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Creating a Playlist

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Creating a Playlist A playlist is a customized list of digital music files. Using playlists, you can group various digital music files together and determine the order in which you want the files to play. You can create a playlist that includes several tracks from various CDs or even a playlist that contains background music for a slide show. Use Windows Media Player to create playlists and then play them back using Media Center. To create a playlist 1 Click Start on the taskbar and select Windows Media Player. 2 Select Media Library. 3 Click New playlist in the toolbar, type in a name for your playlist, and then click OK. Your new playlist should appear under the My Playlists area of the Media Player window. 4 In the Media Library, select the music file that you want to add to your playlist. 5 Click Add to playlist in the toolbar, and then select your playlist from the drop-down menu. Repeat this step until all of your files are added. 6 Select your playlist to check your added music files. 7 Close Media Center, if open, and then press the Start button on the remote control. Your playlist won't appear in My Music unless you close and open Media Center. You can now play your playlist in Media Center. 48

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To create a playlist
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar and
select
Windows Media Player
.
2
Select
Media Library
.
3
Click
New playlist
in the toolbar,
type
in a name for your playlist, and then click
OK
. Your new playlist should appear under
the My Playlists area of the Media Player
window.
4
In the Media Library, select the music file
that you want to add to your playlist.
5
Click
Add to playlist
in the toolbar, and
then select your playlist from the drop-down
menu. Repeat this step until all of your files
are added.
6
Select your playlist to check your added
music files.
7
Close Media Center, if open, and then
press the
Start
button on the remote
control. Your playlist won’t appear in
My Music unless you close and open
Media Center.
You can now play your playlist in
Media Center.
Creating a Playlist
A playlist is a customized list of digital music files. Using playlists, you can group various digital
music files together and determine the order in which you want the files to play. You can create a
playlist that includes several tracks from various CDs or even a playlist that contains background
music for a slide show.
Use Windows Media Player to create playlists and then play them back using Media Center.