Hi Mary: Simply keep your finger pressed down on the skip ahead button and it will fast forward the track, much like a CD player. Be sure to press down or it will skip ahead. It's still a little finnicky where that is concerned. I love my zen stone, but I misplaced it somewhere. sigh! Take care, and enjoy! Meka To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.