Hey nice! I didn't know about the cmd r keystroke. I've been bringing up a context menu for that. Nice!
S On Aug 19, 2010, at 6:54 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > Hi Donna, > > I'm sorry if this has already been said. I haven't been following this > thread closely. I'm guessing your trying to copy and paste music on to some > device? If so, when you've converted the songs you want to mp3 in iTunes, > There is no need to go to the Mac HD and go to your music/itunes folder. > When the song is done converting, just press command R when your on the song > in iTunes. Then the finder will open with the song highlighted. Now you can > just copy and paste. > > hth > On Aug 19, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > >> Hi Colin, >> >> Not sure I answered this, but thanks for clearing things up. We may someday >> share music in our house, but for now we don't, hence the method I >> described. Sorry I didn't have a way to make it easier for you! >> Best, >> Donna >> On Aug 19, 2010, at 8:58 AM, focus wrote: >> >>> Hi Donna!! >>> Mystery solved! >>> The clue is in your method, part of it is you go to macintosh [ hd ] what I >>> call hd! >>> So we go to the same place! >>> Mine is slightly different because I have a shared library, so mine is the >>> same as yours until I get to users then I have to open shared folder and >>> the rest is the same again! >>> Sorry the confusion was I thought you were getting direct from Itunes [ >>> from the doc ] where all your play list's are! >>> Its funny though you can burn a disc from there, but you can not put music >>> to your phone! >>> Colin :-] >>> Skype focus_66 >>> ps its my fault for not putting macintosh before hd! >>> hahahahahahaha >>> On 19 Aug 2010, at 12:51, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Colin, >>>> >>>> Well, it sounds like one of us knows something that the other doesn't, but >>>> not sure who. I get to the itunes\music folder by doing the following >>>> 1. Go to Desktop, and open Macintosh HD with Command-O >>>> 2. Go to users and open. >>>> 3. arrow down to the folder with your username and open it. >>>> 4. Arrow down or press M to get to Music, and open >>>> 5. Press I to select itunes, and open >>>> 6. PArrow to your Music folder, and open. >>>> >>>> You will see all your music displayed in a finder Window, and from there I >>>> just copy to my phone's storage card. >>>> >>>> Don't know if this is easier than your method or not, but it's what I've >>>> been doing. >>>> HTH, >>>> Donna >>>> On Aug 19, 2010, at 6:40 AM, focus wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Donna! >>>>> Well I hope this does not sound bad! >>>>> If it does I'm sorry! >>>>> There is only one place where the actual music files are! >>>>> That's the hd library and this is where Itunes plays music from! >>>>> So this means that you might know something I do not. >>>>> I have to get my tracks from hd because Itunes will not let me! >>>>> If you can move tracks from Itunes to your phone without going to hd! >>>>> Give me an step by step [ i.e. idiot guide ] on how you do this! please. >>>>> Colin :-] >>>>> Skype focus_66 >>>>> On 18 Aug 2010, at 22:59, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Wow, Colin, thank you. I kept looking under advanced settings, which, >>>>>> of course, is why I didn't find it. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting about the HDLibrary. I've just been copying stuff from my >>>>>> itunes\music folder. Do you know if it makes a difference which folder >>>>>> you copy from? >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Donna >>>>>> On Aug 18, 2010, at 5:25 PM, focus wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Donna! >>>>>>> I hope you are sitting comfortably! >>>>>>> I've gone through it on mine and this is what I have for you! >>>>>>> To convert to mp3! >>>>>>> 1, Open Itunes and select preference's by pressing cmd and , >>>>>>> If it's like mine you should be on general if so very good, if not go >>>>>>> to the tool bar and interact with it by pressing vo and shift and down >>>>>>> arrow, in there you have a selection of different options the 1st being >>>>>>> [ general button ] >>>>>>> use vo space bar to select then stop interacting with the tool bar! >>>>>>> So if you are on general you'll have options to scroll along right >>>>>>> arrow, go along until you find import set >>>>>>> press vo space to open menu, in there you can select different formats >>>>>>> including mp3, scroll down to it then vo space bar to select this! >>>>>>> After that scroll all the way to the right until you get to the ok >>>>>>> button and vo space bar that! >>>>>>> You should now be back in Itunes! >>>>>>> Now find the album or track you want to make mp3, [ if it is a whole >>>>>>> album I think you have to select all tracks ] but if just one track sit >>>>>>> on it and then press vo+shift+m and scroll down to make mp3 version and >>>>>>> press vo space bar! >>>>>>> There will now be 2 versions of the track\album one of which will be >>>>>>> the mp3! >>>>>>> Note if you leave that import setting the same way! All future imports >>>>>>> from cd will also be mp3! >>>>>>> So if you want to always have mp3 versions leave it that way, if not go >>>>>>> back to import settings and change it back! >>>>>>> Next getting the track's from hd library! >>>>>>> All your songs are stored in the hd library and this is where I get >>>>>>> them from to put on my nokia! >>>>>>> If you know how to get to your hd list open and scroll down to Itunes >>>>>>> open in there should be an music folder in side should be all your >>>>>>> music, Scroll through them until you find the track you are look in for! >>>>>>> There should be 2 versions one of which will say mp3 at the end the >>>>>>> other will say acc or something else! >>>>>>> So get on the mp3 one and then copy and paste on to your phone! >>>>>>> If it helps when I've got my phone connected by usb open at the place >>>>>>> where i'm putting the songs, I can scroll through windows from hd list >>>>>>> to phone by pressing cmd tilde, that way I go to hd copy track then cmd >>>>>>> tilde and then paste to phone! >>>>>>> I hope you are not asleep now! >>>>>>> Colin :-] >>>>>>> ps maybe someone else can give you a better way! >>>>>>> Skype focus_66 >>>>>>> On 18 Aug 2010, at 18:39, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi coinl, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Nope, you're barking up just the right tree. *grin* But what is hd >>>>>>>> library, and how do you convert to MP3. The latter is what I really >>>>>>>> need to do, the Android phone really doesn't seem to like my m4a >>>>>>>> content. >>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>>> On Aug 18, 2010, at 11:51 AM, focus wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Donna! >>>>>>>>> I do not know if I'm barking up the wrong tree! >>>>>>>>> But if you are talking about moving an file to another place like a >>>>>>>>> mobile, [ not Iphone ] I use usb and export from hd library, so if >>>>>>>>> you can convert to mp3 then find it in hd library you should be able >>>>>>>>> to move it! >>>>>>>>> That's of course if I've got the right idea! >>>>>>>>> Or someone else has a better method!! :-] >>>>>>>>> Colin >>>>>>>>> Skype focus_66 >>>>>>>>> On 18 Aug 2010, at 13:56, Donna Goodin wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> How does one go about doing this? I've looked in the menu system, >>>>>>>>>> but don't see an option to do it. 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