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Right-Click to Accomplish Tasks More Quickly in the Library

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Organize Your Digital Media Collection

February 2005

There are some tasks that you can perform in a number of different ways when working with the Library feature in Windows Media Player 10. For example, you can play a file from the Play menu or by clicking the Play button in the playback controls. However, one of the fastest ways you can accomplish many tasks is by using the shortcut menu.

To use a shortcut menu command in the library

In Windows Media Player, click Library.
Right-click a file, playlist, or category, as shown in the following screen shot.

Click a command. The shortcut menu displays only those commands in the following table that apply to the item you click.

Click	To
Play	Play the item. If the item is a playlist or category, the command plays all of the files in the playlist or category. If the item is a file in a playlist, the command plays the playlist from that point.
PlaySelectedItems	Play all of the items that are selected.
Add to Now Playing List	Add the item or items to the Now Playing List and queue them up, so that they can be played.
Add to Burn List	Add the item or items to the list of files to be burned to a CD. Once you are satisfied with the list, you can burn the files to a CD.
Add to Sync List	Add the item or items to the list of files to be synchronized to a portable device. Once you are satisfied with the list, you can synchronize the files to a portable device.
Add to	Select from a number of lists to add the item or items to.
Save as New Playlist	Save a category as a new playlist.
Edit	Edit media information that appears in one of the library columns, such as Title, Artist, or Album. To switch between columns, press TAB or SHIFT + TAB.
Rate	Select a user rating for the item.
Advanced Tag Editor	Open the Advanced Tag Editor, which enables you to edit a variety of media information such as the title, track number, album, artist, composer, lyrics, pictures, and so forth.
Find Album Info	Download media information (such as album art and album reviews) for an album from the Internet. This is particularly helpful when adding information to files that you ripped (copied) from a CD to your computer by using a program other than Windows Media Player.
Update Album Info	Update the current media information. Be aware that all existing information, including information you entered manually, will be overwritten if you choose to update.
View Album Info	View existing media information for an album.
Rename	Type a new name for a playlist or category.
Remove from list	Remove the item from the List pane.
Delete	Delete a file or playlist from either the library, or permanently from the library and computer.
Move Up or Move Down	Move an item up (earlier) or down (later) in a list.
Collapse or Collapse All	Collapse one or all categories.
Properties	Display the file properties, such as track length, bit rate, codecs, file location, media information, and license details.
Open Containing Folder	Open the file folder that contains the file.
Jump to Artist or Jump to Album	Find other items with the same artist or album.

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