
Understanding the symbols next to songs and other items
When you import music and videos, symbols indicate the status. Other symbols enable you to do tasks.
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Description of icon |
Means that |
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display icon |
The item is a video |
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book icon |
The item is a PDF file |
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moving zigzag |
The song is being imported into iTunes from a CD or your hard disk |
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green checkmark |
iTunes has finished importing the song |
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exclamation point next to a song or podcast |
The song can't be located (it may have been moved or deleted); the podcast has stopped updating (click the exclamation point to resume) |
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exclamation point next to Smart Playlist |
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One of the conditions is an unavailable playlist; click the exclamation point to choose another playlist or remove the unavailable one |
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broadcast icon |
The song is stored on the Internet; when you click the song, it is "streamed" live to your computer |
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black checkmark |
The song will be included in the specified action. For example, only songs with a checkmark are imported when you click Import |
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speaker |
The song is playing |
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chasing arrows |
The item is being copied or downloaded from the Internet |
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arrow next to item or playlist |
Click to go to the item or to publish the playlist in the iTunes Store (turn these arrows off or on in the General pane of iTunes preferences) |
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eject icon |
Click to eject the CD or remove the device from the Source list |
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Blue dot next to podcast series or episode |
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You haven't started listening to this podcast series or episode |
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Gray dot next to item |
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Item has not been synced with iPod or phone |