My New Mac, Lion Edition

Chapter 27. Playing Audio CDs and Audio Files with iTunes

To make your Macintosh even more enjoyable to use, you can play music while you type letters, browse the Internet, or read your email. The old-fashioned way to play music is to insert an audio CD into your Macintosh and play the whole thing from start to finish. If you’re slowly advancing to the modern age, you might have music stored as audio files so you can play songs by several different artists.

If you’ve collected music as digital audio files, you can organize your favorite songs in categories called playlists. Then you can pick the playlist you want to hear, such as rock songs released before 1995, love songs, or songs by a particular recording artist. Whether you want to hear music ...