Library Setup

Your MediaStar library is your collection of media (audio and video files) as well as PowerPoint presentations. This guide will show you how to add, delete and modify items in your library. Your library is element #1.

1) Adding Items

Adding items to the playlist is accomplished by selecting File -> Import To Library. This will bring up a dialog that will allow you to select all of your files. Once your files have been selected press "Open" in the dialog and the selected files will be copied to your library.

The files will be added under your current selection in the library. For example if your current selection in your library is a folder called "Audio", every file will be placed within this folder. If you have a non-folder selected every file will be placed within the same folder as the selected item. Lastly, by default if nothing is selected all files are placed within the library not under any folder.

Note: Currently, MediaStar supports the following extensions - MP3, WAV, MPG, MPEG, AVI, and PPT.

Note: Your MediaStar library is stored in MyDocuments, in the MediaStar folder.

2) Moving Items

Moving items within your library is very simple. Simply drag the item you want to move into the desired directory, or to a different item within the directory. To move items into the root of your library simply drop the item into the empty space below the last item or into and item that is already in the root of the library.

3) Right Click Menu

Right clicking on any item within the library will produce this menu.

3.1) New Folder

The New Folder option will allow you to create a new folder. If the selected item is a folder, the new folder will be created within it. On the other hand, if the selected item is not a folder, the new folder will be created in the same directory. This option is available regardless if the right-click was on an item or not.

3.2) Delete / Rename / Cut / Copy

These options work in the same manner as their windows counterparts.

Note: Rename will only allow you to change the name of the item and not its extension.

Note: The Copy option is not available for folders.

3.3) Paste

Once an item has been Cut or Copied, the Paste option will be enabled in the right click menu and will paste the cut or copied items into the desired location.

3.4) Advanced

The Advanced option will open the Advanced Options window for the selected item.

Note: Only media files that are audio or video have this option.