Reference Guide

Working with Pictures 77
Organizing Pictures in My Pictures
For Media Center to find and display your pictures,
they can be stored in several places:
■ The My Pictures folder on your
computer.
■ The Shared Pictures folder on your
computer, which allows you to share your
pictures with others.
■ Other removable media such as a memory
card, a DVD, or a CD.
When you save pictures from your digital camera or
scanner to your computer, Windows automatically
stores them in the My Pictures folder in Windows
Explorer unless you manually store them in another
place.
Before opening Media Center and viewing your
pictures, you may want to spend some time
organizing your pictures by creating picture folders
in the My Pictures folder in Windows Explorer.
Adding Pictures to My Pictures
Adding picture files from your hard disk drive
1 Press the Media Center Start button on
the remote control, and then select My
Pictures.
2 Press the More Information button on the
remote control and select Add Pictures.
3 Select Add folders, and then select Next.
4 Select Add folders on this computer,
and then select Next.
5 Use the arrow buttons on the remote control to
select a location. Press the OK button to
expand a folder. When you find the folder
that contains your picture folder, select it by
making sure an arrow appears next to the
folder. Repeat this step to add additional
folders, and then select Next.
6 Select Finish.
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■ Each user has a
separate My
Pictures folder that
can be opened only
by that person. You
can share pictures
by storing them in
the Shared Pictures
folder.
■ When you
download pictures
from the Internet,
you can use the
browser in
Windows Explorer
to place your
pictures in the My
Pictures folder.