Library items
Music files are automatically added to your library each time you open a song or rip a CD. Files that are present in the Music, Pictures and Videos folders are also automatically added to your library. If you want to modify these options, go to Options, select the Library tab and click on Monitor Folders. If you want to access music files from other users of you computer, you will need to select My folders and those of other that I can access. Also you can click on Advanced Options to have a detailed look at what is monitored.
When you delete a file from your library, a window will pop-up and ask you if you want to Delete from library or Delete from library and my computer. If you choose the first option, that file will be automatically added again by Windows Media Player. You can change this by deselecting Add files previously deleted from library.
Playlists
A playlist is like an index to a group of music files. That index can be customized to your needs. The playlist appears on the right side of the player and to add music files to it you can simply drag and drop the desired media files.
After you have created a playlist, you can arrange any song in any position that you want by dragging it up or down, or you can remove it by clicking on the red X. If you click on the drop-down button (containing the name of the playlist) located in the list pane, you’ll find that you can sort your files or you can just shuffle them. From this menu you can also save your playlist, to retrieve it later.
You can use Auto Playlists to let the player automatically create a playlist based on your own criteria. Click on File and select Create Auto Playlist. In the window that pops up, you can give a name to your new auto playlist, and define the criteria after which songs will be added. Note that you can add more than one criterion in a group.
If you have more playlists saved and want to play them, go to File, click on Open and browse to your playlist.
Playlists can be used on different devices too, so when you save them, be sure that the default extension for Windows Media Playlist (.wpl) is compatible with that device. The most popular playlist extension is .m3u.
To export your playlist you can easily press the Save Playlist button located in the list pane. Your playlist will be saved in the Playlists subfolder found in the Music folder of the current user, with the default extension (.wpl). If you want to select another extension or another location, click on the drop-down button in the list pane, and select Save Playlist As.
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