Navigating Through Windows Media Center

You can use a mouse and keyboard or a Windows Media Centercompatible remote control with Windows Media Center. Use the following methods to navigate Windows Media Center with a mouse and keyboard:

• To return to the main menu, click the green Windows Media Center icon at the upper-left corner of the current dialog.
• To return to the previous dialog, click the left arrow next to the Windows Media Center icon in the upper-left corner.
• To scroll horizontally, move the mouse to the left or right edge of the screen and click the arrow that appears.
• To scroll vertically, use the mouse's scroll wheel.
• To move in any direction (up/down/left/right) with the keyboard, use the directional arrows.
• To control playback of videos or music, use the DVD/VCR-style control cluster in the lower-right corner.

Setting Up Libraries

By default, Windows Media Center displays media found in the current user's Pictures, Music, and Videos libraries and recorded TV and movies folders on the current system. To add additional locations on the same computer or other computers on the network, follow these steps:

1. Click the green Windows Media Center icon in the upper lefthand corner (if you are using a mouse), or press the Windows Media Center Home button on your Windows Media Center remote control.
2. Click Tasks.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click Media Libraries.
5. Select the media library to manage; in this example, we work with the recorded TV library.
6. Click Next.
7. Select whether to add or remove folders from the library.
8. Click Next.
9. Select where to browse for folders: This Computer; Another Computer; Manually Add a Folder (in this example, we choose Another Computer).
10. Click Next.
11. Scroll down to the location you want to add.
12. Click the empty check box for the location; you can scroll and select multiple locations in this step.
13. Click Next.
14. To complete the process, click Finish.

NOTE: To add or remove other locations (folders), click No in Step 14 and continue as prompted.