here's how to use spotify
use the clickable sections below to skip
through different parts of this tutorial
we'll show you how to use spotify on the
web player although the desktop app is
nearly identical
the home page will offer you suggestions
of playlists
albums and artists for you to listen to
based on your interests and recent
activity
for example if you click on recently
played songs
you'll go straight to the last tracks
you played
to discover new music click on the
search button on the left hand side
spotify classifies music into different
folders
and offers various ready-made playlists
to listen to for any occasion
at the top you'll see the last artists
you search for
followed by your favorite genres of
music based on your history
below browse all you can find new tracks
for example in mood you'll find
playlists recommended based on how
you're feeling
let's say you need some music to start
off your week
click on the monday motivation playlist
and a list of songs will appear
click the play button to start listening
going back to the search menu you'll see
more ways to discover new music
find a new podcast series here check out
the latest chart hits
or find some live recorded concerts
made for you will take you to a page
filled with customized suggestions
your library is where you'll find all
your music and podcasts
at the top filter the content by
clicking on playlists
podcasts artists or albums
on the left hand side click on liked
songs
under playlists this will launch a
playlist of all the songs you've liked
to play any music double-click a track
if you want to cue a track to play after
the current one's finished
hover over the song you want and click
on the three dots icon
a drop down menu will appear select add
to cue
to change the volume of your music move
the volume bar here
or click on the speaker icon to mute or
unmute
to search for a song or artist go to the
search tool at the top of the page
and type either the name of the artist
or the song
you'll see search results appear
automatically
to play a song hover over the song and a
play icon will appear
click play click on the heart icon if
you want to save the song to your liked
songs list
to create a new playlist click on create
playlist
and a blank one will appear to name it
click on the automated name my playlist
number
you can change the name of your playlist
and add a description and photo
when you're ready click save
now you can populate your playlist with
tracks you like
to add a song hover over the track you
want and select the three dots icon
from the drop down menu click add to
playlist and find the one you want to
add it to
you can also add albums to your playlist
the same way
to remove a track from your playlist
click on the three dots icon on the
track
whilst in the playlist and then select
remove from this playlist
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select your playlist from the left hand
side and then click the play icon
at the bottom a playing strip will
appear showing the artwork
name and artist of the track that's
playing if you want your playlist to
shuffle songs randomly
rather than play them in list order
click on the shuffle icon
if you want to add a song to the queue
click on the play and text icon on the
far right corner of the play strip
the q page will appear listing songs in
the order that they're coming up next
to add to the queue click on the three
dots icon next to a track
and select add to queue you can skip
songs or go back
by clicking the arrows on both sides of
the play icon
if you have the free version of spotify
it will limit the number of times you
can skip before
ads will play
select a playlist from the list on the
left side of your screen
click on the three dots icon and a drop
down menu will appear with a series of
options
you can share your playlist with others
via various platforms such as skype
tumblr facebook or by using a link
to hide the playlist from the public
select make a secret
to delete a playlist click delete and a
pop-up window will appear
asking you to either cancel or delete as
this action
can't be reversed select delete to
complete
you can upload music that isn't on
spotify to your library
so everything's in one place you'll need
to have the spotify application
installed
rather than the web browser launch the
program
and make sure you're logged into your
account click on spotify
and then preferences a pop-up window
will appear
scroll down until you get to the local
files section
and click this button to allow these
files to be shown on the spotify app
on the left hand side a local files name
will now appear
click on it and you'll see lots of audio
files from your computer listed
now go to your finder on mac or my
computer on windows
and find the file you want to add
copy the file and paste it in your
downloads folder
back in spotify if we scroll down the
local files list
you'll see it appear at the bottom click
on the three dots icon on the track
and select add to playlist and choose
one
it'll now be added to your playlist and
you'll be able to play it on your
desktop
downloading music allows you to listen
to tracks when you're not connected to
the internet
you can download songs albums or
playlists from spotify
to listen to offline as long as they are
in your liked songs list
or a playlist and you have a premium
account
find the track you want from your
playlist you can use the filter function
to help you find a specific one
then click the download button at the
top right side of your list
and the song will start downloading you
can also download whole albums or
playlists
by selecting them and then clicking the
same download icon
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you can share the tracks you like with
others hover your cursor on a track or
playlist
and click on the three dots icon from
the drop down menu
click share and then copy playlist link
you can then paste this into an email or
message and share
to share a track or playlist on a
website select
copy embed code from the drop down and
you'll be able to embed this on your
site
here's what spotify looks like on the
mobile app
once logged in you'll be able to see
your library
playlists and the songs you've listened
to recently
to access your home search and library
pages
tap on the icons at the bottom of the
screen
select a song to play from the search
page you'll see a small play strip
appear at the bottom of the screen
click on this and a full screen play
page will appear
here you'll be able to skip or go back
and choose to shuffle your songs
tap on the three dots icon to see more
options click here to add a song to one
of your playlists
and then select the one you want to add
it to
to add the song to the queue click here
and it'll play after the current track
is finished
to share your songs click share it'll
give you options of how to do it through
different apps on your phone
you can also choose the repeat track and
the shuffle songs option from this page
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to find your playlists select your
library at the bottom of your screen
and make sure the playlist tab is
selected at the top
you'll see your playlist listed below
and the option to create a new one
to add a new one click create playlist
give it a name and then tap create
spotify will show you recommendations of
music to add
tap the plus icon to add any music you
like
or use the search bar to find the songs
you want to add
add these to your playlist by tapping
the plus icon
to play one of your playlists tap the
play symbol
the song details will appear in your
play strip at the bottom
if the playlist is set to shuffle you'll
see a small shuffle symbol on the large
green play button
for more options tap the music artwork
from the play strip
to loop the playlist so it keeps
repeating press the circling arrows icon
to loop the track select the icon again
and a small one will appear to confirm
that it's been looped
press this again to go back to the
setting with no loop
to manage your queue of songs tap the
three dots icon
on the top right and then add to q to
play it next
to see the order of songs tap go to
queue
and you'll see what's playing what's
next in the queue
and the rest select a song by using the
circle next to it
and you can either add to cue or remove
from the list
you can also change the order by holding
down on a song
and dragging it to a different position
in the queue
if you have a premium account you'll be
able to select the download function
here
so you can listen to your track offline
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