Opening, Closing, Saving, and Deleting Playlists

Opening a Playlist
  1. When you select the Open command from the Files menu, the Open Playlist Dialog Box comes up (See The Open Playlist Dialog Box.).
Figure 5-2 The Open Playlist Dialog Box
  1. This dialog presents you with a list of Playlist files in the currently selected directory. Playlists are stored to the hard disk with the filename extension ".pla". When you select a Playlist file, the Playlist will come up in the Playlist window.
Closing a Playlist
  1. The New command in the Files menu will close the current Playlist, and clear the Playlist screen. If you have made changes to the Playlist, the Playlist Editor will prompt you asking if you want to save the changes before closing.
Saving a Playlist
  1. If you want to save a new Playlist, you will use the Save As command in the Files menu. The Playlist Editor will prompt you for a name for your new Playlist. It will automatically add the ".pla" filename extension to your name.
  2. If you want to save an existing Playlist after making modifications, you will use the Save command in the Files menu. The Save command will save the revised Playlist under the current filename.
Deleting a Playlist
  1. To delete a Playlist, select the Delete command from the Files menu. A dialog box will ask you if you want to delete the currently displayed Playlist. If you answer "OK", it will remove the Playlist from the hard disk, and clear the Playlist window.
Exiting the Playlist Editor
  1. To exit the Playlist Editor, select the Exit command from the Files menu.