Three computers iTunes shared libraries, how do I play any one?

I have three Macs at home, mine, my sons and my wifes.
I have entered my Mac I.D.as the user.
I want to stream films and music from any one of the three to the ATV.
How do I do this?
Thanks
P

Unchecking songs can create other issues down the road. Easier method is this: select the song and use Command + Shift + N. This create a new playlist with the single song. (The playlist will also appear in your Source list...so if you don't want to keep it, make sure to delete it later.)
You could also control-click the song and choose Show in Finder, then play from there. There may be other methods which are easier, these are just ones that I know of.

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I don't own an Apple device, but I have purchased an audio album from the iTunes store. How can I play this on my android phone, as I am unable to burn the album to mp3 format? Can I obtain a refund if this is not possible? Thanks
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Pierre, many thanks for your assistance.
Actually, I didn't investigate if that could be done using only the iTunes dictionary. But I suppose that Paul Mison wouldn't have resorted to GUI Scripting if he hadn't been forced to. GUI Scripting is often the only way to go. That's better than nothing. Does enabling access for assistive devices cause a problem?
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I had no problem running the script from the “Scripts iTunes” section of the Script menu. However, in Mac OS X, the script file must be put into ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/iTunes/, not into ~/Library/iTunes/Scripts.
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