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The following table outlines every option in the menus of VLC Media Player:

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| width="10%" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" | '''Menu''' 
| width="10%" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" | '''Option''' 
| width="40%" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" | '''Description''' 
| width="10%" bgcolor="#F5F5F5" | '''Hotkey'''
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Media''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Open File''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to open a media file and play it. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+O''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Advanced Open File''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to open files through a folder, disc, network or a capture device. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+Shift+O''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Open Folder''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to open a folder with multiple media files and play them in order. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+F''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Open Disc''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to open discs with different video format. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+D''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Open Network Stream''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to receive media files from Internet and play them. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+N''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Open Capture Device''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to receive media files from capture devices such as camcorder, webcam and so on. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+C''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Open Location from clipboard''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to enter the URL or path to the media you want to play. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+V''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Recent Media''' 
| width="40%" | Scroll over this option to view recently played media. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Save Playlist to File''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to save the playlist to a file. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+Y''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Convert/Save''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to convert media files to different media file formats. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+R''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Streaming''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to send media files through network and play them live. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+S''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Quit''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to quit the application. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+Q''
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Playback''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Bookmarks''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to bookmark the media file. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Title''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to randomly access a particular movie in a DVD. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Chapter''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to randomly access a particular chapter in a movie. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Navigation''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to navigate to different titles and their corresponding chapters. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Program''' 
| width="40%" | To be added 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" align="center" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Jump to Specific Time''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to move the track slider to a specific frame of the video or audio file. The media file starts playing from that instance. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+T''
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Audio''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Audio Track''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to disable or enable an audio track. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Audio Channel''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to select a audio channel. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | &nbsp; 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Audio Device''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to convert the stereo audio files to mono and vice-versa. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Visualization''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to display splashes of colour and geometric shapes while listening to an audio file. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Video''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Video Track''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to disable or enable a video track. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Subtitles Track''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to load subtitle files for video files requiring subtitles. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Full Screen''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view the media file in the entire screen. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Always On Top''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to display the application always on top when other applications or files are open. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''DirectX wall paper''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to make the video which is being displayed to become the wall paper. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Snapshot''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to capture snapshots of video being displayed. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Zoom''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to zoom in or zoom out a video track. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Scale''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to resize the video to an appropriate size. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Aspect Ratio''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to adjust the width to height ratio of the video. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Crop''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to crop the edges of a video track. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Deinterlace''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to convert interlaced video signals into non-interlaced form. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Deinterlace mode''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to choose the type of deinterlacing. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Post processing''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to disable post processing or the processing number. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''Tools''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Effects and Filters''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to adjust the audio and video effects. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+E''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Track Synchronization''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to display a menu of options to have audio and video effects, and synchronization of the audio and video media. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Media Information''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view information regarding the media file being played. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+I''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Codec Information''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view codec information of the media file being played. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+J''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Bookmarks''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to bookmark the media file. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+B''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''VLM Configuration''' 
| width="40%" | To be added 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+W''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Program Guide''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view the program schedule 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Messages''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view the messages and the modules tree. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+M''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Plugins and extension''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view plugins and extension installed on VLC. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+M''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Preferences''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to give preferred settings to audio, video, subtitles, codecs and hotkeys. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+P''
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| width="10%" align="center" | '''View''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Playlist''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to view the playlist. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+L''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Add Interface''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to change the interface. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Minimal View''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to enable minimal view (removes track list and basic control buttons). 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+H''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Fullscreen Interface''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to toggle fullscreen mode. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''F11''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Advanced Controls''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to toggle advance controls below the tracklist. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Docked Playlist''' 
| width="40%" | To be added 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''Ctrl+W''
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| width="10%" | '''&nbsp;''' 
| width="10%" align="center" | '''Customize Interface''' 
| width="40%" | Select this option to adjust the interface. 
| width="10%" align="center" | ''-''
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