Quick Look at Music Box


Music Box

Controls how your audio compact discs are played. You can program a playlist and play any part of the disc at any time.


application Control-menu


title bar

Contains the title of the application running in the window, in this case Music Box.

Drag the title bar to move the window.


Minimize button

Click the Minimize button to shrink the Music Box window to an icon.

Music Box continues to play when it is minimized.


disc title

Title of the disc you're playing.

Use the Program button to assign a title.


playlist and track time

Shows the time elapsed or remaining on a playlist and track. The playlist determines the order in which the tracks are played.

Use the Count button to specify whether you want time elapsed or time remaining to show.


Program button

Lets you specify the name of the compact disc, name the tracks on the disc, and add and remove tracks from the playlist.

Click the button to set the Program options.


Count button

Switches between showing track and playlist times as elapsed time and remaining time. The display above the button indicates your choice. If the indicator on the left is highlighted, elapsed time is shown.

Click the button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time.


count display

Indicates whether the playlist and track times are shown as elapsed time or remaining time. If the indicator on the left is highlighted, elapsed time is shown.

Click the Count button to switch between elapsed time and remaining time.


Shuffle button

Switches between playing tracks in the order of the playlist and playing them in random order. The display above the button indicates your choice. If the indicator on the left is highlighted, tracks play in the order of the playlist.

Click the button to switch between playing tracks in random order and playing them in the order of the playlist.


shuffle display

Shows whether tracks are playing in the order of the playlist or in random order. If the indicator on the left is highlighted, tracks are playing in the order of the playlist.

Click the Shuffle button to switch between playing tracks in a random order and the order of the playlist.


Repeat button

Switches between replaying the disc and stopping the disc when it reaches the end of the playlist. The display above the button indicates your choice. If the indicator on the left is highlighted, the disc stops playing at the end of the playlist.

Click the button to switch between replaying and stopping the disc.


repeat display

Shows whether the disc will replay or stop when it reaches the end of the playlist. If the indicator on the left is highlighted, the disc will stop playing at the end of the playlist.

Click the Repeat button to switch between replaying and stopping the disc.


current song title and track

Indicates the current song title and track.

Click the arrow and choose a different song from the list.


title and track drop-down list box

Contains all the titles and tracks on the compact disc.

Click the arrow and choose a different song from the list.


down arrow

Opens the list box of titles and tracks. The list box contains titles and tracks that you might have removed from your playlist.

Click the arrow and choose a different song from the list.


scroll bar

Lets you change where a disc plays.

The numbers above the bar indicate the tracks in the playlist. The scroll box  indicates where the disc is playing.

Drag the scroll box to play a different portion of the disc.


scroll box

Indicates where a disc is playing.

Drag the scroll box to play a different part of the disc.


track numbers

Shows the track numbers of the playlist.


left scroll bar arrow

Rewinds the track five seconds.

Click the arrow to rewind the track.


right scroll bar arrow

Fast forwards the track five seconds.

Click the arrow to fast forward the track.


Previous Track button

Click the button to move to the previous track.


Next Track button

Click the button to move to the next track.


Play button

Click the button to start playing the disc.


Pause button

Click the button to stop playing the disc temporarily.


Stop button

Click the button to stop playing the disc.


Eject button

Click the button to eject the disc.


Help button

Click the button to get quick help on Music Box.


application window

The main window for an application, in this case the Music Box window. The Music Box application window contains the controls for playing your compact disc.


application icon

Represents a running application. An application icon appears after you minimize an application.

Double-click an application icon to restore it to a window.


desktop

The background on which windows, icons, and dialog boxes appear.

Double-click anywhere on the desktop to start Task List.