Software Guide

Playing Music Files 73
Playing Music Files
Adding music files from your hard disk drive
If the music files are in another format, iTunes will
automatically convert most files to the .aac format before
it adds them to your iTunes Library.
1 Click Start on the taskbar, choose All
Programs, iTunes, and then click iTunes.
2 If your music file is on the desktop, select the file and
drag it into the iTunes Library.
Or
Click the File menu, and then select Add File
to Library. Click the drop-down arrow to browse
for your music files. Select your file, and then
click Open.
Using supported music file types
You can play the following types of digital audio files in
iTunes. By default, iTunes converts several file types to
.aac files when you import them into the iTunes Library.
Some file types, such as protected .wma files and other
proprietary file types, cannot be played in iTunes.
Media Center cannot play .aac files from My Music.
With iTunes, you can share .mp3, .aiff, .wav, and .aac
files between other computers on a local network.
File extension File type
.aac Apple Lossless Encoder
.aiff Apple Compressed Encoded
.wav Windows audio file
.mp3 Audio files
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MP3 files are the most compatible music file
format for playing back on most PCs and
other audio playback devices.
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You can select Media Center as the default
player for any of the listed file types. Refer to
iTunes Help for information about supported
file types.