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How to Copy Songs From Computers to CDs

Copying songs from your computer to a CD is useful when you wish to listen to the songs on other playback systems. Doing so will allow you to listen to the songs on your car's CD player, on your home stereo system or on your DVD player. The software needed to copy songs to a CD comes already installed on your computer. Use Windows Media Player on a PC or iTunes on a Macintosh.

Things You'll Need

  • Computer with CD burner
  • Blank CD-R
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Instructions

  1. PC

    • 1

      Click the "Start" button on the taskbar, highlight "Programs," and select "Windows Media Player."

    • 2

      Open the "Burn" tab in Windows Media Player and drag the songs you want to copy from your computer to a CD into the "Burn List."

    • 3

      Insert a blank CD-R into your computer and then click the "Start Burn" button.

    • 4

      Eject the burned CD when the songs have finished being written to it.

    Macintosh

    • 5

      Click the "Finder" icon inside the toolbar, highlight "Applications," and select "iTunes."

    • 6

      Click "File," then "New Playlist" and drag the songs you want to copy from your computer to a CD into the empty playlist that appears.

    • 7

      Click this playlist and select "Burn Disc."

    • 8

      Click "Burn" and insert a blank CD-R into your computer.

    • 9

      Eject the burned CD when the songs have finished being written to it (See References 2).

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