Tip #3112 - Sync It in WMP
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Sync
It in WMP
This tip is going
out to all you music lovers out there! We're going to be using Windows
Media Player again, which in case you don't already know, is a program
intended for listening to music, storing music on a computer, ripping
and burning CDs and syncing music to an external device, such as an MP3
player or iPod. Music that is already stored on your computer can be transferred
(or “synched") to any external music playing device that hooks
up to the computer with a USB cable (the cable linking the device to the
computer).
Before I go any further,
I need to tell you all that this tip is geared toward Windows Media Player,
version 10. I know that version 11 was recently released, but I used WMP
10 specifically for this tip. I believe the directions are similar for
11, but do keep in mind that it may be just a little bit different if
you are trying to do this with WMP 11. Okay, let's go on!
So, once the basic
steps are down, the process is rather simple. The first question to tackle
is what external device will you be storing your music on. The most commonly
used device is an MP3 player, which plays music files in an .mp3 format.
Such devices make listening to music accessible in more places. You want
to make sure the device you're using is compatible with the computer,
so it is important to link it to the computer and install any programs
that came along with it. If you make it through this preliminary step,
then you are good to move on!
Next, decide which
songs you want to transfer to this device. If the desired songs are not
yet stored on your computer, but they are on still on a CD, those music
files can be “ripped”
onto the computer first. After this, the songs will be stored on the computer
and will be ready for the synching process.
What’s nice
about Windows Media Player is how there are easy to follow along tabs
across the top of the toolbar. Under the Library tab,
you can select each song that you want to sync. Just right click on them
and choose Add To, Sync List.
Once you’re
through with this, the songs you have selected will be displayed under
the Sync tab.
Extra Tip:
Another way to choose the songs you want to add to your Sync
List is to first go under the Sync tab and then click
on Edit Playlist in the top left corner under the tabs.
This will display all of your playlists with the specific songs, so making
a selection can even be an easier process.
If the device has
been detected and everything is set, you should be good to go! Just click
on Start Sync, which is displayed in the top left hand
corner and the selected songs will be transferred to your music player.
It's as easy as that!
Listening to your
favorite songs at any time and any place has never been easier than this!
~ Sheida Rahimzadeh
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