Roxio Creator 2011 Product Manual - Page 41

Managing your media files Getting to know the Media Manager window 41 Media Manager offers the following views to help you easily access and organize the media files on your computer and connected devices: ■ My Media This view shows your Smart Views, playlists, and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type, date, and keyword, so you can find your media files more easily. Playlists are groups of audio files that you create and manage yourself. You can use playlists to group files you want to listen to, burn to a CD, or sync to an audio device. Albums are media file groupings that you create and manage yourself. You can use albums to group media files from vacations, events, or special occasions. For more information on using the My Media view, see Working with My Media on page 42. ■ Folders Your files are organized into folders for easy access. The Folders view shows you the media files stored in Windows folders on your computer storage devices, including the hard disk and removable storage devices such as CDs or DVDs. The Folders view is very similar to Windows Explorer, both in how it looks and in how you use it, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio products. For more information, see Working with folders on page 50. ■ My Devices Using Media Manager, you can view digital media on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones. The My Devices view shows you all detected devices, and allows you to browse the media files on these devices. For more information, see Sharing media files with wireless devices on page 216.