Playlist Central  

You can create an empty playlist and add tracks to it later, or you can create a playlist from the contents of the Mixer.

To create an empty playlist:

• Click at the bottom-left of the Playlists area,
  
  or:

• From the Rhapsody menus, select File > New Playlist, or press [CTRL + N] on your keyboard. An empty playlist titled "New Playlist" appears in the Playlists area.
  
  (If you create more than one new playlist and do not rename them, the new playlists will be numbered in the Playlists area. For example, "New Playlist2" and "New Playlist3". You can rename playlists at any time.

To rename a playlist:

1.  Right-click a playlist name in the Playlists area.
   
   
2. Select Rename Playlist from the right-click menu.
   
   
3. Type a new name for your playlist.
   
   
4. Press [ENTER] on your keyboard.

You can add tracks to the new playlist at any time by dragging and dropping tracks from My Library, theMixer, or theMusic Guide to the playlist name in the Playlists area.

To create a playlist from the contents of the Mixer:

1. Click the Mixer tab in the Playlists/Mixer area to open the Mixer.
   
   
2. Drag and drop tracks to the Mixer from the Music Guide or My Library.
   
   
3. Click Save at the bottom of the Mixer window.
   
   
4. A "Save as Playlist" window opens. Type a name for your new playlist.
   
   
5. Click OK. Your new playlist appears in the Playlists area.

To create a playlist by dragging to the Playlists area: 

You can drag tracks and albums from the Music Guide, My Library, or Playlist Central to any white space in the Playlists area. The track(s), album or playlist will be added as a new playlist, which you can rename at any time.

 

You can publish an actual playlist to Playlist Central. You can also publish the contents of the Mixer, or even tracks, albums, genres or artists from My Library.

To publish a playlist you've already created:

1. Select the Playlists tab in the Playlists/Mixer area to view your playlists.
   
   
2. Select a playlist in the Playlists area. The contents of the playlist will open in the Display area.
   
   
3. Click Share at the top of the Display area, or the button at the bottom of the Playlists area.
   
   
4. The "Share Music" window opens. Click Playlist Central.
   
   
5. If you have never published a playlist before, a "Create Your Alias" dialog will open. Type in the name you wish to use.
   
   
6. Click Create Alias.
   
   
7. The "Publish your Playlist" window opens. Type a name for your playlist.
   
   
8. Select a category for your playlist.
   
   
9. If you wish, type a description for your playlist, and enter individual track comments.
   
   
10. Click Publish.

Note: Only playlists made entirely from Rhapsody tracksTracks that have been streamed, downloaded, or purchased from Rhapsody. are available to share and publish. If there is one of more localMusic files saved on your computer's hard drive(s) are referred to as "local." track in a playlist, the Share button will be grayed out.

To publish the contents of the Mixer:

1. Select the Mixer tab in the Playlists/Mixer area to open the Mixer.
   
   
2. Add Rhapsody tracksTracks that have been streamed, downloaded, or purchased from Rhapsody. (streamed tracks, downloaded Rhapsody tracks, or purchased tracks) to the Mixer by doing one of the following:
   
   
• Drag and drop tracks from My Library.
• Drag and drop tracks and albums from the Music Guide.
• Drag tracks from playlists viewed in the Display area to the Mixer.

3. Click Share at the bottom of the Mixer window..
   
   
4. The "Share Music" window opens. Click Playlist Central, and follow the directions in the dialog.

Note: Only Rhapsody tracks are available to share and publish. If you have both Rhapsody and local tracks in the Mixer, only Rhapsody tracks will appear in the "Share Music" window.

To publish from My Library:

1. Click My Library in the Sources area to view its contents in the Display area.
   
   
2. Select a Rhapsody trackA track that has been streamed, downloaded, or purchased from Rhapsody. or group of Rhapsody tracks.
   
   
3. Right-clickClick the right mouse button while using an appllication to display an alternate menu of commands or choices. the track(s).
   
   
4. From the right-click menu, select Share.
   
   
5. Click Playlist Central in the "Share Music" window, and follow the directions.

To publish from the Library Organizer:

1. If the Organizer is not open, click the bar between My Library and the Sources area to view it.
   
   
    
2. Use the drop-down list to view Artists, Albums, or Genres in the Organizer.
   
   
3. Right-clickClick the right mouse button while using an appllication to display an alternate menu of commands or choices. an artist, album, or genre.
   
   
4. From the right-click menu, select Share.
   
   
5. Click Playlist Central in the "Share Music" window, and follow the directions.

Note: Only Rhapsody tracksTracks that have been streamed, downloaded, or purchased from Rhapsody. are available to share and publish. If you select both Rhapsody and localMusic files saved on your computer's hard drive(s) are referred to as "local." tracks to share in My Library, only the Rhapsody tracks will appear in the "Share Music" window. If you select an artist or genre to share from the Organizer, only Rhapsody tracks in that category will appear in the window.

• You can also share directly from the Music Guide by clicking Share next to a track or album.
• You can view your published playlists on your My Rhapsody page.

Use the following controls and options with  playlists in Playlist Central.

		Play: Click   to add the playlist to the Mixer and begin playback.
		Add: Click to add the playlist to your collection the Playlists area (below the Sources area.   Click  next to an individual track in the playlist to add it to your collection in the Playlists area. To add the tracks from a playlist to My Library, drag the playlist from the Playlists area to My Library in the Sources area.
		Rate: When viewing a playlist, click any number in the Rating Selector (below the playlist art) to rate the playlist from 1-5.  "1" indicates a less-favored playlist, and "5" indicates a more favored playlist. Your rating will contribute to the playlist's overall ranking in Playlist Central. Your rating in Playlist Central does not affect your ratings in the rest of Rhapsody, and does not affect your recommendations in My Rhapsody.
		Click Share playlist to email a link to the playlist, or create a RhapLinkA link to Rhapsody music, generated by the Share process. A RhapLink can be e-mailed, blogged, posted to a web site, or shared via instant messaging program. to the playlist to post on your web site,  blogA web log; an online diary or log kept on a website., or an instant messaging program.
Author		Click the playlist's author alias to view all the playlists published by that author.

 

Dynamic Playlists are playlists that Rhapsody updates with fresh content each time you sign in to your Rhapsody account. From the Playlist Central Home page, click Go To Dynamic Playlists to visit the Dynamic Playlists page.

 

• Click the name of any playlist to view it.
  
  
• Click at the top of any playlist to add it to the Mixer and begin playback.
  
  
• Click at the top of any playlist to add it to your collection in the Playlists area. You will get new tracks in your playlist each time you sign in to your Rhapsody account.
  
  
• Click or under My Dynamic Playlist to play or collect a dynamic playlist based on your recent listening history.
  
  
• Click next to any individual track to play it.
  
  
• Click next to any individual track to add it to My Library.
  
  

 

• Choose your alias carefully. Once you have created one, you cannot change it. (One alias per Rhapsody account.)
  
  
• You can publish tracks from the Mixer. Select the tracks you want to publish and click Share.
  
  
• You can publish playlists from the Playlists area. Right-click any playlist made entirely from Rhapsody tracks and select Share from the right-click menu.
  
  
• You can publish tracks from My Library. Select Rhapsody tracks and right-click them, then select Share from the right-click menu.
  
  
• You can publish tracks from the Library Organizer. Right-click on any artist name, album name, or genre type in the Organizer, then select Share to share all the Rhapsody tracks in your Library for that category.
  
  
• A list of your published playlists can be found in My Rhapsody.
  
  
• Once you publish a playlist to Playlist Central, you cannot remove it.