10 tips that will help you fall in love with iTunes

I think not mistaken if I say that mediakombayn iTunes - the most unloved Apple software for most users (especially Windows-version). And for good reason. In iTunes, there are a lot of features and settings that are easily turn disadvantages into advantages. Here are 10 of the most useful of them.

1. Use the playback queue

Playlists - a very handy thing, but sometimes you just want to listen to some specific tracks in the mood, and in this case does not need to bother with the creation of playlists. Much faster and easier to use specially provided for this queue function.

To add tracks to the queue need to click the ellipsis icon and choose "Add" Next "." So you can put together a temporary playlist of several artists (can be added and the whole album). Tracks in it will be played in the order of adding. If you want to listen to any of the track immediately after the current, without disrupting the play queue, press the same menu "Next." See list below, you can click the appropriate icon in the player window (above the scroll bar).

2. Locate and delete the songs that never listen

Over time, the iTunes library grows to completely unimaginable dimensions that have a negative impact on the use of disk space. Firsthand about this issue know the owners makbukov drives up to 128 gigabytes or less. Sometimes it is worth spending a few minutes to find music that you do not like and you do not listen. It is very easy.

Switch to preview mode "Song", and add column "pass", which shows how many times you have passed each of the tracks. Now simply click on the title of "omissions", and you will see the list of the most do not like your songs.

3. Use comments as tags

For any content in your library, you can add a comment that will be an additional way of sorting. For this select a desired item Hit Cmd + I (Ctrl + I) and fill in the field "Comments".

So it is possible to celebrate music, movies and more. Including the column "Comments", you will be able to sort all items by adding comments and view, for example, songs for training or movies to set the mood.

4. Turn on the display of video on top of all windows

If you want to entertain yourself while some do not require a particular concentration of work, you can turn on "for background" serialchik or light film.

That the player is not blocked windows of other applications, you just need to enable the option in iTunes preferences. Just do not forget that this trick works only for a video, running in a separate window.

5. Change the cover of the film

Those who like to order in the library, always verify that each cover has been added to the album. A similar trick can be used to add covers to imported movies and series, if iTunes is not found or found not quite suitable posters. You familiar keyboard shortcut Cmd + I opens a window with information about the file, where you can change many details, including the cover. But it works only for your movies. With purchased on iTunes this number does not take place.

6. Copy tracks on Android-devices

iTunes does not work with smartphones on Android, but you still can transfer their own music, just copy and paste the desired tracks, like in the Finder. To do this, connect your device to your computer, open the desired playlist or album, select and copy the song by pressing Cmd + A, Cmd + C (Ctrl + A, Ctrl + C in Windows), and then inserting them into the folder Android-device Cmd + V (Ctrl + V), or opened in Finder "Explorer".

Regardless of the location of files collected in the playlist, iTunes will copy them to a new location. Of course, this is not a perfect solution, but for a quick transfer is quite good in an emergency.

7. Organize your apps

iOS-devices have long been working independently from iTunes. They may never be connected to the computer, but still has one more reason to do it. Customize the layout of icons is very uncomfortable on desktops, especially after flashing when there is created a mess. Much faster and easier to do it through iTunes.

To do this, connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer, switch over to the section "Devices" tab and go to "Programs". Now, double-clicking on the desktop, and it is in front of us at a glance: drag the icons, put in the folder are deleted. After we press "Apply".

8. remove duplicates

Duplicate files take up space and make chaos on the disc in your carefully customized playlists, so this should definitely do something. iTunes is able to find duplicate tracks and display them. This can be done with the same name the menu item "View" - "Show Duplicates".

So you will see duplicate songs, such as compilations and singles. If you want to see a fully duplicate tracks, you need to open the same menu by holding down the Option (Shift in Windows). Switch to the normal display mode, you can here: select the item "View" - "Show all." For each playlist you will have to repeat this trick.

9. Assign songs rating

Ranking in the tracks is needed not only for beauty. This is a very important function, which is used in the playlist or synchronize songs with the devices. On this basis, you can create smart playlists, including or excluding them from the songs with a certain rating.

By putting a tick in the box "To select only checked" in the playlist you can turn on a song with the assigned rating. This will be useful for the tracks that you listen to regularly.

10. Control iTunes directly from the iPhone

iTunes supports remote playback control with the iPhone and iPad. You can play music on a Mac or a PC connected to your home audio system, and, sitting on the couch, switch tracks, playlists, radio, fully manage the media library using the application "Remote control". To work need to be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and the inclusion of "Home Sharing".

There are also many third-party applications with similar functionality, for example, BTT RemoteWhich is able to control not only iTunes, but, and any other application in OS X.

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And what are your favorite features and iTunes capabilities? If you have any tips or tricks Enables iTunes to complete share them in the comments.

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