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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.

Icon

Description of icon

Means that

display icon

 

The item is a video

book icon

 

The item is a PDF file

moving zigzag

 

The song is being imported into iTunes from a CD or your hard disk

green checkmark

 

iTunes has finished importing the song

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)

exclamation point next to Smart Playlist

 

One of the conditions is an unavailable playlist; click the exclamation point to choose another playlist or remove the unavailable one

broadcast icon

 

The song is stored on the Internet; when you click the song, it is "streamed" live to your computer

black checkmark

 

The song will be included in the specified action. For example, only songs with a checkmark are imported when you click Import

speaker

 

The song is playing

chasing arrows

 

The item is being copied or downloaded from the Internet

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)

eject icon

 

Click to eject the CD or remove the device from the Source list

Blue dot next to podcast series or episode

 

You haven't started listening to this podcast series or episode

Gray dot next to item

 

Item has not been synced with iPod or phone