Player Control Bar

control bar

The Control bar is available in all Display Modes (Normal, Toolbar, and Theater) and contains the most commonly used Player controls.

Icon

Function

Description

play button

Play

Plays a clip from the beginning or from where you paused it. (Becomes Pause button when activated.)

Pause button

Pause

Pauses playback of the clip. (Becomes Play button when activated.) Click Play to resume where clip left off.

Note: Long pauses may cause loss of connection with an online clip. When you resume playback, there may be a delay while RealPlayer reconnects to a site.

stop button

Stop

Stops and resets clip to the beginning.

forward button

Forward

Click once to advance to the next clip in Now Playing list.

Click and hold to fast forward through the current clip.

back button

Back

Click once to return to previous clip in Now Playing list.

Click and hold to fast rewind through the current clip.

position slider

Position Slider

Click and drag the Tracking button, or click on the Position Slider, to jump closer to the end or the beginning of the clip. See also: PerfectPlay.

mute on button Off
mute off buttonOn

Mute

Temporarily sets the volume of the RealPlayer to zero (Mute On). The current clip continues to play unless you stop or pause it. Click again to return volume to its previous level (Mute Off).

volume icon

Volume
Slider

Click and drag the volume button to adjust volume. Volume level is indicated by the colored bar.