General Settings

• Always On Top: Check this to keep ALSong always visible on your desktop over top of other programs.

• Autoplay when started: Check this to have ALSong automatically start playing at the last song playing when ALSong was last closed.

• Connect to Song Lyrics Server: Check this box to get real time Lyrics updates for songs from the ALSong Lyrics Server.
  
  
• Scroll title in ALSong miniplayer: Check this to scroll song titles when ALSong is minimized into the ALSong Toolbar in the Windows Taskbar.
  
  
• Start when Windows Starts: Check this to automatically launch ALSong whenever you start your computer.
  
  
• Display in: Select from: 1) Windows Taskbar (most programs run like this), 2) System Tray (the Windows clock runs here), or 3) Windows Taskbar + System Tray. ALSong will make itself visible and accessible from those locations. Most users will find option 3 to be most convenient.
  

Windows Explorer Integration: Actions taken when double-clicking associated files in Windows Explorer

• Open audio file in new playlist: The playlist is cleared and the double-clicked file is added to a new blank playlist.

• Add audio file to playlist: The double-clicked file is added to the end of the current playlist.
  
  
• Add audio file to playlist and play: The double-clicked file is added to the end of the current playlist and played.
  
  
• Add ALSong to Windows context menu: Check this to make ALSong available in your Windows context menu (right-click menu).
  

ALSong Miniplayer: Check whether or not you want to use the ALSong miniplayer as a toolbar in the Windows taskbar.

Use new song alerts: Check this option to display a short alert when a new song starts. The ALSong Miniplayer option must be checked for this.