Alternatively, an item can be added by typing information manually in the dialog. This tutorial will show you how to add an item using the New Item Dialog. (To avoid confusion, the dialog won't retrieve any information from the Internet. It's merely about what you typed. To use the automated-content-retrieving wizard, check out this tutorial.)

Click the arrow beside "Add Item" and choose "By Dialog..." or use menu command Action -> Media Item -> Add Item via Dialog... will bring up the New Item Dialog. Now you may go ahead and fill the dialog with the information about the media item you wanted to add.

Please note that you need to check the check box beside some fields to enable them for typing. Fields like "Features", "Authors", "Artists" can contain multiple values. It is suggested that you separate these values by the <Enter> key.
Some fields has a drop-down button on the right side of the edit box. MediaMan will remember the values you entered in these fields, and you can easily recall previously entered values by clicking this button.
By default, the category icon is assigned to the new item. You may customize it by clicking the check box next to "Change Icon" to activate per-item-icon option. Click "Change Icon" to pick a preferred icon for the item.

You may import your own icon files (.ico, .bmp, .png) on your hard drive to be the category icons. For more information please refer to the program options dialog.
The detailed information about item status management is covered in this tutorial.
In the next step, we move on to the "Image" tab to add a picture for our DVD. You can either use the "Import..." button to browse a picture in your hard drive, or drag a picture from Internet Explorer or My Computer to this window. Alternatively, you may use the clipboard function by the "Paste from Clipboard" button to use resources from third-party software.

If the imported picture is larger than the specified setting in MediaMan's option, it'll be automatically resized. On the bottom-left of the dialog, you'll see the dimension of the resized picture. Even the picture has been resized, there are still chances that it can't fit the dialog. Therefore, "(Auto Fit)" will show up if the dialog is not large enough to display the whole picture.
*Note: Importing an unsupported image may clear the original one. To avoid unwanted loss, use "Cancel" to dismiss the changes.

In the "Extra" tab, you may enter up to 7 custom fields. The custom fields mechanism is provided in case the regular fields didn't fit your requirement.
Press "OK" and this item will be added to the collection.
To save the changes into a collection file, please consult the saving tutorial.
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