Hi Donna, Once you rename the extension, try moving the file from your desktop to your iTunes folder. Then open it in itunes by pressing Control-O.
Best, Anna On Sep 9, 2009, at 1:26 PM, Donna Goodin wrote: > > Hi Esther, > > I finally copied the file, by just opening up Macintosh HD and > finding the > folder and manually copying it. So, now it's on my desktop. But, > When I do > Command-O in Itunes, it won't let me go to my desktop to select a > file. I > can go to Contacts, users, my account folder, and documents, but not > the > desktop. I tried moving the file to documents but I'm still not > able to > view documents from the doc, so have no way to open that folder. Any > thoughts on how I can tell Itunes to look for the file on my desktop? > > Thank you! > Donna > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Esther >> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 2:06 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: copying from itunes >> >> >> Hi Donna, >> >> Donna Goodin wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm attempting to follow Simon's instructions for creating >>> ringtones. But I >>> am unable to copy anything out of my itunes songs table, not the new >>> file >>> I've created and not any other files either. This seems to be new >>> behavior >>> with Snow Leopard? At least, it never happened to me before. The >>> copy >>> option shows up in the menu as valid, I've tried pressing Command C, >>> and >>> also activating it through the menu. But when I go to paste it onto >>> my >>> desktop, the paste command shows up as dimmed. Anyone know what >>> could be >>> happening? >> >> You can try the following: if you've created a copied file in iTunes >> with "Create AAC Version" and have that track highlighted in iTunes >> use the "Command-R" shortcut that shows the location of the file in >> Finder to bring up a Finder window with your selected track >> highlighted. Then, from that Finder window, copy the track with >> Command-C and paste it to the Desktop. You should even be able to >> press the shortcut for navigating to the Desktop, "Command-Shift-D", >> just after you copy with Command-C, and then paste with Command-V. >> If >> you have difficulty pasting, switch to icon view with Command-1 and >> try your paste again. >> >> HTH. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> >>> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.87/2356 - Release Date: >> 09/09/09 06:53:00 > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
