa, .snd, .wav, and .wma

Picture files: .bmp, .dib, .emf, .gif, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .png, .tif, .tiff, and .wmf

Video files: .asf, .avi, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpe, .mpeg, .mpg, .mpv2, .wm, and .wmv (not including mpeg-2 and mpeg-4)