Using ITunes 10

Media Table of Contents......Page 6
What Can You Do with iTunes?......Page 20
Who Can Use iTunes?......Page 21
Finding Your Way Around......Page 24
Show Me: Media 1.3—Views in iTunes......Page 30
Making iTunes Your Default Audio Player in Windows......Page 34
Tell Me More: Media 1.5—Can I Use iTunes with a Non-iPod MP3 Player?......Page 36
Importing Music from a CD......Page 38
Show Me: Media 2.1—Importing Music into iTunes from a CD......Page 39
Making an Album Gapless......Page 44
Importing Music Using the File Menu......Page 47
What Can You Buy?......Page 58
Setting Up an iTunes Store Account......Page 59
Browsing for Music......Page 62
Show Me: Media 3.3—Setting Parental Controls......Page 67
Adding Items to Your Wish List......Page 75
Authorizing Your Computer to Play iTunes Purchases......Page 88
Listening to Internet Radio......Page 93
Show Me: Media 4.2—Using the iTunes Equalizer......Page 99
Watching Your Music with the iTunes Visualizer......Page 109
Getting Started with Playlists......Page 114
Creating a Playlist......Page 115
Creating an iTunes DJ Live Mix......Page 123
Creating a Smart Playlist......Page 128
Getting Started with Genius......Page 131
Watching Videos in iTunes......Page 136
Using Playback Controls......Page 138
Watching Rented Videos......Page 141
Marking a Video Viewed or Not Viewed......Page 145
Organizing Your iTunes Library......Page 154
Organizing Videos......Page 158
Using Folders......Page 162
Working with Folders for Apps in iTunes......Page 166
Going to the Current Song......Page 170
Burning a CD or DVD......Page 173
Copying Files to a CD or DVD......Page 179
Preparing to Move Your iTunes Media Folder......Page 188
Working with Multiple Libraries......Page 191
9 Syncing and Sharing......Page 195
Show Me: Media 9.1—Setting Up Automatic Syncing......Page 198
Using iTunes to Sync Photos......Page 209
Sharing Your iTunes Library......Page 218
Playing Music throughout the House with AirPlay......Page 223
Getting Started with Ping......Page 226
Finding Your Way around Ping......Page 230
Show Me: Media 10.2—Taking a Look around Ping......Page 231
Following Artists and Friends......Page 232
Show Me: Media 10.4—Sharing Music on Ping......Page 243
Adding Lyrics to a Song......Page 250
Using the iTunes Mini Player......Page 251
Using the iTunes Desktop Player......Page 252
Choosing Where a Track Begins and Ends......Page 258
Table of Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 17
If You Use a PC......Page 22
Getting iTunes......Page 23
Showing Only the Info You Want to See......Page 28
Different Ways of Viewing Your Music......Page 29
Sorting Content......Page 32
Using the Column Browser......Page 33
Setting Up Your iPod, iPhone, or iPad......Page 35
Adjusting Your CD Import Settings......Page 40
Importing Music That’s Stored on Your Computer......Page 46
Dragging Files into iTunes......Page 48
Importing Playlists from Another Program......Page 49
Finding Music You’ve Imported......Page 50
Adding Artwork Automatically......Page 51
Manually Adding Album Art......Page 53
Getting Content from Other Sources......Page 54
Ripping DVDs......Page 55
Importing a Digital Copy from a DVD......Page 56
Finding Your Way Around......Page 61
Searching for Music and Other Content......Page 64
Protecting Your Kids......Page 66
Buying Music and Other Media......Page 68
Renting Movies and TV Shows......Page 70
Subscribing to Podcasts......Page 71
Finding Free Content......Page 73
Looking at Your Wish List......Page 76
Giving Music or Video as a Gift......Page 77
Buying an iTunes Gift Card or Gift Certificate......Page 78
Giving Your Kids an iTunes Allowance......Page 80
Giving Music or Video......Page 82
Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card or Certificate......Page 83
Buying Directly Through Your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad......Page 84
Buying a Song or Album......Page 86
Buying or Renting a Movie, TV Show, or Music Video......Page 87
Listening to Music in Your iTunes Library......Page 89
Listening to a CD......Page 91
Using the Playback Controls......Page 92
Listening to Audiobooks......Page 94
Managing Podcasts......Page 95
Making Your Tunes Sound Better with the iTunes Equalizer......Page 98
Using the Sound Enhancer......Page 101
Crossfading Between Songs......Page 102
Standardizing Volume with Sound Check......Page 103
Selecting the Best Settings for Audiobooks......Page 104
Shuffling Songs......Page 107
Rating Your Favorite Tracks......Page 108
Adding a Song to an Existing Playlist......Page 117
Configuring a Playlist......Page 118
Printing a Playlist......Page 120
Organizing Playlists into Folders......Page 122
Letting Guests Request Songs......Page 125
Editing a Smart Playlist......Page 130
Listening to a Genius Mix......Page 132
Getting Genius Recommendations......Page 133
Turning Off Genius......Page 135
Jumping to a Different Scene......Page 139
Using Closed Captioning in Videos......Page 140
Selecting Video Playback Settings......Page 142
Apple TV and iTunes......Page 146
Formatting Videos You’ve Made for Apple TV......Page 147
Displaying Your Photos on Apple TV......Page 148
First-Generation Apple TV......Page 149
iTunes and iBooks......Page 151
Organizing Music......Page 155
Importing a Folder......Page 163
Storing Copies of Imported Files in iTunes......Page 164
Consolidating Media Files in Your iTunes Library......Page 165
Managing Your Apps Folders in iTunes......Page 168
Finding What You’re Looking For......Page 169
Deleting Items from iTunes......Page 171
Do You Have the Right Equipment?......Page 174
How Much Data Can You Fit on a Disc?......Page 175
Which Disc Format Should You Choose?......Page 178
Troubleshooting Disc Burning......Page 182
Saving Your Library to CDs or DVDs......Page 183
Backing Up Your Library on a Different Hard Drive......Page 184
Restoring Your Library from a Backup......Page 185
Moving Your iTunes Media Folder......Page 187
Moving Your iTunes Media Folder: Windows......Page 189
Moving Your iTunes Media Folder: Mac......Page 190
Creating Multiple Libraries......Page 192
Choosing a Library......Page 193
Syncing Your iPod, iPhone, or iPad with iTunes......Page 196
Setting Up Automatic Syncing......Page 197
What If Your Library Is Too Big to Sync?......Page 202
Syncing Music and Videos Manually......Page 203
What You Can Sync......Page 206
Syncing Photos......Page 208
Syncing in the Cloud with MobileMe......Page 210
Creating a MobileMe Account......Page 211
Using Shared Libraries......Page 219
Home Sharing......Page 220
Getting Started with Home Sharing......Page 221
Using Home Sharing......Page 222
Setting Up AirPlay......Page 224
Creating a Ping Profile......Page 227
Inviting Friends to Join Ping......Page 235
Finding Concerts......Page 236
Using the iTunes Sidebar......Page 237
Interacting with Others......Page 238
Managing Friends and Followers......Page 239
Sharing Music with Your Followers......Page 242
Managing Your Ping Activities......Page 247
Going Mobile with Ping......Page 248
Turn Off Ping......Page 249
Controlling iTunes Remotely......Page 253
Getting Started with the Remote App......Page 254
Using Remote to Control iTunes......Page 256
Copying Files to and from Your Device......Page 257
Breaking a Long Track into Multiple Shorter Tracks......Page 260
Shortcuts for Listening or Watching......Page 261
Shortcuts for Working with Your Library......Page 263
Shortcuts for Miscellaneous Actions......Page 264
Troubleshooting Tips......Page 265
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C......Page 270
F......Page 271
I......Page 272
J-K-L......Page 274
M......Page 275
P......Page 276
Q-R......Page 277
S......Page 278
V......Page 279
W-X-Y-Z......Page 280