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Creating CDs and DVDs
You can use the CD and DVD burning program on your computer to copy tracks from a music
CD to your hard drive, copy or create data CDs and DVDs, create music CDs, create video DVDs,
and more. For more information about creating CDs and DVDs, see “Creating music CDs and video
DVDs” on page 77.
Creating audio and video files
You can create audio and music files, either from scratch or from music CDs. You can also create
video files from home video. For more information, see “Creating audio files and music libraries”
on page 71, “Creating and editing videos” on page 75, and “Editing videos” on page 75.
Copying CDs and DVDs
You can copy CDs and DVDs to make backups of your data. For more information, see “Creating
and copying data CDs and DVDs” on page 83.
Playing music and movies
Playing WAV audio files
Sound Recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you record and play WAV files. WAV is
the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds.
To play a WAV audio file in Sound Recorder:
1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. The
Sound Recorder opens.
2 Click File, then click Open. The Open dialog box opens.
3 Click the file you want to play, then click Open.
4 Play the file by clicking (play), then stop playing the file by clicking (stop).
Rewind
Fast Forward
Play
Stop
Record
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