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Chapter 8: Creating Your Media Library with Windows Media Player

3. On the Customize the Installation Options page, use the checkboxes provided to

specify whether to add a shortcut to the desktop, the Quick Launch Toolbar, or

both. Click Next to continue.

4. On the Select the Default Music and Video Player page, you can set Windows

Media Player as the default music and video player and then click Finish to com-

plete the initial setup. Or, you can choose the file types that Windows Media Player

will play. In this case, when you click Finish, the Set Program Associations dialog

box is displayed, as shown in Figure 8-3. You will then need to:

a. Select checkboxes for file types for which Windows Media Player should be

the default.

b. Clear checkboxes for file types for which Windows Media Player should not

be the default.

c. Click Save to save your settings and complete the initial setup.

Navigating Windows Media Player Menus and Toolbars

Windows Media Player 11 has a streamlined interface. Not only does this make

working with Windows Media Player 11 more intuitive, but you’ll also find that it is

easier to organize your media. As Figure 8-4 shows, Microsoft gave Windows Media

Player a complete makeover that includes:

A Navigation toolbar

Provides browser-like Back and Forward buttons that let you navigate to pages

you’ve viewed previously, as well as these Quick Access buttons: Now Playing,

Library, Rip, Burn, and Sync. You’ll also find Quick Access buttons for access-

ing and signing in to your default online store.

Figure 8-3. Selecting the file extensions that should be opened in Windows Media Player

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An Address toolbar

Allows you to navigate through the media available on your computer. It

includes “Layout options” and “View options” buttons as well as a Search box

and a “Show/Hide List pane” button.

A Controls toolbar

Provides basic controls for playing whatever is selected currently in Now Playing.

The buttons are “Turn shuffle on/off,” “Turn repeat on/off,” “Stop,” “Previous,”

“Play,” “Next,” “Mute,” “Volume control,” “View full screen,” and “Switch to

compact mode.”

Using the Navigation toolbar

Like Windows Explorer, the Navigation toolbar includes Forward and Back buttons

that allow you to access locations you’ve previously viewed. Clicking a Quick Access

button on the Navigation toolbar allows you to access the main areas of Windows

Media Player. You can:

• Click Now Playing to watch what’s currently playing. With audio files, you’ll see

a visualization of the audio being played.

• Click Library to view and manage your media. You can also create playlists for

your music.

• Click Rip to copy music from audio discs to your computer.

• Click Burn to create audio CDs and to create data discs on CD or DVD.

• Click Sync to synchronize your media to and from a portable device.

• Click Your Music Store to access your default online store.

Figure 8-4. Using Windows Media Player 11 to view and manage your music, videos, pictures, and

more

Quick Access button

Media Search box

Navigation toolbar

Address toolbar

Navigation pane

Default online store

Controls toolbar Compact mode