I. Title: How to Burn a CD

Category: Software

Keywords: CD, Burning, Easy CD Creator

Author: Carrie Huggins

Date Created: March 25, 2003

Date last modified: March 25, 2003

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II. Summary:

I will show you how to burn a Data CD and Audio CD using Easy CD Creator.

III. Step by Step Instructions:

Making a Data CD

How to Make a Data CD

• Adding Files and Folders to the CD

1. Select New CD Layout from the File menu or open an existing layout.

2. Click the Data CD Layout tab.

3. Select the files and folders you want to add to your CD from Explorer and drag them into the Data CD Layout window.

** The top part of the window is Windows Explorer where you can select the files and folders you want to write to CD. The bottom part is the Data CD Layout window which allows you to view the contents of your CD layout. **

Defining CD Layout Properties (optional)

1. Select CD Layout Properties from the File menu.

2. Click the Data Settings tab.

3. Select one of the two File System options depending on how you want to use your CD:

- ISO 9600 for Macintosh and Windows

- Joliet for DOS systems and Windows

4. Click the File Systems Properties button and type in any volume descriptors

information in the General tab.

5. Click OK to return to the Data Settings tab.

6. Make changes, if any, to the CD Layout Properties settings and click OK.

Creating the CD

1. Insert a blank CD into your CD recorder.

2. Select Create CD from the File menu or click the Record button.

3. Make changes, if any, to the CD Creation Setup settings and click OK

(begin recording).

4. Easy CD Creator begins writing the files and folders listed in your CD layout

to a blank CD. A final message box notifies you when the recording is

complete.

Making an Audio CD

How to Make an Audio CD

• Recording Audio Tracks from an Existing Music CD

To record songs from an existing music CD, you need to first create a CD layout-a file that contains the list of songs and the order in which they will be recorded-then record the layout to a blank CD. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Select New CD Layout from the File menu or open an existing CD layout.

2. Click the Audio CD Layout tab.

** The top part of the window is Windows Explorer where you can select the files and folders you want to write to CD. The bottom part is the Data CD Layout window which allows you to view the contents of your CD layout. **

3. Insert the source CD, which contains the songs you want to record, into

your CD recorder.

4. In the Explorer section of the window, select he drive where the source CD

is located to view the list of songs on the CD.

5. Drag the songs that you want to record from Explorer to the Audio CD

Layout window.

6. Repeat steps 3-5 for each existing music CD from which you want to

record songs.

7. Select Create CD from the File menu when you have placed all of the

songs that you want to record into the Audio CD Layout window. The CD

Creation Setup box appears.

8. Make changes, if any, to the CD Creation Setup settings and click OK.

** Easy CD Creator begins recording your CD layout to a blank CD. Insert a blank CD

when prompted. When the CD is finished, a final message box appears notifying you

that the recording is complete.