How to Make a CD Song List From an iTunes Playlist
Using the song list of your iTunes playlist can save you time usually spent writing out the artist and track name details for each song on a CD. Using the song list from your playlist in iTunes can be a time-saver, but can be difficult for a new user. You can also burn a CD directly from your playlist, which will include all of the track name information on the CD data itself. Selecting which pieces of data you wish to appear in your iTunes playlist is a good idea before copying it to use as a CD song list.
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Instructions
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Navigate to your playlist on iTunes. Playlists are usually displayed on the left hand side of the screen, in the column above the “Now Playing” section. Scroll down if necessary, using the blue bar to on the right hand side of the column. Click on the playlist you wish to use for your CD song list and it will appear in the center of the main screen.
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Right-click the “Name” field or any other field at the top of the playlist. This will bring up options for what is displayed as the track information on the playlist. iTunes automatically displays the track name, artist name, song length, the album it is from, the amount of times you’ve listened to it and the genre. Remove any unwanted pieces of information by clicking on the check mark beside the option you wish to remove. For example, click the check mark beside “Play Count” to remove that field.
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Click on the “Edit” option in the top left of the iTunes main screen. Choose “Select All” from the options displayed in the drop-down menu. This will highlight all of the playlist data. Click “Edit” again and this time select “Copy.” The song list data will now be copied to your clipboard.
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Open the program into which you wish to paste the data. If you want to use the data for your track list, open a word processing program. Notepad and Wordpad come free on Windows computers and Pages is included on Macintosh computers. Paste the data into the program and print it.
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Click on the “Burn Disc” option in the bottom left corner of the iTunes playlist if you haven’t made the CD yet. Check the data on the pop up box. In most situations, this will be suitable, but you can edit the gap between songs if you wish. Click “Burn” and insert a CD when prompted.
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