Apple 7.2 manual Opening Recently Used Files, Finding Movies Quickly Using QuickTime Favorites

Opening Recently Used Files

You can easily open recently used files.

To open recently used files:

mChoose File > Open Recent > [option]

To change the number of items that appear in the Open Recent submenu (in

Mac OS X), choose QuickTime Player > Preferences, click General, and choose an option from the Number of Recent Items pop-up menu. In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > Player Preferences.

Finding Movies Quickly Using QuickTime Favorites

You can easily find and open movies by putting pointers to them in your QuickTime Favorites window. To view your list of favorites, choose Window > Favorites > Show Favorites.

To add a movie to the Favorites list:

1Open the movie in QuickTime Player.

2Choose Window > Favorites > Add Movie As Favorite. You can also drag a file to the Favorites list window.

To rearrange movies in the list, drag them. To delete an item from the list, drag the item to the Trash or select the item and press the Delete key. (In Windows, drag the item to the Recycle Bin or select the item and press the Backspace key.) Deleting an item from the Favorites list does not delete the file from your hard disk (or wherever the file is saved).

Playing Copy-Protected Movies

QuickTime movies can be encrypted so that only authorized viewers can watch them. Such movies are known as “secured media files.” To use such a file, you must enter a “media key,” which is usually available from the media file provider.

To enter a media key (in Mac OS X):

1Open System Preferences, click QuickTime, and click Advanced.

2Click Media Keys.

3Click the Add button and then enter the key provided by the author or vendor.

To enter a media key (in Windows):

1Choose Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences.

2Click Advanced.

3Click Media Keys.

4Click Add and then enter the key provided by the author or vendor.

Chapter 1 Using QuickTime Player

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