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3Click one of the following to control playback:
•Shuffle randomizes the playback order of the files in the playlist.
•Repeat starts playing the list over again after it reaches the end.
•Stop stops playback and rewinds the current file to the beginning.
•Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to the 
previous file in the playlist (when you click it).
•Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback.
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3If a dialog box opens and asks you what you want the computer to do with the disc, click 
Play. Windows Media Player opens and begins playing the disc.
If Windows Media Player does not open automatically, click (Start), All Programs, then 
click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens.
4If the disc is not already playing, click (play).
Video screen
Playback controlsPlaylist
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5Click one of the following to control playback:
•Shuffle randomizes the playback order of the files in the playlist.
•Repeat starts playing the list over again after it reaches the end.
•Stop stops playback and rewinds the current file to the beginning.
•Rewind quickly rewinds the current file (when you click and hold it) or skips to the 
previous file in the playlist (when you click it).
•Pause/Play alternately pauses and resumes playback.
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4When you finish recording, clickStop Recording. The Save As dialog box opens.
5Type a name for the recording, specify the file type and location where you want to save 
the recording, then click Save. The recording is saved.
Creating WMA and MP3 music files
Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your computer’s hard 
drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity 
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Building a music library
Use Windows Media Player to build a music library. You can organize your music tracks (individual 
MP3 or WMA audio files) by categories, find a track quickly by sorting, and add information to 
a music file.
You can add music tracks to your music library by:
•Creating MP3 or WMA files—When you create MP3 or WMA files from the tracks on your 
music CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your music library.
•Dragging and Dropping—Drag and...

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Creating music CDs and video DVDs
Creating a music CD
Creating a music CD using Windows Media Player
To create a music CD using Windows Media Player:  
1Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player 
opens.
2Insert a blank, writable CD into your recordable disc drive.
3Click the Burn tab, then click and drag songs that you want to burn to CD from the Library 
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Creating a video DVD
Creating a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker
If your computer has Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, you can 
create video DVDs using Windows DVD Maker.
To create a video DVD using Windows DVD Maker:  
1Insert a blank, writeable DVD into your recordable optical disc drive.
2Click (Start), All Programs, then click Windows DVD Maker. The Windows DVD Maker 
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4Click Add items. The Add Items to DVD dialog box opens.
5Find and select the videos you want to add to the video DVD, then clickAdd. The videos 
are added to the video list, and a graphic in the lower left corner of the window shows 
you how much disc capacity will be used.
6Click Next. The Ready to burn disc dialog box opens.
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7Click any of the following options to customize your video disc:
•Preview shows how your DVD’s opening menu will look using the current settings.
•Menu text changes the disc title, font, and button names.
•Customize menu changes the menu fonts, background and foreground videos, audio 
track, and button styles.
•Slide show creates a slide show from photo files.
8Click Burn. Your DVD is recorded.
Creating and copying data discs
You can burn two types of data discs:
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