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Navigate
the iTunes4 Info panel via
the keyboard
Open the iTunes info window
(Command-I) with
something selected in the
main iTunes window. Hit
Command-N to go to
the next track's info, and
Command-P to go to
the previous track's info.
Hit Command-1, Command-2,
Command-3, and Command-4.
This will switch you between
each of the tabs in the
Info window: Summary, Info,
Options, and Artwork. You
can also hit Command-]
to move forward through
the tabs, and Command-[
to move in reverse through
the tabs.
To
open a playlist in a new window
Double-click the playlist
icon in the Source list.
To
quickly create a playlist
containing an album in your
library
Click Library and
choose Edit > Show
Browser (if you see
only Hide Browser, then
the Browser is already visible).
Drag an album from the Album
list in the top-right
section of the library to
the white area below the
items in your Source list.
A playlist named after the
album is created.
Shrink
the iTunes window to show
only the playback controls
Click the zoom control
in the upper-left corner
of the iTunes window.
Re-ripping
Your MP3s to AAC Format
Put the original CD in
your CD drive, make sure
the songs you want are checked
and then click Import.
A dialog box comes up stating
"One or more of the
songs you have selected
have already been imported.
Do you want to import them
again?" You can pick
"Yes," "Cancel,"
or "Replace Existing."
By choosing "Replace
Exisiting," iTunes
places the original MP3
file in your trash, imports
the songs with the new AAC
format, and associates all
of your tagged information
with the new files. This
makes it much easier to
re-import all of your files
to AAC. It even keeps the
original "Date Added"
tag.
Adding
Cover Art to Your Music
Most of the music you buy
from the online Music
Store comes with its
own artwork. You can also
add artwork to songs in
your library.
You can add any type of
image file that can be read
by QuickTime (for example,
JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, or
Photoshop).
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To add artwork to one
song, click the Artwork
button in the lower-left
corner of the iTunes window,
then select the song that
you want to add artwork
to in your library or
a playlist. Drag a still
image file to the artwork
box.
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To add artwork to each
song in your library or
a playlist, select a song
in the list and choose
File > Get Info.
In the Artwork pane, click
Add to add art to
the current song (or drag
the art file from your
desktop to the artwork
box), then click Next
Song to add art to
the next song in the list,
and so on.
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To add more than one
piece of art to a song,
drag more than one image
to the same artwork box.
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To add the same artwork
to multiple songs, press
the Command key
and click each song you
want to add art to, then
choose File >
Get Info. Drag
the artwork that you want
to add to each of the
selected songs from your
desktop to the artwork
box.
The image you added appears
when the song is selected
or playing. You can also
double-click the artwork
to see it appear larger
and in its own window.
Album
artwork can be found at
www.Allmusic.com
or www.Amazon.com.
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