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Chapter Seven: The Free Programs
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Lesson 7-11: Using the Media
Library in Windows Media Player
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The Windows Media
Player’s Media Library
organizes the media files
on your computer.
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These controls let you create
playlists of the files you want to
listen to.
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The media files on your
computer are organized in an
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The item contains hidden
contents. Click to display the
hidden contents.
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The item’s contents are displayed.
Click to hide the item’s contents.
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NOTE: A category displaying a plus sign contains hidden items. Click it to display the
items. To hide the items in a category, click the minus sign.
In the main section of the Windows Media Player screen, double-click a
media file to play it.
Terrific! You have “checked out” a media file from the Media Library!
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Start the Windows Media Player by clicking the Media Player icon, and
click the Media Library tab.
The Media Library appears on the screen. You want to open a media file, so…
Click the category that contains the files of your interest.
Categories, located on the left section of the screen, can be video files, audio files, or
even your own playlist. (You use the controls at the top of the Media Player to create
your playlists.)
The Audio category has subcategories called All Audio, Album, Artist, and Genre. The
Video category has subcategories called All Clips and Author.
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The Windows Media Player’s Media Library organizes all the media files on your computer,
such as MP3 files, songs that you have recorded from a CD onto your computer’s hard drive,
or even video files.
The Media Library is easy to navigate through, isn’t it?
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Quick Reference
To Use the Media Library:
1. Start the Windows Media
Player and click the
Media Library tab.
2. Expand the media
category you want by
clicking its sign.
3. Double-click the sound
you want to play.
To Create a Playlist:
• Click
, enter a
name for the playlist and
click OK.
To Add a File to a Playlist:
1. Select the playlist from
the My Playlists list to
the left.
2. Click the
button and
select Add File.
3. Browse to and select the
file you want to add to the
selected playlist.
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