Portable music players (often referred to as MP3 players) are everywhere. Some newer devices actually contain a small hard drive and can hold 10GB, 20GB, or more. In addition, the proliferation of Pocket PC devices provides yet another platform for storing and listening to music. Windows Media Player makes it easy to copy music from your Media Library to whatever device you have so you can enjoy your music anywhere.
1. Start Windows Media Player.
2. Click Copy to CD or Device on the taskbar on the left edge of the window. The window is divided into two halves. The left half represents the music you have on your computer right now. The right half represents where you want to copy the music to. There are drop-down list boxes over each half, indicating exactly what is represented by each half of the window.
3. Click the drop-down list box at the top of the left half of the window. Select a playlist that contains the songs you want to copy. When you do, the songs from that playlist appear on the left half of the window.
4. Use the check boxes beside each song to indicate whether or not that song should be copied.
5. If you want to reorder the songs or add songs to the playlist, click the Edit Playlist button above the list on the left. The Edit Playlist window appears, and you can use it to add, delete, and re-order the songs in the playlist.
6. Plug your portable music player into your computer, if it isn’t already plugged in.
7. Click the drop-down list box at the top of the right half of the window. Select the name of your portable music player.
8. Click Copy in the upper-right corner of the window. Each song is copied to the device.
9. Check your device to make sure all the songs are there and that they copied correctly.
You created a great playlist for all your relaxing, melancholy songs to help you unwind at the end of the day. Now you’re getting ready to go on a trip, and you’d love to be able to listen to your playlist on the plane. Your computer simply won’t fit in the carry-on. What do you do? Time to create (or burn) your own audio CD that you can listen to in any CD player - including portable ones! 1.Go to Windows Media Player.
2. Click Copy to CD or Device on the taskbar on the left edge of the window. The window is divided into two halves. The left half represents the music you have on your computer right now. The right half represents where you want to copy the music to. There are drop-down list boxes over each half indicating exactly what is represented by each half of the window.
3. Click the drop-down list box at the top of the left half of the window. Select a playlist that contains the songs you want to copy. When you do, the songs from that playlist appear on the left half of the window.
4. Use the check boxes beside each song to indicate whether or not that song should be copied.
5. If you want to re-order the songs or add songs to the playlist, click the Edit Playlist button above the list on the left. The Edit Playlist window appears, and you can use it to add, delete, and re-order the songs in the playlist.
6. Insert a blank CD into your CD-R or CD-RW drive. (If this causes a window to automatically appear, just close it.)
7. Click the drop-down list box at the top of the right half of the window. Select the CD-R or CD-RW drive where you inserted the blank CD.
8. Click Copy in the upper-right corner of the window. First, each song is converted into the appropriate format for an audio CD. Then each song is copied to the CD. After the last song is copied, the CD will take a few seconds to close and the copy will be complete. The CD is ejected.
There’s no Duplicate Audio CD option in Windows Media Player. Maybe Microsoft didn’t want to take heat for making it too easy to pirate copyrighted music. Regardless of the reasons, it is possible - and not too difficult - to duplicate an audio CD. Of course, we don’t endorse piracy, but suppose you have a CD that you listen to a lot in your car. The heavy use and the unpredictable environment are likely to lead to scratches on the CD and ultimately an unplayable disk. So, before that happens, duplicate it. Then use the duplicated CD and put the original someplace safe. If you end up with scratches and the like, toss the old CD, and make another copy from your original. This is totally legal and a very good idea.
1. Copy all the songs from your source CD to your hard drive.
2. Click Copy to CD or Device on the taskbar on the left edge of the window. The window is divided into two halves. The left half represents the music you have on your computer right now. The right half represents where you want to copy the music to. There are dropdown list boxes over each half, indicating exactly what is represented by each half of the window.
3. Click the drop-down list box at the top of the left half of the window. Select the name of the album you just copied to the hard drive. When you do, the songs from that album appear on the left half of the window.
4. Insert a blank CD into your CD-R or CD-RW drive.
5. Click the drop-down list box at the top of the right half of the window. Select the CD-R or CD-RW drive where you inserted the blank CD.
6. Click Copy in the upper-right corner of the window. First, each song is converted into the appropriate format for an audio CD. Then each song is copied to the CD. After the last song is copied, the CD will take a few seconds to close and the copy will be complete. The CD is ejected.
Nothing is quite so personal to a serious music lover than his or her choice of favorite albums and songs. So why not make playing music a matter of personal expression too? That’s the idea behind Windows Media Player skins. Skins can be applied to Windows Media Player to customize how it looks. A number of skins come with Windows 7, and you can download more. They change the color, size, and shape of the Windows Media Player window. Some are designed to make Windows Media Player unobtrusive, providing the most functionality with the least amount of screen real estate, while others are blatantly flamboyant and are more concerned with making a statement. In this task, you’ll discover how to select and apply a skin and how to switch back to Full mode (the original appearance).
1. Start Windows Media Player.
2. Click Skin Chooser on the taskbar on the left edge of the window. All the skins that came with Windows 7 appear here; there are quite a few.
3. Click on each skin, in turn. The image at the right changes to show you what the skin looks like.
4. When you find a skin you like, click it and then click Apply Skin in the upper left of the window. Your Windows Media Player is immediately transformed.
5. A pop-up menu is available in all skins when you right-click on buttons, links, or labels. This provides access to most of the commonly accessed features.
6. Click Switch to Full Mode in the pop-up menu. The familiar look and feel of Windows Media Player returns.
7. To download a new skin, follow these steps:
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