Hi Randi, I think Nigel hit reply by mistake. I forgot to add that since iTunes 8 you can also copy and paste selections from the songs table to add them to playlists. It's nice to have another method, but this technique means that you have to keep moving between the songs table to do your select and copy (Command-C), and then navigate to the sources table to select your playlist and do your paste (Command-V). If you have lots of playlists, going back and forth gets tedious, so the contextual menu for your selections in the songs table is easier to use. The key is to work with and select from the songs table in large blocks at a time, by using either the browser or the search text field to choose what shows up in the songs table, order them by sorting on columns (by song name, artist, album, or any column you choose to view in the songs table -- you can check the options you want in the View menu, or even devise your own labeling under the "Group" or "Column" tags), and then select and add these songs as blocks (e.g., Command-A to select all, then use the Command-Shift-M to add to playlists as a group).
Cheers, Esther On May 10, 2009, at 5:55 PM, rayna424 wrote: > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
