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About the screens and menus
Windows Media Player has three primary screens:
• Playback screen. The default screen that displays the playback controls (such as Play,
Pause, Next, Previous, and Volume), the album art window, and the video window. You
can change the appearance of this screen by choosing a different skin.
• Now Playing screen. The screen that displays the Now Playing playlist. This special
playlist indicates the currently playing file and any files that are “queued up” to play
next.
• Library screen. The screen that lets you quickly find your audio files, video files, and
playlists. It contains categories such as My Music, My Video, My TV, and My Playlists.
At the bottom of each screen is a menu called Menu. The commands on this menu
change depending upon which screen you are viewing.
Playback screen menu
When you are viewing the Playback screen, the following commands appear on Menu.
This control Does this
Library Displays the Library screen so you can choose a file to play.
Play/Pause Starts or pauses playback.
Stop Stops playback.
Shuffle/Repeat Plays the items in the Now Playing playlist randomly/repeatedly.
Full Screen When a video is playing, displays it by using the entire screen.
Options
Lets you adjust various Windows Media Player options, including network,
skin, and hardware button options.
Properties Displays information about the currently playing file.
About
Displays information about Windows Media Player, such as the version
number.