The iTunes for Windows Book

by Kelby, Scott; Stephenson, Kleber

• ISBN13: 9780321267443
• ISBN10: 0321267443
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

iTunes is making music history, and you're holding the book that can make you a part of this amazing digital revolution. The iTunes for Windows Book has an ingenious format that lets you turn right to the thing you want to do (burn a CD, create your own custom playlists, buy music, etc.) and find out just what you need to know to do it, and nothing more. No long-winded, rambling discussions, no jargon-filled explanations, just simple, step-by-step, plain-English instructions on how to do all the cool things you've always wanted to do using iTunes for Windows. It's as simple as that.

Author Biography

Scott Kelby is one of the world's bestselling authors of computer books, as well as Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine, President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and Editor of Nikon's Capture User magazine. Scott is the author of Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks and The Photoshop CS Book for Digital Photographers, as well as Series Editor for the Killer Tips series from New Riders Publishing/Peachpit Press. Kleber Stephenson is the author of best-selling Windows XP Killer Tips and the upcoming Microsoft Office 2004 Killer Tips. He is the President of U.S. Diginet-Interactive. Communications and President of Medical Assisted Services, Inc. In addition, he's a contributing technology reviewer for Mac Design and Photoshop User magazines.

Table of Contents

Get the Party Started: iTunes Essentials	p. 1
Playing a Song	p. 2
Who's Singing the Song?	p. 3
Adding Your Own Song Info	p. 4
Finding Your Playlist's Total Running Time	p. 5
Groovin' with Meters	p. 6
Controlling Information Overload	p. 7
Faster Column Views	p. 8
Changing a Song's Name. Or Artist. Or...	p. 9
Delete a Song from iTunes	p. 10
Delete Multiple Songs from iTunes	p. 11
Rearranging the Song Order	p. 12
User-Friendly Columns	p. 13
A-to-Z or Z-to-A	p. 14
Finding the Currently Playing Song	p. 15
A Better iTunes Window	p. 16
It's Mini-Tunes	p. 17
We Can Work It Out: Working with Songs	p. 19
Pump Up the Volume	p. 20
Stop the Highs and Lows	p. 21
iTunes' Built-in EQ	p. 22
Saving Your Own Custom EQs	p. 23
A Different EQ for Every Song	p. 24
Apply EQ Settings to Groups of Songs	p. 25
You Can Control iTunes from Here	p. 26
Add Album Artwork to Your Songs	p. 27
Play it Again and Again and...	p. 28
The All On, All Off Shortout	p. 29
Crossfade Between Songs	p. 30
Adding Songs to Your iTunes Library	p. 31
Quit Playing Games with My Heart: Playing with Playlists	p. 33
Create a Playlist	p. 34
Delete Songs from a Playlist	p. 35
Delete a Playlist	p. 36
How to Skip over a Song in Your Playlist	p. 37
Smart Playlists Really Are Smart	p. 38
My Top 10, Automatically	p. 39
Shortcut for Creating Smart Playlists	p. 40
Create a Playlist from a Selection	p. 41
Everybody's a Critic: Rating Songs	p. 42
A Five-Star Playlist	p. 43
A Window of Its Own	p. 44
Reset a Song's Play Count	p. 45
Combine Playlists	p. 46
Exporting Your Playlists	p. 47
Sort It Out: Organizing Your Music	p. 49
Can't Find Your Songs?	p. 50
Browsing Is a Breeze	p. 51
Browsing by Genre	p. 52
Bring Order to iTunes	p. 53
Come Together	p. 54
Add Custom and Multiple Genres	p. 55
Font Super-Sizing	p. 56
Get to the Good Stuff: Editing Out Long, Boring Intros	p. 57
Editing a Bunch of Songs at Once	p. 58
Quick Ratings	p. 59
Locate Your Songs	p. 60
Can't Buy a Thrill: The Itunes Music Store	p. 63
My iTunes Music Store Wish List	p. 64
iTunes on a Budget	p. 65
Tell a Friend	p. 66
Better Song Previews for Dial-Up Users	p. 67
"Deauthorize" Your Computer	p. 68
Linking to Songs in the Store from Your Webpage	p. 69
Spoiling Your Kids...Automatically	p. 70
Music Preview Shortcut	p. 71
The Shortcut to Finding More of an Artist's Work	p. 72
The ITMS's Hidden Links	p. 73
What to Do If the "Buy Now" Button Says "Add Song"	p. 74
The Home Page Navigation Dots	p. 75
Ready for a "Power Search"?	p. 76
Find an Artist's Website	p. 77
Don't Use the Back Button. Shortcut It	p. 78
Don't Just Search: Browse	p. 79
Sort Your Searches	p. 80
Keep Other People from Buying on Your Computer	p. 81
How Much Have You Bought?	p. 82
Can't Remember Which Songs Were Hot That Year?	p. 83
If You're Sharing Music, They Won't Hear ITMS-Downloaded Songs	p. 84
Getting Faster ITMS Song Previews	p. 85
Rip It Up: Importing from CDs and Burning Your Own CDs	p. 87
Taggin' Your Mp3s	p. 88
Quick Tag Edits for Multiple Songs	p. 89
Auto Tags	p. 90
CD-Quality Importing	p. 91
Import Your Way	p. 92
Eliminate the Gaps...Join the Tracks	p. 93
Auto-Import Your Music	p. 94
Import to Playlists	p. 95
Damaged CD? iTunes Can Help	p. 96
One-Button Burning	p. 97
The "Almost an iPod in Your Car" Trick	p. 98
Be Selective when Burning	p. 99
Burning MP3 CDs	p. 100
Adjust the Gap	p. 101
Portable People: Using iTunes with Your iPod	p. 103
Putting Songs on Your iPod	p. 104
How Much Space?	p. 105
Manually Update Your iPod	p. 106
iPortable Hard Drive	p. 107
iPod-Only Playlists	p. 108
Accessorize	p. 109
Beat the Alphabet	p. 110
Give Your iPod a New Name	p. 111
Raring Songs Goes Both Ways	p. 112
Your iPod as Voice Recorder	p. 113
Add "Group" Words to Make Portable Song Lists	p. 114
Finding "Unrated" Songs on Your iPod	p. 115
Silver Screen Shower Scene: iTunes Visuals	p. 117
Get Funky	p. 118
Maximize Your Funk	p. 119
iLogo (The Hidden Corporate Message)	p. 120
Visual Effects	p. 121
Who's Playing?	p. 122
One-Key Control	p. 123
Gettin' Geeky with Visuals	p. 124
Plug in to Visual Effects	p. 125
Advanced Deviation: Advanced iTunes	p. 127
Tuning in to iTunes	p. 128
Hey, Who Did That Song?	p. 129
My Favorite Radio Stations	p. 130
It's Good to Share	p. 131
Keep it Simple--Import Your Playlists	p. 132
Another Way to Shuffle	p. 133
Convert Your Songs	p. 134
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