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Create Playlists

Playlists are at the heart of Media Player 11. Playlists can be static (never changing) or dynamic (having the ability to update themselves when content changes). A dynamic playlist, also called an autoplaylist, is one that updates itself automatically each time you access it. So if you create an autoplaylist for songs acquired in the past 30 days, every time you add music, that playlist will change based on the changes in your library. Don’t let any of this confuse you, though. Creating and using playlists is easy, no matter what type you choose.

A good playlist to create is an autoplaylist that contains the songs you listen to most. You can name the playlist My Favorite Songs. When creating the playlist, configure the criteria ...