[access-uk] Re: Transfering music to a MacBook
- From: Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:05:16 +0100
Hi Ed,
I am hot on Andes Trail so need to give thanks to you also!
I read and this message just after I have been putting files on two the Mac and
had got stuck at the same point.
Thanks for the pointer. My brain certainly needs a rest!
Carol P
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On 25 Jun 2013, at 04:50 AM, Edward Green <edward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> Firstly, I'd recommend getting Finder to open folders in new windows at least
> until you get used to it as it's easier to keep track of where you are.
>
> When in finder, press command comma to bring up the preferences dialogue and
> make the change.
>
> Once you've done that and are still in Finder, press command 2 so that your
> folders and file appear in a list view (it will still be a table that you
> interact with).
>
> Find the folder you want to copy and put it on the clipboard.
>
> Find the folder you want to paste it in, I recommend pressing command o to
> open the various folders rather than trying to expand them as you would in a
> traditional tree view.
>
> Once you've opened the automatically add to iTunes folder by pressing command
> o, press command v to paste the file.
>
> I hope that helps.
>
> Ed
>
> On 24 Jun 2013, at 22:26, "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Ed -
>>
>> I've read the article from Apple on this, but still struggling.
>>
>> I've now put a large chunk of music on the Mac, and can see it in it's
>> folder, within the iTunes music folder. I have been trying to cut and paste
>> this music folder in to the 'automatically add to iTunes' folder, but no
>> matter what I try, nothing appears in the library. As you know, everything
>> is presented in a table that has to be interacted with. I can cut an album
>> from the music folder, and find the 'automatically ad to iTunes' in the
>> table of folders and files, but when I right arrow to expand the
>> 'automatically add...' and then try and paste the album in there, it just
>> adds it to the iTunes music folder, but not the 'automatically add to...'
>> folder. so nothing get put in the library.
>>
>> Can you tell me how to drop a file in to a folder? as I'm sure the principle
>> is the same be it music or documents. What do I need to do, once I have
>> found the folder I want to paste the file in to? I've tried just pasting on
>> top of the folder, as it were, and arrowing right to expand the tree, but
>> still can't get the file where I want it.
>>
>> Thanks for any help -
>>
>> Andy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Edward Green
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 7:49 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Transfering music to a MacBook
>>
>> Hi Andy,
>>
>> It should be fairly straight forward though is a bit different to Windows.
>> Take a look at
>> http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5761?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_us
>>
>> You'll see from the article that you need your cursors set up in a certain
>> way in the Voiceover utility.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> Ed
>> On 23 Jun 2013, at 19:14, "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all -
>>>
>>> I'm now trying to do this.
>>>
>>> I have the music in a folder called music, in another folder called files
>>> and folders, on an external drive. when I connect this drive to my Mac, it
>>> shows up as a volume drive on the empty desktop. I can select the drive,
>>> and go to the folder that contains the music folder where the music
>>> resides. My difficulty is that everything on a Mac, seems to show up in
>>> tables, that functions rather like a tree view, in that they can be
>>> expanded, but when I try to either just select the music folder to copy and
>>> paste on to the Mac, or expand the tree view from the music folder, so it
>>> shows all the albums in there that I want to select, everything else in the
>>> table gets selected too, which isn't what I want to happen.
>>>
>>> So, if I have a folder of music, contained in another folder on an
>>> external, how do I just copy and paste that music folder on to my Mac.
>>>
>>> Hope that's clear. Thanks -
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>
>
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