Toshiba Satellite P25-S676 Toshiba Online Users Guide for Satellite P25-S676 - Page 165

Finding Music Files in My Music, Playing a Song, Albums, Artists, Playlists, Songs, Genres, Search

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165 Getting to Know the Windows® XP Media Center Edition Listening to Music Finding Music Files in My Music After you have added and organized files in Windows Media Player Library, you can browse through your music files in the My Music window. You can search for music files by album title, artist, song title, or music genre. You can also use the search feature to quickly find a specific song, album, or artist. To find a music file: 1 In the My Music window, select Albums, Artists, Playlists, View Songs, or Genres to display a list of all items in that category. In these windows, you will have other options, depending on the category you select. or Select Search. Use the numeric buttons on the remote control to enter a descriptive word, song title, or artist name and display a list of all the titles that match your entry. 2 Use the arrow keys to select a music file, and then press the Play button on the remote control to begin playing that music file. NOTE If you back up music files from a CD using Windows Media Player 9, you must log the files into the media player's play list before you can play them using the Media Center. To log the files into the play list, open Windows Media Player 9, press F3 and log the files in the dialog box. Playing a Song You can play a song from anywhere in My Music. You can select it from the View Song list, or from the Album, Artist, and Genre lists.

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Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition
Listening to Music
Finding Music Files in My Music
After you have added and organized files in Windows Media
Player Library, you can browse through your music files in
the My Music window. You can search for music files by
album title, artist, song title, or music genre. You can also use
the search feature to quickly find a specific song, album, or
artist.
To find a music file:
1
In the My Music window, select
Albums
,
Artists
,
Playlists
,
View
Songs
, or
Genres
to display a list of all
items in that category. In these windows, you will have
other options, depending on the category you select.
or
Select
Search
. Use the numeric buttons on the remote
control to enter a descriptive word, song title, or artist
name and display a list of all the titles that match your
entry.
2
Use the arrow keys to select a music file, and then press
the
Play
button on the remote control to begin playing
that music file.
If you back up music files from a CD using Windows Media
Player 9, you must log the files into the media player’s play list
before you can play them using the Media Center. To log the
files into the play list, open Windows Media Player 9, press
F3
and log the files in the dialog box.
Playing a Song
You can play a song from anywhere in My Music. You can
select it from the View Song list, or from the Album, Artist,
and Genre lists.
NOTE