How do I actually use home sharing between my apple computer and apple tv?

I have current updates, have set up the computer and Itunes to share the music.  I have the library and get to the point where I can select a song and it shows me how long it will play with a cursor.  I cannot get the cursor to start the playing.  Should the computer be on or off and should I try to play the song I want by using the computer some how.
Hope I have confused u enough.

You can set up "iCloud" on all of them and select there to sync your Documents.  You must be running Mountain Lion on the MBA and iOS 6 on the iPhone and iPad in order to use iCloud:
              http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/

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