Windows 8 In Depth

Navigating the Library

WMP organizes its media library by category, and by default it displays the Music category at startup. However, you can change to a different category (Music, Videos, Pictures, Recorded TV, Other Media, or Playlists) using either of the following techniques:

• Use the Navigation pane (pointed out in Figure 9.1) to click the category you want, if it’s displayed. (See “Customizing the Navigation Pane,” later in this chapter, to learn how to add more views to the Navigation pane.)

• Drop down the Library tab list (see Figure 9.2) and then click the category you want.

Figure 9.2. You navigate to a different category using either ...