Overview

Get comfortable with iTunes 10, Apple’s popular music-and-media organizer and player. Don’t just read about it: See it and hear it with step-by-step video tutorials and valuable audio sidebars delivered through the Free Web Edition that comes with every USING book. For the price of the book, you get online access anywhere with a web connection--no books to carry, updated content, and the benefit of video and audio learning. Way more than just a book, this is all the help you’ll ever need...where you want, when you want! Get your favorite music, movies, and TV shows into your iTunes library Keep your iPod, iPhone, or iPad in sync with iTunes Subscribe to your favorite podcasts and listen to Internet radio Share your iTunes library Organize your media collection--find what you want when you want it Create playlists for whatever you’re in the mood for Set up a live party mix with the iTunes DJ--and let guests request songs remotely Follow your friends and favorite artists on Ping, the social network that’s new with iTunes 10 Use Ping to share music recommendations, post reviews, and find concerts near you learn fast, learn easy, using web, video, and audio   Show Me video walks through tasks you’ve just got to see--including bonus advanced techniques Tell Me More audio delivers practical insights straight from the experts

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Author:   Nancy Conner
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Que Corporation,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.388kg
ISBN:  

9780789747877

ISBN 10:   0789747871
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   09 March 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Introduction     1 1 Getting Started with iTunes 10     4 What Can You Do with iTunes?      4 Who Can Use iTunes?      5 If You Use a Macintosh     6 If You Use a PC     6 Requirements for Everyone     7 Getting iTunes     7 Finding Your Way Around     8 Customizing Your iTunes Window      12 Showing Only the Info You Want to See     12 Resizing Columns     13 Different Ways of Viewing Your Music     13 Sorting Content     16 Using the Column Browser     17 Making iTunes Your Default Player     18 Making iTunes Your Default Audio Player in Windows     18 Setting Up Your iPod, iPhone, or iPad     19 2 Getting Content into iTunes     22 Importing Music from a CD     22 Selecting Songs to Import     24 Fine-Tuning CD Import Settings     24 Adjusting Your CD Import Settings     24 Making an Album Gapless     28 Importing Music That’s Stored on Your Computer     30 Importing Music Using the File Menu     31 Dragging Files into iTunes     32 Importing Content from the Internet     33 Importing Playlists from Another Program     33 Importing a Playlist into iTunes     34 Finding Music You’ve Imported 34 Adding Cover Art     35 Adding Artwork Automatically     35 Manually Adding Album Art     37 Getting Content from Other Sources     38 Ripping DVDs     39 Importing a Digital Copy from a DVD     40 3 Shopping in the iTunes Store     42 What Can You Buy?      42 Creating Your iTunes Store Account     43 Setting Up an iTunes Store Account     43 Finding Your Way Around     45 Shopping for Music...and More     46 Browsing for Music     46 Searching for Music and Other Content     48 Other Ways to Discover Music     50 Protecting Your Kids     50 Buying Music and Other Media     52 Renting Movies and TV Shows     54 Subscribing to Podcasts     55 Buying Apps     57 Finding Free Content     57 Creating a Wish List     59 Adding Items to Your Wish List      59 Looking at Your Wish List     60 Giving Music or Video as a Gift     61 Buying an iTunes Gift Card or Gift Certificate     62 Giving Your Kids an iTunes Allowance     64 Giving Music or Video     66 Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card or Certificate     67 Buying Directly Through Your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad     68 Buying a Song or Album     70 Buying or Renting a Movie, TV Show, or Music Video     71 4 Listening in iTunes     72 Listening to Music and More in iTunes     72 Authorizing Your Computer to Play iTunes Purchases     72 Listening to Music in Your iTunes Library     73 Listening to a CD     75 Using the Playback Controls     76 Listening to Internet Radio     77 Listening to Audiobooks     78 Managing Podcasts     79 Optimizing Your Audio Experience     82 Making Your Tunes Sound Better with the iTunes Equalizer     82 Using the Sound Enhancer     85 Crossfading Between Songs     86 Standardizing Volume with Sound Check     87 Selecting the Best Settings for Audiobooks     88 Shuffling Songs     91 Repeating Songs     92 Rating Your Favorite Tracks     92 Watching Your Music with the iTunes Visualizer     93 5 Playing with Playlists     98 Getting Started with Playlists     98 Creating a Playlist     99 Opening a Playlist in a New Window     101 Selecting Songs First     101 Adding a Song to an Existing Playlist     101 Using Playlists     102 Listening to a Playlist     102 Configuring a Playlist     102 Printing a Playlist     104 Organizing Playlists into Folders     106 The iTunes DJ     107 Creating an iTunes DJ Live Mix     107 Editing an iTunes DJ Playlist     109 Letting Guests Request Songs     109 Hiding the iTunes DJ Playlist     112 Smart Playlists     112 Creating a Smart Playlist     112 Editing a Smart Playlist     114 Better Than Smart: Genius Playlists     115 Getting Started with Genius     115 Listening to a Genius Mix     116 Creating a Genius Playlist     117 Getting Genius Recommendations      117 Updating Your Genius Information     119 Turning Off Genius     119 6 Viewing in iTunes: TV, Movies, and More     120 Watching Videos in iTunes     120 Using Playback Controls     122 Jumping to a Different Scene     123 Turning On Subtitles     124 Using Closed Captioning in Videos     124 Watching Rented Videos     125 Selecting Video Playback Settings     126 Marking a Video Viewed or Not Viewed     129 Apple TV and iTunes     130 Streaming Your iTunes Library to Apple TV     131 Formatting a Movie to Work with Apple TV     131 Formatting Videos You’ve Made for Apple TV     131 Displaying Your Photos on Apple TV     132 First-Generation Apple TV     133 iTunes and iBooks     135 7 Organizing Your Content     138 Organizing Your iTunes Library     138 Organizing Music     139 Organizing Videos     142 Finding Duplicate Items     146 Using Folders     146 Importing a Folder     147 Storing Copies of Imported Files in iTunes     148 Consolidating Media Files in Your iTunes Library     149 Working with Folders for Apps in iTunes     150 Managing Your Apps Folders in iTunes     152 Finding What You’re Looking For     153 Searching for Content in Your iTunes Library     154 Going to the Current Song     154 Finding an Item’s Location     155 Deleting Items from iTunes     155 8 Managing Your iTunes Library     157 Burning a CD or DVD     157 Do You Have the Right Equipment?      158 How Much Data Can You Fit on a Disc?      159 Which Disc Format Should You Choose?      162 What’s the Best Recording Speed?      163 Creating a Playlist     163 Copying Files to a CD or DVD     163 Troubleshooting Disc Burning     166 Backing Up Your iTunes Library     167 Saving Your Library to CDs or DVDs     167 Backing Up Your Library on a Different Hard Drive     168 Restoring Your Library from a Backup     169 Moving Your iTunes Media Folder     171 Preparing to Move Your iTunes Media Folder     172 Moving Your iTunes Media Folder: Windows     173 Moving Your iTunes Media Folder: Mac     174 Working with Multiple Libraries     175 Creating Multiple Libraries     176 Choosing a Library     177 9 Syncing and Sharing     179 Syncing Your iPod, iPhone, or iPad with iTunes     180 Setting Up Automatic Syncing     181 What If Your Library Is Too Big to Sync?      186 Syncing Music and Videos Manually     187 Syncing Your Information     190 What You Can Sync     190 Syncing Photos     192 Using iTunes to Sync Photos     193 Syncing in the Cloud with MobileMe     194 Creating a MobileMe Account     195 Sharing Your iTunes Library     202 Setting Up Sharing     203 Using Shared Libraries     203 Home Sharing     204 Getting Started with Home Sharing     205 Using Home Sharing     206 Playing Music throughout the House with AirPlay     207 Setting Up AirPlay     208 10 Ping: iTunes Goes Social     210 Getting Started with Ping     210 Creating a Ping Profile     211 Finding Your Way around Ping     214 Following Artists and Friends     216 Inviting Friends to Join Ping     219 Finding Concerts     220 Using the iTunes Sidebar     221 Getting Social on Ping     222 Interacting with Others     222 Managing Friends and Followers     223 Sharing Music with Your Followers     226 Managing Your Ping Activities     231 Going Mobile with Ping     232 Turning Off Ping     233 Turn Off Ping      233 11 iTunes Tips and Tricks     234 Adding Lyrics to a Song     234 Using the iTunes Mini Player     235 Using the iTunes Desktop Player     236 Controlling iTunes Remotely     237 Getting Started with the Remote App     238 Turning On Home Sharing in the Remote App     240 Using Remote to Control iTunes     240 Copying Files to and from Your Device     241 Modifying Tracks     242 Choosing Where a Track Begins and Ends     242 Breaking a Long Track into Multiple Shorter Tracks      244 Using iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts     245 Shortcuts for Listening or Watching     245 Shortcuts for Working with Your Library     247 Shortcuts for Working with Playlists     248 Shortcuts for Miscellaneous Actions     248 Troubleshooting Tips     249 Index     253

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Nancy Conner has written more than a dozen technical and reference books on topics ranging from eBay to Microsoft Office, from classical mythology to Google Apps, from green living to Zoho. Nancy holds a Ph.D. from Brown University and has worked as a medievalist, high-school teacher, editor, and corporate trainer. She lives in upstate New York with her husband, Steven Holzner, where they both work from home without getting on each other’s nerves. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading fantasy novels, visiting local wineries, and listening obsessively to opera.

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