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# Use Edit > New AutoPlaylist from the Main Menu.
# Use Edit > New AutoPlaylist from the Main Menu.
# A new AutoPlaylist will be created in the '''[[{{WebHelp:Links|Playlists}}|Playlists]]''' node in the Media Tree.
# A new AutoPlaylist will be created in the '''[[{{WebHelp:Links|Playlists}}|Playlists]]''' node in the Media Tree.
'''To edit an AutoPlaylist:'''
#* You can change the AutoPlaylist name using double click on the AutoPlaylist name in the Filelisting.
#* You can change the AutoPlaylist name using double click on the AutoPlaylist name in the Filelisting.
#* You can set to which [[{{WebHelp:Links|Playback Rules}}|Collection]] the AutoPlaylist should be limited using the ''Search'' setting.
#* You can set to which [[{{WebHelp:Links|Playback Rules}}|Collection]] the AutoPlaylist should be limited using the ''Search'' setting.
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#* You can limit how many files should be shown on the AutoPlaylist by limiting by files, megabytes or minutes using ''Limit to''. ''Selected by'' determines how this limit is applied.
#* You can limit how many files should be shown on the AutoPlaylist by limiting by files, megabytes or minutes using ''Limit to''. ''Selected by'' determines how this limit is applied.
#* You can set how the files on the AutoPlaylist are sorted using ''Sort by''. You can use multiple sorts so you can for example first sort on Genre and then within the Genre sort on Artist. Sort can be applied descending and ascending
#* You can set how the files on the AutoPlaylist are sorted using ''Sort by''. You can use multiple sorts so you can for example first sort on Genre and then within the Genre sort on Artist. Sort can be applied descending and ascending
# Name the AutoPlaylist when prompted. The new AutoPlaylist will be created in the '''[[{{WebHelp:Links|Playlists}}|Playlists]]''' node.
# You will then be prompted to select the Criteria to be used for the AutoPlaylist. Use the [[{{WebHelp:Links|Search}}|Search]] pane for a simple AutoPlaylist, or the [[{{WebHelp:Links|Search}}|Advanced Search]] pane for a more complex AutoPlaylist with multiple criteria. Once you've selected your criteria, press 'Ok', and the AutoPlaylist will be generated.
# Move the new playlist by dragging and dropping it to a different portion of the '''Playlists''' hierarchy, if you wish.
# If you need to edit the AutoPlaylist, select it, and click Edit Properties, and you will be prompted to edit the criteria used to generate the list.
To edit the AutoPlaylist, select it and right-click '''Edit AutoPlaylist'''.


Related Information:
Related Information:
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[[{{WebHelp:Links|Exporting Playlists}}|Exporting Playlists]]
[[{{WebHelp:Links|Exporting Playlists}}|Exporting Playlists]]


[[{{WebHelp:Links|Exporting Tracks}}|Sync Tracks to Portable Devices]]
[[{{WebHelp:Links|Exporting Tracks}}|Sync Files to Devices]]
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Revision as of 18:22, 7 December 2020

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Unlike regular Playlists, which are a collection of files, AutoPlaylists are Criteria based. Any files matching the Criteria set for an AutoPlaylists will be shown on the AutoPlaylist. This means that when you add new files to the Library, edit Tags on files in the Library or remove files from the Library that the AutoPlaylist will automatically reflect those changes and include any new files matching the Criteria and remove any files no longer matching the Criteria automatically. For example AutoPlaylists allow you to quickly create an AutoPlaylist of 5 star Rock music that aren't Christmas songs, using Criteria like Rating and Genre. As AutoPlaylists are Criteria based you can't add/remove individual files from the AutoPlaylist or manually change the sort of individual files on the AutoPlaylists. If you want that you could save the files to a regular Playlists which does allow for this, but it won't be automatically updated by changes in your MediaMonkey Library.

To create an AutoPlaylist:

  1. Use Edit > New AutoPlaylist from the Main Menu.
  2. A new AutoPlaylist will be created in the Playlists node in the Media Tree.

To edit an AutoPlaylist:

    • You can change the AutoPlaylist name using double click on the AutoPlaylist name in the Filelisting.
    • You can set to which Collection the AutoPlaylist should be limited using the Search setting.
    • You can set which Criteria to use to filter which files should be on the AutoPlaylist using the Match + button to add Criteria.
    • You can limit how many files should be shown on the AutoPlaylist by limiting by files, megabytes or minutes using Limit to. Selected by determines how this limit is applied.
    • You can set how the files on the AutoPlaylist are sorted using Sort by. You can use multiple sorts so you can for example first sort on Genre and then within the Genre sort on Artist. Sort can be applied descending and ascending

Related Information:

Using Playlists

Exporting Playlists

Sync Files to Devices


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