Apple MB230LL/A Features Guide - Page 12

Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to Your iTunesLibrary, Organizing Your Music

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2 Click to remove the checkmark next to any song you don't want to import from the CD. 3 Click the Import CD button. The display area at the top of the iTunes window shows how long it will take to import each song. By default, iTunes plays songs as they are imported. If you're importing a lot of songs, you might want to stop the songs from playing to improve performance. 4 To eject the CD, click the Eject (C) button. 5 Repeat these steps for any other CDs with songs you want to import. Entering Names of Songs and Other Details You can manually enter song titles and other information, including comments, for songs and other items in your iTunes library. To enter CD song titles and other information manually: 1 Select the first track on the CD and choose File > Get Info. 2 Click Info. 3 Enter the song information. 4 Click Next to enter information for the next track. Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to Your iTunes Library If you have digital music files such as MP3s already on your computer, you can easily add them to your iTunes library. To add songs on your computer to your iTunes library: m Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to the LIBRARY heading in the iTunes Source pane (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). If iTunes supports the song file format, the songs are automatically added to your iTunes library. You can also drag individual song files to iTunes. Note: Using iTunes for Windows, you can convert unprotected digital music files created with Windows Media Player to an iTunes-compatible file format, such as AAC or MP3. This can be useful if you have music encoded in WMA format. For more information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Organizing Your Music Using iTunes, you can organize songs and other items into lists, called playlists, in any way you want. For example, you can make playlists with songs to listen to while exercising or playlists with songs for a particular mood. You can also make Smart Playlists that update automatically based on rules you choose. When you add songs to iTunes that match the rules, they automatically get added to the Smart Playlist. 12 Chapter 2 Loading and Playing Music

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Chapter 2
Loading and Playing Music
2
Click to remove the checkmark next to any song you don’t want to import from the CD.
3
Click the Import CD button. The display area at the top of the iTunes window shows
how long it will take to import each song.
By default, iTunes plays songs as they are imported. If you’re importing a lot of songs,
you might want to stop the songs from playing to improve performance.
4
To eject the CD, click the Eject (
C
) button.
5
Repeat these steps for any other CDs with songs you want to import.
Entering Names of Songs and Other Details
You can manually enter song titles and other information, including comments, for
songs and other items in your iTunes library.
To enter CD song titles and other information manually:
1
Select the first track on the CD and choose File > Get Info.
2
Click Info.
3
Enter the song information.
4
Click Next to enter information for the next track.
Adding Songs Already on Your Computer to Your iTunes Library
If you have digital music files such as MP3s already on your computer, you can easily
add them to your iTunes library.
To add songs on your computer to your iTunes library:
m
Drag the folder or disk containing the audio files to the LIBRARY heading in the iTunes
Source pane (or choose File > Add to Library and select the folder or disk). If iTunes
supports the song file format, the songs are automatically added to your iTunes library.
You can also drag individual song files to iTunes.
Note:
Using iTunes for Windows, you can convert unprotected digital music files
created with Windows Media Player to an iTunes-compatible file format, such as AAC or
MP3. This can be useful if you have music encoded in WMA format. For more
information, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Organizing Your Music
Using iTunes, you can organize songs and other items into lists, called playlists, in any
way you want. For example, you can make playlists with songs to listen to while
exercising or playlists with songs for a particular mood.
You can also make Smart Playlists that update automatically based on rules you
choose. When you add songs to iTunes that match the rules, they automatically get
added to the Smart Playlist.