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Add digital media files from My Computer to a playlist | Open My Computer or the My Music folder, find and select the digital media files you want to add, right-click a file, and then click Add to Playlist.
-or- Select the files and drag them to a playlist in Media Library. The Add to Playlist command is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features. |
Temporarily add items to a playlist | Open My Computer, find and select the digital media files you want to add, right-click, and then click Queue-It-Up.
-or- Select the files and drag them to the Playlist pane in Now Playing. The Queue-It-Up command is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features. |
Add the contents of folders containing digital media to a playlist | Open My Music, right-click the folder containing digital media files that you want to add, and then click Add to Playlist. Add the items to an existing playlist or to one you create.
The Add to Playlist command is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features. |
Search your computer for specific kinds of digital media files by using wildcard characters such as an asterisk (*) or a question mark (?) (for example, *.mp3) | Open My Computer or the My Music folder, click Search, and follow the instructions on your screen. Then drag the files to Media Library. |
Specify whether to automatically add digital media files to Media Library when they are played | In Windows Media Player, on the Tools menu, click Options. On the Player tab, select the Add music files to Media Library when played check box. If you also want files from removable media to be added automatically, select the Include files from removable media and network shares check box. |