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 ====== Adding External Playlists ====== ====== Adding External Playlists ======
  
-Mezzmo supports reading popular playlist formats - M3U, PLS, WPL and ZPL.  The playlist file can either be from disk or from the web.  ​+Mezzmo supports reading popular playlist formats - M3U, PLS, WPL and ZPL.  The playlist file can either be from disk or from web sites.  ​
  
 **Examples:​** **Examples:​**
-  * \\NAS001\Music\MixTape.m3u +  * <​nowiki>​\\NAS001\Music\MixTape.m3u</​nowiki>​ 
-  * https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=cY4p8QBQevc&​list=PLn3399nFJ6-dsLkh-X1cvqZMSNHGH_Shv ​+  * <​nowiki>​https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=cY4p8QBQevc&​list=PLn3399nFJ6-dsLkh-X1cvqZMSNHGH_Shv</​nowiki>​
  
-There are two ways of adding content from external playlists into your Mezzmo library ​- either by importing the contents from an external playlist file, or by creating a linked playlist that dynamically reads the contents from the external playlist.+There are two ways of adding content from external playlists into your Mezzmo library
 +  * By creating a linked playlist that dynamically reads the contents from the external playlist ​(recommended). 
 +  * Or, by simply importing the contents from an external playlist file.
  
-===== Importing files from an external playlist file ===== 
- 
-  - Click **Add To Library -> Add Files From External Playlist** toolbar item. 
-  - Select your external playlist file on disk and click **OK**. 
-  - Mezzmo will analyze the playlist file and add the files that it finds into your Mezzmo library. 
  
 ===== Creating a Linked Playlist ===== ===== Creating a Linked Playlist =====
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   - If you regularly update this playlist file on disk or the playlist URL changes content often, then set the **Check playlist for new files every** so that Mezzmo automatically keeps your playlist up-to-date for you.   - If you regularly update this playlist file on disk or the playlist URL changes content often, then set the **Check playlist for new files every** so that Mezzmo automatically keeps your playlist up-to-date for you.
   - Click **OK** to save your linked playlist.   - Click **OK** to save your linked playlist.
-  - Mezzmo will analyze the playlist file or URL and add the files that it finds into your Mezzmo library. ​  +  - Mezzmo will analyze the playlist file or URL and add the files/URLs that it finds into your Mezzmo library. ​  
-  - You will see new linked playlist item in the tree in your Mezzmo library. ​ Clicking on it will display all the files found in your linked playlist.+  - You will see your new linked playlist item in the tree in your Mezzmo library. ​ Clicking on it will display all the files found in your linked playlist.
  
 **Tip:​** ​ Linked playlists are a great way to subscribe to your favorite web channels or playlists - such as YouTube channels and playlists. ​ **Tip:​** ​ Linked playlists are a great way to subscribe to your favorite web channels or playlists - such as YouTube channels and playlists. ​
  
  
 +===== Importing files from an external playlist file =====
 +
 +  - Click **Add To Library -> Add Files From External Playlist** toolbar item.
 +  - Select your external playlist file on disk and click **OK**.
 +  - Mezzmo will analyze the playlist file and add the files that it finds into your Mezzmo library.
  
- +**Note:** Importing the files from an external playlist only happens the one time.  Mezzmo will not check the playlist file for further changes. ​ If you want Mezzmo to check the playlist file for regular changes, then you should use a linked playlist.