>>>step-by-step: Adding Music to Your Collection
The Music Marketplace includes a huge collection
of albums from a wide variety of artists, and you’re sure to find
something you like. Organized like the Windows Store, you’ll be able to
find the genres, albums, and artists you like. What’s more, you can use
the Search charm to locate just the music you’re looking for.
1. Display the Music app and scroll to the right to display the Music Marketplace.
2. Tap or click one of the albums shown in the preview area, or
3. Tap or click Show More to browse or search the Marketplace library.
4. On the By Album screen, you can scroll to the left to browse all albums.
5. Tap or click Genres to choose the style of music you want to browse.
6. Click or tap Artists to browse artists arranged by those who were most often played in Music Marketplace.
7. To search for a specific artist or album, swipe left to display the Charms bar and tap Search.
8. Tap or click Buy Album if you know you want to add the music to your collection, or
9. Tap or click Artist Details to read more about the artist.
10. Tap or click Play Preview to preview the album before you buy.
What’s Your Choice?
The Music Marketplace
offers a huge range of genres for you to choose from. Categories
include rock, hip hop, R&B/soul, pop, electronic/dance, latin,
reggae/dancehall, world, country, classical, jazz, blues/folk,
comedy/spoken word, Christian/gospel, soundtracks, kids, and more.
>>>step-by-step: Purchasing Tunes
When you find an album or a song you just have
to have, purchasing it is simply a matter of using your Microsoft Points
to buy it. If you don’t have Microsoft Points—or you need to add more
to your account—you can do that right at the point of sale.
1. When
you find music you want to purchase, and tap or click Buy Album, you
are taken to the Confirm Purchase screen. To buy the song or album,
select Confirm. The Music app downloads the music to your My Music
folder.
2. If you decide you’d rather not purchase the music, select Cancel to return to the previous screen.
What Are Microsoft Points?
Microsoft Points
are a kind of “virtual currency” that Microsoft uses for purchases of
games and media. The nice thing about Microsoft Points is that they can
be used no matter where in the world you are or what currency you are
using. You can purchase Microsoft Points in the quantity you choose and
then use them as needed for the albums, songs, videos, and games you
want to buy.
