27. Playing Music with iTunes

In This Chapter

• Navigating iTunes

• Playing Music from Your Library

• Downloading Music from the iTunes Store

• Using iTunes to Play, Rip, and Burn CDs

• Syncing Music from Your PC to Your iPod or iPhone

The Windows 8 Music app isn’t the only way to play music on your PC. If you’re the proud owner of an Apple iPod or iPhone, you’re probably already familiar with the iTunes program, which functions kind of like Windows Media Player, but specifically for Apple’s portable devices. It lets you play, download, rip, and burn digital music on your PC—and synchronize that music to your iPod or iPhone.

Navigating iTunes

You run iTunes on the Windows desktop. As you can see in Figure 27.1, the iTunes window is divided ...

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