Changing Library Order

How do I get iTunes to play a favorite radio station whenever I start it? Now, it automatically starts by playing the first item in my library. Like most people, my library is populated with ripped songs and radio stations, and the program won't allow me to put my radio stations at the top of the list. Apple: why can't I hit play and listen to what I want (or even what I was last listening to before I exited,) without expanding the window, navigating to the bottom of the library list, and selecting the radio station? Every morning?!?

You can't reorder tracks in the library by dragging into position like you can in a playlist, in the library you can only choose sort orders by clicking at the top of columns. However try this, I found that it works for me when CDs get out of order. Right click at the top of any column in your iTunes library and choose **Track Number** from the list. Click at the top of this new column to sort it and after that click on the Album column. If you like you can then click on Artist which is how I prefer mine ordered, it will continue to hold the track order as well. Afterwards anything you import should follow this arrangement Artist>Album>Track Number within Album (you can hide the track number column when you've done if you don't want it cluttering up the view)

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Why can't I change the order of songs in my iTunes library?

If I create a playlist I can change the order of songs but I can't change the order in the Library. Can anyone help me?
Thanks

That's the normal intended behaviour of the Library. I'm not exactly sure why it is, but I guess it's to make it clear to users that if they want to "fine tune" the tracks they should use a playlist (just like you can't use the burn button in the library).
I'm sure you've noticed that you can still sort the library by clicking the headings.

Change Song Order in Library

First let me start by saying this is my first question. I woudl like to know how I cn change the order of a track number in the Library section of iTunes? I have imported several CDs, I had issues with one of them where it would not import the song due to the CD being scratched, I purchased the additonal required songs from iTune, however the order is not the original for example CD had 12 songs, I was able to import 8 songs, 1, 4,5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, I went and purchased tracks 2, 3, 6 and 7. I have the track view enable so I can look at what track the songs are, when I do the songs show up 1, , 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 2, 3, 6, and 7. I would like to change the order to be the same as the CD. i realize if I make a playlist I can do this and if I burn a CD I can also do this, I want to know how to do this in the actual iTunes Library.
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I'm having the same problem but it's a compilation album, so the artist name is different in each track, but the album is the same and the track order is clearly listed, so why does iTunes change the order of the tracks?????? Whether I check "compilation" or don't check compilation it's the same result, the song order changes in the playlist. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Changing track order in Library

I recently purchased 6 songs from the Bowie "Heroes" album from the iTunes Store. But looking at them in my iTunes Library, the title track had the wrong album information. It said it was from somebody's iMix, and had that person's photo in the artwork. It also had the wrong track number. (For the record, I never accessed this person's iMix, and was very careful about the order that I downloaded the songs.) I went to Get Info and changed everything about the song to the right information. But even though the album and track number is now listed correctly, the song still isn't in the right vertical order in my Library, and consequently, won't play in the right order of the original album. I know I can always make a playlist and change the order there, but I want it to display correctly in the main Library. After all, I didn't create this problem. Any suggestions?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

DVDAFTEREDIT (dvdafteredit.com) lets you get more under the hood if you want to clean things up more - helps but not needed.
DVD SP has an abstraction layer which makes things easier to author, but may not be the most effective ccoding, though for many things it is ffine
What I was sayng (borad stroke) is let's say you have a track that has a few scenes and you have a menu that targets scenes in the track or does a play all - the menu to select the scenes or play all would be best to be in the same VTS for thhat track
If you have couple of tracks with the same set up (few scenes and play all) the menus for the respective tracks should be set up the same way

How can I change the order in which songs appear in my iTunes Music Library?

How can I change the order in which songs appear in my iTunes Music Library?

Kay,
If you are looking at the entire music library ("Music") you can sort by any of the columns by clicking the column header. If there is a column you can't see, enable it by going to View > View Options.
Within a playlist, you can do the same, and in addition you can click above the column of sequence numbers, which will then allow you to drag tracks up or down to get any order you wish.

I copied a smart playlist to a regular playlist in order to change the order of the individual selections. I then burned the regular playlist to a cd, but the cd burned it in alphabetical order as it appears on the smart playlist.

I changed the order, then burned a cd but the cd copied the songs in the order of the smart playlist, which was alphabetical. What am i doing wrong in this scenario, and is there a way to change the song order in a smart playlist? I am a new MAC user. Is this unique to the MAC format?

I'm trying to figure out a way to make a playlist of songs I generally like from a very large library to fit on my iPod. The songs aren't rated, and I don't want to have a totally random selection chosen by a smart playlist.
I usually make two playlists.
One playlist with favorites I do want on the iPod and another smart playlist to fill the rest of the iPod. Just limit the size to th esize of the iPod minus wthe size of my iPod selection playlist.

I want to change the order that my 9 email accounts are listed on the left sidebar (folderpane?).

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TB 24.5.0
Suggestions have pointed me towards finding prefs.js file, but I can't find it (library/mozilla, libary/application support/mozilla not there nor in search function)
Tried with showing hidden files too.
Really a pain as I need the more active accounts on top opened but not enough room with less active accounts stuck in the middle.
No RSS feeds, local folders on bottom OK.
Just want to change the order but can't seem to find the solution.
Free smile to whoever helps me out! Thanks

Use this add-on.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/manually-sort-folders/

Can I change the order of photos in Events

I am in the process of scanning my old film photos so that I can put them into iPhoto. As I have no scanner I take them to Wal Mart and scan them onto a CD then import them into iPhoto at home. Because the CD holds the photos from a number of events I then distribute them to a number of different Event folders.
Once I get all the photos into their correct Event folders I would like to rearrange their order. Using drag and drop, or cut and paste, simply leaves the photo in it's original location. If I use the 'Moving photos from one event to another' feature the moved photos will still go into the new Event folder in the same order as they were in the originating folder, regardless of what order I drag or paste them.
The help menu has topics on how to change the order of photos in a slideshow, book or calender, but not an event. I could arrange the photos beforehand so that they are scanned in the order in which I want them to appear in Events, but with 500+ photos in completely random order it will be fairly time consuming. It also will not help with the disc of photos I have already made.
So, to finally get to my question, does anybody know if there is a way to rearrange the order of photos within an Event folder?
Rgds

Events are strictly time based. If you put those photos in an album and in the order you want, you can set their date and time by using the PHotos->Batch Change->Date and set the date and time you want with the checkbox to add the time differential you'd like between photos. That will reorder them in the Event also.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.≤br>
Note: There now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

HT1660 How do I change the order of the songs in a playlist?

How do I change the order of the songs on a playlist. The songs seem to have rearranged themselves.

When viewing a playlist the left most column of numbers is the Play Order. If you click the heading of this column then it should restore the previously defined order. You will also be able to drag tracks up and down the list. If you decide to sort on another column heading, say Album by Artist, you can right-click the playlist name and then click Copy to Play Order to ensure the new order is copied to any device that syncs with the library.
tt2

Why can't I change the order of the songs on a playlist on my iPhone?

When I try to change the order of the songs in my playlists, my iPhone continues to put the song back where it started. I can add songs all day long, but I cannot change the order. The other problem I am having is the same iPhone will, instead of moving the song I tap and drag, will move a different song. It is usually one of the songs either above or below the one I tap, but not the one that I see moving when I tap and hold.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

That's the normal intended behaviour of the Library. I'm not exactly sure why it is, but I guess it's to make it clear to users that if they want to "fine tune" the tracks they should use a playlist (just like you can't use the burn button in the library).
I'm sure you've noticed that you can still sort the library by clicking the headings.

How to change the order of photos?

When uploading pictures from a pc through iTunes it mixes up the order of the pictures ( although they were created one after another with continous numbers in the name of the files) . And in iPad you do not have the ability to change the order of the pictures for a slideshow , or to move the pictures within the album... Why? Is there a way to control that?

From the Library Module you can change the sort order.
Here is a screen shot:
Hope this helps,
Cabin

With the new version of iTunes music is synched in order of plays. How do I change the order back to albums by artist?

With the new version of iTunes music is synched in order of plays. How do I change the order back to albums by artist?

umm my music is synced depending on how i want it.. so right now I have it set up by artist, and alphabetically.
sort your library the way you want it, then sync.

Change track order

For some reason when I dowloaded an audio book, the trracks are in the wrong order. What is the fastest way to get them in the correct order. The Chapter names are not alphabetical so I would like to click and drag the tracks within an album to change the order of the tracks in my music library? I don't just want this order on my nano, I want the correct order within the album. Thansk, Gina (going into each "Get Info" takes too long.)

View > View Options. When the View Options box comes up, set "Sort by" to "Manual Order."
Once this is done, you will be able to move songs up or down by drag-n-drop.

Changing track order after importing

I am trying to import opera CDs into my iTunes library. Operas usually take up 2 or 3 CDs, and when I try to upload the multiple CDs to my library, iTunes mixes up the order of the tracks so that I can't listen to the opera in order. How do I change the order of the tracks in the iTunes library so that I can listen to the opera in order?

Try this, I found that it works for me. Right click at the top of any column in your iTunes library and choose **Track Number** from the list. Click at the top of this new column to sort it and after that click on the Album by year column. If you like you can then click on Artist, it will continue to hold the track order as well. Afterwards anything you import should follow this arrangement Track Number>Album>Artist. Make sure the little triangle on the right side of the track number column header is pointing up. In that direction the column is sorted in Ascending order (lowest to highest).

Library order?!?!

I opened itunes today and discovered my long-time library order was in disarray. Normally it's ordered by album, with '(What's the Story) Morning Glory' first, now my 'Album' order has changed to 'Album by artist' and the first album belongs to '3 Doors Down'.
What the heck is going on?!?! I have no abum order any more?!?!?
I have tried view options but album appears to be album by artist now....
any ideas how to get album order back?
BY the way, album order is still available in playlists.

kojiro
Panic not. Click on the bar where it says Album by artist - you may need to click twice.
Regards
TD

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