How to Burn a CD on an iMac

Burning a CD on an iMac has never been easier. Using your iMac's pre-installed CD burning interface, you can transfer your favorite music or other digital files to disc in a matter of minutes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• iMac
• CD-R

1. 
   CD-Rs

   Insert a blank recordable CD (CD-R) into the CD-ROM disk drive of your iMac.

2. Locate the files you want to burn to disc. For instance, if you want to burn a series of digital photos to disc, then open the program you use for storing digital photos.

3. Select the files you want to place on the CD-R. Click and drag individual files (or groups of files using Shift+Select) to the CD-R icon located on your iMac's desktop. Or, right click on individual files and select "Save As" to save them to the CD-R.

4. Click "File" and "Burn Disc" in the Finder folder.

5. Title your disc if necessary when the window appears. The window prompt will say, "Are you sure you want to burn the contents of "Untitled CD" to a disc?"

6. Select the burn speed in the same window. "8X" is the most reliable speed.

7. Select a burn folder to save the disc to from the same window. Alternately, you may choose not to follow this step.

8. Click "Burn." The CD-R will start burning the file contents.

9. Choose "Eject CD" once the CD-R has finished burning. Or, simply click and drag the CD-R icon to the trash on your desktop to eject it.

Tips & Warnings

• Research burning programs before saving files to a disc. Different iMacs can utilize different programs like iTunes and Roxio (although the pre-installed program is usually the easiest).
• Read all FAQs associated with your iMac's burning program before burning a CD.
• Using CD-RW (rewritable) discs can open the possibility of your disc someday losing its saved contents. To ensure the contents remain on disc forever, use a CD-R.