iPod and iTunes: The Missing Manual, Third Edition

Window Menu (Macintosh Only)

The Window menu is where you go to open certain windows as well as expand or collapse the main iTunes window.

Minimize (iTunes 4 and Later)

This command sends the iTunes window swirling down into the Mac OS X Dock. As with any Mac OS X program, its windows return to the screen when you click its Dock icon. Keyboard shortcut: -M.

Tip

When iTunes is minimized, hidden, or in the background, you can still control it. Hold your cursor down on the iTunes program icon at the bottom of the computer’s screen (which looks like a CD with musical notes on it) to produce a pop-up menu filled with commands like Shuffle, Play, Next Song, and so on. You can even rate the song in progress using the My Rating submenu.

Zoom (iTunes 4 and Later)

The Zoom command is the menu bar equivalent of clicking the green circle at the top of the window—it shrinks the full iTunes window down into a tiny compact silver bar. To expand the window back to its full size, choose Zoom again from the menu.

iTunes

You can hide or reveal the program’s window—whether in full-screen view or the silver mini control bar—by selecting iTunes from the Window menu. Reselect iTunes from the menu to toggle the window on or off. Keyboard shortcut: -1.

Equalizer

Equalizer toggles the graphic equalizer window onscreen ...