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Using Roxio Easy CD Creator. Instructions for
Saving Files on a CD NOTE: 
It is recommended to first close all other programs before you begin.  For best results, shut down other programs that might use up the CPU while the burn will take place. Don't do anything else on the computer until the burning process completes. 

    Step 1 – Launch the Program
    1)  Click on Start
    2)  Go to Programs
    3)  Select Applications
    4)  Choose Roxio Easy CD Creator 5
    5)  Click on Project Selector
    The following window appears:



Step 2 – Select CD Type
1)  Choose make a data CD”
2)  Click the dataCD project button – this allows for the CD to be read on many difference computers
The following window appears:

Step 3 – Adding Files to the CD Project
Here are two easy ways of adding files, folders, and tracks to the CD project:

Select the item you want to save from the source window, and then click the Add button.  
     The item is added to the CD project window.
2)  Or select the item you want to save from the source window, and then drag and drop it into the
     CD project window.
NOTE : You may change the source window directory location by clicking on the drop down arrow under
            Select source file.
To remove files in the CD project window:
1)  Select the item to be removed
2)  Click the Remove button next to the Add button
Step 4 – Record the CD
1)  Once all files have been added to the CD project window, click on Record


NOTE: When you add files or tracks to a data or music CD project, the Status Bar shows the amount of data or music in the CD project, and how much space remains on the CD. Keep in mind that the Estimated Space Free amount is based on a 74-minute CD; however, you can still record 80 minutes on an 80-minute CD. For data CDs, the space is shown in MB; for music CDs, it is shown in minutes:seconds.

The following window appears:


2)  Click on the Options button to expand the window and check the settings

The window will looks as follows:


Make sure:

Record Options: Record CD option is selected

Record Method: Track-At-Once and Finalize Session. Don’t Finalize CD are selected (this will allow you to add more data to the CD in the future)

NOTE:
The amount of music you can record to a music CD also depends on whether you record in Track-at-Once or Disc-at-Once mode. If you use Track-at-Once, two seconds of silence is automatically added between each track. If you use Disc-at-Once, by default there is no gap of silence between tracks, but you can set each gap as desired. The size of the gaps affects how much music you can fit on the CD.

3)  Click on the Start Recording button

The system will tell you when recording is completed

NOTE:  Files on a CD are identified as read only by Microsoft Operating Systems. To use the files you have to copy them to the hard drive from the disc and then remove the read only attribute.