Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Getting Started with iTunes 10 4
What Can You Do with iTunes? 4
Who Can Use iTunes? 5
If You Use a Macintosh 6
If You Use a PC 6
Requirements for Everyone 7
Getting iTunes 7
Finding Your Way Around 8
Customizing Your iTunes Window 12
Showing Only the Info You Want to See 12
Resizing Columns 13
Different Ways of Viewing Your Music 13
Sorting Content 16
Using the Column Browser 17
Making iTunes Your Default Player 18
Making iTunes Your Default Audio Player in Windows 18
Setting Up Your iPod, iPhone, or iPad 19
2 Getting Content into iTunes 22
Importing Music from a CD 22
Selecting Songs to Import 24
Fine-Tuning CD Import Settings 24
Adjusting Your CD Import Settings 24
Making an Album Gapless 28
Importing Music That’s Stored on Your Computer 30
Importing Music Using the File Menu 31
Dragging Files into iTunes 32
Importing Content from the Internet 33
Importing Playlists from Another Program 33
Importing a Playlist into iTunes 34
Finding Music You’ve Imported 34
Adding Cover Art 35
Adding Artwork Automatically 35
Manually Adding Album Art 37
Getting Content from Other Sources 38
Ripping DVDs 39
Importing a Digital Copy from a DVD 40
3 Shopping in the iTunes Store 42
What Can You Buy? 42
Creating Your iTunes Store Account 43
Setting Up an iTunes Store Account 43
Finding Your Way Around 45
Shopping for Music...and More 46
Browsing for Music 46
Searching for Music and Other Content 48
Other Ways to Discover Music 50
Protecting Your Kids 50
Buying Music and Other Media 52
Renting Movies and TV Shows 54
Subscribing to Podcasts 55
Buying Apps 57
Finding Free Content 57
Creating a Wish List 59
Adding Items to Your Wish List 59
Looking at Your Wish List 60
Giving Music or Video as a Gift 61
Buying an iTunes Gift Card or Gift Certificate 62
Giving Your Kids an iTunes Allowance 64
Giving Music or Video 66
Redeeming an iTunes Gift Card or Certificate 67
Buying Directly Through Your iPod Touch, iPhone, or iPad 68
Buying a Song or Album 70
Buying or Renting a Movie, TV Show, or Music Video 71
4 Listening in iTunes 72
Listening to Music and More in iTunes 72
Authorizing Your Computer to Play iTunes Purchases 72
Listening to Music in Your iTunes Library 73
Listening to a CD 75
Using the Playback Controls 76
Listening to Internet Radio 77
Listening to Audiobooks 78
Managing Podcasts 79
Optimizing Your Audio Experience 82
Making Your Tunes Sound Better with the iTunes Equalizer 82
Using the Sound Enhancer 85
Crossfading Between Songs 86
Standardizing Volume with Sound Check 87
Selecting the Best Settings for Audiobooks 88
Shuffling Songs 91
Repeating Songs 92
Rating Your Favorite Tracks 92
Watching Your Music with the iTunes Visualizer 93
5 Playing with Playlists 98
Getting Started with Playlists 98
Creating a Playlist 99
Opening a Playlist in a New Window 101
Selecting Songs First 101
Adding a Song to an Existing Playlist 101
Using Playlists 102
Listening to a Playlist 102
Configuring a Playlist 102
Printing a Playlist 104
Organizing Playlists into Folders 106
The iTunes DJ 107
Creating an iTunes DJ Live Mix 107
Editing an iTunes DJ Playlist 109
Letting Guests Request Songs 109
Hiding the iTunes DJ Playlist 112
Smart Playlists 112
Creating a Smart Playlist 112
Editing a Smart Playlist 114
Better Than Smart: Genius Playlists 115
Getting Started with Genius 115
Listening to a Genius Mix 116
Creating a Genius Playlist 117
Getting Genius Recommendations 117
Updating Your Genius Information 119
Turning Off Genius 119
6 Viewing in iTunes: TV, Movies, and More 120
Watching Videos in iTunes 120
Using Playback Controls 122
Jumping to a Different Scene 123
Turning On Subtitles 124
Using Closed Captioning in Videos 124
Watching Rented Videos 125
Selecting Video Playback Settings 126
Marking a Video Viewed or Not Viewed 129
Apple TV and iTunes 130
Streaming Your iTunes Library to Apple TV 131
Formatting a Movie to Work with Apple TV 131
Formatting Videos You’ve Made for Apple TV 131
Displaying Your Photos on Apple TV 132
First-Generation Apple TV 133
iTunes and iBooks 135
7 Organizing Your Content 138
Organizing Your iTunes Library 138
Organizing Music 139
Organizing Videos 142
Finding Duplicate Items 146
Using Folders 146
Importing a Folder 147
Storing Copies of Imported Files in iTunes 148
Consolidating Media Files in Your iTunes Library 149
Working with Folders for Apps in iTunes 150
Managing Your Apps Folders in iTunes 152
Finding What You’re Looking For 153
Searching for Content in Your iTunes Library 154
Going to the Current Song 154
Finding an Item’s Location 155
Deleting Items from iTunes 155
8 Managing Your iTunes Library 157
Burning a CD or DVD 157
Do You Have the Right Equipment? 158
How Much Data Can You Fit on a Disc? 159
Which Disc Format Should You Choose? 162
What’s the Best Recording Speed? 163
Creating a Playlist 163
Copying Files to a CD or DVD 163
Troubleshooting Disc Burning 166
Backing Up Your iTunes Library 167
Saving Your Library to CDs or DVDs 167
Backing Up Your Library on a Different Hard Drive 168
Restoring Your Library from a Backup 169
Moving Your iTunes Media Folder 171
Preparing to Move Your iTunes Media Folder 172
Moving Your iTunes Media Folder: Windows 173
Moving Your iTunes Media Folder: Mac 174
Working with Multiple Libraries 175
Creating Multiple Libraries 176
Choosing a Library 177
9 Syncing and Sharing 179
Syncing Your iPod, iPhone, or iPad with iTunes 180
Setting Up Automatic Syncing 181
What If Your Library Is Too Big to Sync? 186
Syncing Music and Videos Manually 187
Syncing Your Information 190
What You Can Sync 190
Syncing Photos 192
Using iTunes to Sync Photos 193
Syncing in the Cloud with MobileMe 194
Creating a MobileMe Account 195
Sharing Your iTunes Library 202
Setting Up Sharing 203
Using Shared Libraries 203
Home Sharing 204
Getting Started with Home Sharing 205
Using Home Sharing 206
Playing Music throughout the House with AirPlay 207
Setting Up AirPlay 208
10 Ping: iTunes Goes Social 210
Getting Started with Ping 210
Creating a Ping Profile 211
Finding Your Way around Ping 214
Following Artists and Friends 216
Inviting Friends to Join Ping 219
Finding Concerts 220
Using the iTunes Sidebar 221
Getting Social on Ping 222
Interacting with Others 222
Managing Friends and Followers 223
Sharing Music with Your Followers 226
Managing Your Ping Activities 231
Going Mobile with Ping 232
Turning Off Ping 233
Turn Off Ping 233
11 iTunes Tips and Tricks 234
Adding Lyrics to a Song 234
Using the iTunes Mini Player 235
Using the iTunes Desktop Player 236
Controlling iTunes Remotely 237
Getting Started with the Remote App 238
Turning On Home Sharing in the Remote App 240
Using Remote to Control iTunes 240
Copying Files to and from Your Device 241
Modifying Tracks 242
Choosing Where a Track Begins and Ends 242
Breaking a Long Track into Multiple Shorter Tracks 244
Using iTunes Keyboard Shortcuts 245
Shortcuts for Listening or Watching 245
Shortcuts for Working with Your Library 247
Shortcuts for Working with Playlists 248
Shortcuts for Miscellaneous Actions 248
Troubleshooting Tips 249
Index 253
