Windows 7 : Windows Media Player - Learning the Basics (part 2) - Getting Around in Windows Media Player 12 - Redesigned Browsing and Searching

Redesigned Browsing and Searching

The navigation of the Music library is similar to that in Windows Explorer.

You can browse your media by performing the following steps:

1.	Click the Library breadcrumb (or the leftmost breadcrumb in the trail) to choose the type of media to browse, as shown in Figure 4. Options include Music, Videos, Pictures, Recorded TV, Other Media, and Playlists. Figure 4. Select a media category.
2.	Choose the desired view for your media by clicking the arrow next to the media option you’ve chosen. This includes Artist, Album, All Music, Genre, and more.
3.	Narrow the items shown for the chosen category by clicking the arrow on the Address bar, as shown in Figure 5. Figure 5. Narrow the items shown in the view by using the Address bar.

Searching can also be used to narrow the view of a chosen media category if there are several entries to choose from and you only want a specific few. After you have chosen a category as described in Step 1, enter your search term into the Search box, as shown in Figure 6.

Figure 6. Searching is a fast and easy way to narrow your media views.

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