MP3rat User Guide

Contents

1 Introduction
    1.1 Features
    1.2 How MP3rat Works
    1.3 Terminology

2 Pricing and Ordering
    2.1 Ordering Methods
    2.2 Entering License Information

3 Installation
    3.1 System Requirements
    3.2 Downloading
    3.3 Upgrading from a Previous Version
    3.4 Installing MP3rat

4 Getting Started
    4.1 Starting MP3rat
    4.2 Registration
    4.3 Playing Songs
    4.4 Import Wizard
    4.5 Searching for Bookmarks
    4.6 Deleting Bookmarks

  5 Using MP3rat
    5.1 Playing Songs
        5.1.1 Add to Playlist
        5.1.2 Play and Add to Playlist
        5.1.3 Direct Play
    5.2 Searching
    5.3 Keywords
        5.3.1 Allowed Keywords
        5.3.2 Tagged Keywords

    5.4 Editing Songs

        5.4.1 Song Properties

        5.4.2 Common Song Properties

        5.3.3 Filename Extract

        5.3.4 Tag Import

    5.5 Toolbar
    5.6 Main Window

        5.6.1 Context Menu

        5.6.2 Columns

            5.6.2.1 Adding or Removing Columns

            5.6.2.2 Reordering Columns

            5.6.2.3 Sorting Columns

            5.6.2.4 Changing Column Sizes  

        5.6.3 Status Icons         
    5.7 Playlist Window
    5.8 Dictionary Window

        5.8.1 Searching the Dictionary

        5.8.2 Show only Tagged Keywords
    5.9 MP3rat Player
    5.10 System Tray

6 Importing and Exporting Songs
    6.1 Import Wizard

    6.2 Import

    6.3 Startup Import

    6.4 Drag and Drop

    6.5 Importing Playlist Songs

    6.6 Exporting

7 Features

    7.1 Selecting MP3 Players

    7.2 Filename Extraction

    7.3 Rename MP3 Files

    7.4 Move and Copy MP3 Files

    7.5 Status Checking

        7.5.1 Run Status Checking
        7.5.2 Status Icons

        7.5.3 Displaying Status Information

        7.5.4 Changing Song Status

    7.6 Advanced Searching

        7.6.1 Keyword Searching

        7.6.2 Exact String Searching

    7.7 Rating Colors

    7.8 Starting MP3rat Automatically

    7.9 Backing Up the Song Data File

    7.10 Deleting Songs

    7.11 Bug Report

    7.12 Version Check

8 Configuration
    8.1 Options Dialog
        8.1.1 Startup
        8.1.2 User Interface
        8.1.3 Fonts
        8.1.4 Colors
        8.1.5 System Tray
        8.1.6 Date and Time
        8.1.7 Hotkeys
        8.1.8 Status Check Icons
        8.1.9 MP3 Tags
        8.1.10 MP3 Players
        8.1.11 MP3rat Player
        8.1.12 Winamp
        8.1.13 RealPlayer
        8.1.14 MusicMatch
        8.1.15 Windows Media Player
        8.1.16 Default Player
        8.1.17 Diagnostics

9 Reference
    9.1 Menu Commands
        9.1.1 File
        9.1.2 View
        9.1.3 Edit
        9.1.4 Playlist
        9.1.5 MP3
        9.1.6 Tools
        9.1.7 Help
    9.2 Toolbar
    9.3 Shortcut Keys
    9.4 Player Details
        9.4.1 Volume Adjustment
        9.4.2 Player Controls
        9.4.3 Current Song Information   
    9.5 Shortcut Keys
    9.6 Context Sensitive Menus

10 Uninstalling MP3rat

11 Technical Support

12 License Agreements and Warranty
    12.1 Trial Period and Shareware License
    12.2 User License

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