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Top 6 Windows Media Player Tutorials – Get the Best Out of WMP 11

Use Windows Media Player 11 to rip, burn, organize, and listen to free streaming

By , About.com Guide

Microsoft’s popular Windows Media Player ( often shortened to WMP), is a software media player that comes with a range of built-in tools. As well as being a full-featured jukebox, it can also be used for ripping CDs, listening to thousands of Internet radio stations, burning MP3 CDs, organizing your media files, and many other tasks. This article showcases some of the most popular tutorials that you can use to get the best out of Windows Media Player 11.

1. How to Rip Your Audio CDs

This Windows Media Player 11 tutorial will show you how to rip your CD collection to MP3, WMA, or WAV audio files. Creating digital music files will allow you to build up your digital music library, transfer it to your MP3 player, and keep your original CDs in a safe place.

2. How to Add Music to Windows Media Player

Before you can use Windows Media Player for organizing your music collection, you'll need to tell it where to look in order to populate its library. This short tutorial focuses on adding music files, but you can also add photos and videos too.

3. Creating Playlists

Learning how to make playlists in Windows Media Player 11 will enable you to better manage your music library. You'll be able to create audio/MP3 music CDs, along with the fun of making custom music compilations, and syncing it all to your media/MP3 player. This Windows Media Player Tutorial will show you how to quickly create, and customize a playlist.

4. Auto Playlists: Intelligent Playlists That Automatically Update

In this Windows Media Player tutorial, we show you how to create Auto Playlists that intelligently update as your music library changes. If you regularly add music to your library, then creating Auto Playlists will save you time when it comes to playing, burning, and syncing your music library to your portable MP3 player.

5. Listen to Thousands of Internet Radio Stations for Free

If you use Microsoft Windows Media Player for listening to music or watching videos, then did you know that it can tune into thousands of Internet radio stations? By using Windows Media Player you can broaden your musical horizons by listening to free streaming music 24/7. Read this short tutorial to find out how to listen to music without limits.

6. How to Burn an Audio CD

Learn how to create your very own custom audio CD. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to create a mix CD that is playable in virtually any device blessed with a CD or DVD drive.

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