Ok I'm going to try this stuff tomorrow. Thanks for the tips! Nigel, I couldn't access what you wrote? It was Esther's reply, and then my message, but when I VOd over, it quit reading the message. Strange.
Esther wrote: > Hi, > > Try making a playlist of your albums by using the file browser. > Select your Music library in the sources table and use Command-B to > toggle on the browser. Now when you tab from the Sources table to the > search text field you'll reach your Music library entries organized by > Genre (first tab past search text field), Artist (second tab past) and > Album (third tab), before reaching the Songs table. Tab to the Album > column in the browser (4 tabs after you stop interacting with the > source table). Interact (VO-Shift-Down Arrow), and either arrow down > to find your album, or type the first letters of the album name to > navigate there. When you've selected an album, use Command-Shift-N to > create a new playlist from your selection. A dialog window will pop > up prompting you to name your playlist. The default name in the field > will be the Artist followed by the Album with a hyphen in between. > > The browser and search text field, "winnow down" your source > selections by only showing entries in the songs table that match what > you type -- including parts of words. But the search text field is > matched to any keyword that's displayed in the Songs table -- whether > it's part of a song name or an album name. The browser lets you > search by category, in any combination you want. You can select > entries or combinations in any of the browser columns, then check what > shows up in the Songs table. > > As mentioned before, you can start with a blank playlist (Command-N > and name the playlist), or one made from a selection (as in the > example given above). You can add to the playlist by selecting songs > in the songs table and using the context menu (VO-Shift-M) and > choosing the "Add to Playlist" option, then Right-Arrow to the submenu > of playlists and select the name of the playlist you want to add to. > > The order of the playlist is the order in which you added songs. But > you can change that by sorting columns in the songs table of the > playlist. Sorting with VO-Shift-Backslash under the Album column > should preserve album order of songs. A second VO-Shift-Backslash > reverses a sort from ascending to descending order. > > HTH > > Esther > > On May 10, 2009, at 3:32 PM, rayna424 wrote: > > > > > Alrighty then, VO shift and M worked like a charm. Finally got the > > song haha. Thank you thank you! Next step is learning how to make > > playlists and organize the music the way I want. The website Esther > > gave me makes it sound really complicated, and thats for itunes > > seven. Any pointers for me? I think I've mastered the store. Though > > the two podcasts I tried failed in downloading so that was > > disappointing haha. > > > > I had given up and walked away. So glad I looked here again. > > > > rayna424 wrote: > >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
