To view information about a CD

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To view information for a CD that you have not copied to your computer, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then do one of the following:
- Click Copy from CD, and then click View Album Info.
  -or-
- Click Media Library, click Now Playing in the Contents pane, and then click View Album Info.
To view information for a CD that you have copied to your computer, click Media Library, right-click the album name, and then click View Album Info.

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You can view album information and the list of tracks simultaneously in the Copy from CD feature by pointing to the top border of the Album Information pane. When the pointer changes into a vertical double-headed arrow, drag the border.
To hide the Album Information pane, click View Album Info again.
The first time you want to view information about a CD, you must be connected to the Internet. A subset of the information is stored on your computer and is available anytime you insert the CD.