To view information about content

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To	Do this
View brief information about a current track, CD, or DVD	Click Now Playing. On the View menu, point to Now Playing Options, and then click Show Media Information. A check mark appears next to the command to indicate it is turned on. Information about the current track, CD, or DVD appears in the Media Information pane to the right of the video window.
View detailed artist and album information about a current track or CD	Play a track or CD. On the View menu, point to Info Center View, and then click Show Always or Show Only When Detailed Media Information Is Available. To view detailed information about the artist or album, click the Artist Info or Album Info links, respectively. To return to the track list in Media Library, click Media Library. To return to the track list for the CD, click Copy from CD.

Note Image Notes

For optimal use of Info Center View, you must be connected to the Internet.
If you click Show Only When Detailed Media Information Is Available and no detailed media information about the audio content you are playing is available, the last visualization (or, in some cases, other plug-in) you selected appears instead.
Info Center View is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.