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You can create these types of discs in iTunes:

• Audio CDs: You can play these discs on any standard CD player.

• MP3 CDs: You can play these discs on MP3-capable CD players or your computer. To burn an MP3 CD, all the songs on it must be in MP3 format. If your playlist includes songs in other formats, such as songs purchased from the iTunes Store, you need to convert them to MP3 format before you can burn them on a CD.

• Data CDs and DVDs: You can use these discs to store and transfer files.

Create a CD or DVD

1. Go to the iTunes app on your PC.

2. Choose Music from the pop-up menu at the top left.

   If you don’t see Music in the pop-up menu, you need to use the Apple Music app you installed on your device. See the Apple Music User Guide for Windows for more details.

3. Create a playlist that contains the songs or files you want to burn to the disc.

4. Choose View > View As > Songs and make sure the items you want to include have a checkmark beside them.

5. Insert a blank disc.

6. Select the playlist, then choose File > Burn Playlist to Disc.

   If Burn Playlist to Disc doesn’t appear in the File menu, the playlist you selected can’t be burned to a disc because it contains items with usage restrictions (for example, a song your computer isn’t authorized to play).

7. Select a disc format.

8. If you’re creating an audio CD, choose your options:

   • Change the recording speed: Choose an option from the Preferred Speed pop-up menu.

   • Change the amount of silence between songs: Select Gap Between Songs.

   • Set all the songs on the disc to play at the same volume: Select Use Sound Check.

   • Include information that disc players in some vehicles can display: Select Include CD Text.

9. Click Burn.

   It might take several minutes to burn a disc. You can cancel the burn by clicking next to the progress bar, but if you’re using a CD-R or DVD-R disc, you won’t be able to use it again.

10. If the playlist contains more items than will fit on the disc, insert another disc to continue burning the remaining items.

    If you’re creating an audio CD, only the last disc burned includes track information (song title, artist, and album). Songs on the other CDs are identified only by track number (for example, “Track 01,” “Track 02”). See If you don’t see songs in iTunes.

Print a list of songs on the disc

1. Go to the iTunes app on your PC.

2. Choose Music from the pop-up menu at the top left.

   If you don’t see Music in the pop-up menu, you need to use the Apple Music app you installed on your device. See the Apple Music User Guide for Windows for more details.

3. Select a playlist of songs, choose Control-P, then select “CD jewel case insert.”

   The playlist prints, formatted for use as a jewel case insert.

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