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   * Recently Added   * Recently Added
  
-You can right-click on any of these smart playlists and click the Properties menu item to view the Smart Playlist Properties dialog.+You can right-click on any of these smart playlists and click the **Properties** menu item to view the Smart **Playlist Properties dialog**.
  
 {{:​smartplaylistproperties.png?​nolink|Smart Playlist Properties dialog}} {{:​smartplaylistproperties.png?​nolink|Smart Playlist Properties dialog}}
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   * Match [all] of the following rules:   * Match [all] of the following rules:
-  ​* [Genre] [is] [Rock] +    ​* [Genre] [is] [Rock] 
-  * [Year] [is in the range] [1980] to [1989]+    * [Year] [is in the range] [1980] to [1989]
   * Limit playlist to: [20] items    * Limit playlist to: [20] items 
   * Sort by [Most highly rated]   * Sort by [Most highly rated]
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 Enter a description of the smart playlist that may be helpful for you to understand the contents of the playlist. For  Enter a description of the smart playlist that may be helpful for you to understand the contents of the playlist. For 
  ​example,​ if you are searching your Mezzmo library for all your Beatles music with a rating of 5 stars, then the description may be 'All my favorite Beatles tracks'​.  ​example,​ if you are searching your Mezzmo library for all your Beatles music with a rating of 5 stars, then the description may be 'All my favorite Beatles tracks'​.
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 +==== Content Rating ====
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 +Click the browse button to select a content rating that best describes the files that will be listed in the playlist. This content rating will be used by Mezzmo to either list or not list the playlist on devices or web browsers depending on the content rating settings for the device or user.
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 +==== Display Titles ====
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 +Click this button to edit the display titles for this smart playlist. Display titles let you set format for the titles of your files when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices. You can set the display titles for all playlists and folders in the **Options dialog (General page)**.
  
 ==== Change Poster ==== ==== Change Poster ====
  
-Lets you change the artwork ​thumbnail ​for the playlist. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this playlist artwork to DLNA devices, web browsers and Mezzmo (Android) app. Both web browsers and Mezzmo (Android app) will display this artwork. Some DLNA devices will display this artwork - however, it depends on each device'​s implementation of DLNA.+Lets you change the poster ​artwork for the playlist. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this playlist artwork to DLNA devices, web browsers and Mezzmo (Android) app. Both web browsers and Mezzmo (Android app) will display this artwork. Some DLNA devices will display this artwork - however, it depends on each device'​s implementation of DLNA.
  
   * **Add Picture** - Click to use an image from your hard disk.   * **Add Picture** - Click to use an image from your hard disk.
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  ​example,​ the top 50 rated songs, or the 100 recently added videos. ​  ​example,​ the top 50 rated songs, or the 100 recently added videos. ​
  
-Limiting can also be useful for collecting a set of matching media files to be written to removable media (USB/​CD/​DVD). For example, you can limit the duration to 80 minutes so you can burn the smart playlist to fit an audio CD, or you can limit the file size to 640MB so you can burn the media files to fit a CD.+Limiting can also be useful for collecting a set of matching media files to be written to removable media (USB/​CD/​DVD). For example, you can limit the duration to 80 minutes so you can burn the smart playlist to fit an audio CD, or you can limit the total file size to 64GB so you copy the files onto your USB flash drive.
  
 To limit your smart playlist, enter the amount of the limit and type of limit you wish to apply. You can limit by: To limit your smart playlist, enter the amount of the limit and type of limit you wish to apply. You can limit by:
  
-  * the number of items - for example, limit the playlist to 20 media files.+  * the number of items - for example, limit the playlist to 100 media files.
   * the duration - for example, limit the playlist to 80 minutes total duration.   * the duration - for example, limit the playlist to 80 minutes total duration.
-  * the file size - for example, limit the playlist to 640MB total file size+  * the file size - for example, limit the playlist to 64GB total file size.
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-==== Sort by ==== +
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-Choose the file attribute that you want your files sorted by. +
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-**Tip:** Choose **Random Shuffle** to have the files sorted and listed randomly on your devices.+
  
 ==== Change Backdrop ==== ==== Change Backdrop ====