Sharing

Step-by-Step
Where Can I Start Sharing?
Publish Playlists
E-mail a RhapLink
Create RhapLink for Web Site
Create RhapLink for IM
Create RhapLink for Blog
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You can share your Rhapsody listening experience with your friends. Post a RhapLink to a playlist on your web site or blog, e-mail a RhapLink, send a RhapLink by instant messenger, publish playlists to Playlist Central, an online Rhapsody community, or share playlists you find there.

You can share any Rhapsody track ( , , ), as well as tracks purchased from RealPlayer. Local tracks (Imported CD tracks and files imported from your hard drives) are not available for sharing.

Note: You can share music whether you have a Rhapsody 25 account or a paid subscription.

Where in Rhapsody Can You Share Music?

There are several places in Rhapsody from which you can share music.

Location		Description
Mixer		Click in the Play view of the Mixer to share its contents.
Playlist View		Click in the Playlist view of the Display Area to share the currently-open playlist.
Music Guide		Click Share next to a track or album in any Album view of the Music Guide.
Playlist Central		Click next to any playlist in Playlist Central to share it.
My Library		Select a track or tracks and right-click to share from My Library.
Library Organizer		From the Library Organizer, right-click an artist name, album name, or genre type to share all the Rhapsody tracks from your Library in that category.

Methods of Sharing Music

There are several different ways to share music with Rhapsody. Each of these sharing methods is available in the "Share Music" dialog, which appears whenever you start the Sharing process.

Method		Description
E-mail		Create an e-mail containing a link to the current playlist or current contents of the Mixer.
IM		Create a web link to music to send in your instant messaging program.
Publish		Publish playlist or current contents of the Mixer to Playlist Central.
Blog		Post a link to your playlist or current contents of the Mixer on a web log.
Web Site		Create a music link to post on your web site.

Sharing Tips

All Rhapsody tracks and tracks purchased through the Real Music Store (after importing them into Rhapsody) can be shared.
Online playlists (playlists made entirely from Rhapsody tracks,} can be shared.
You can choose a blogging service from the Sharing Preferences.
The first time you publish a playlist to Playlist Central, choose your alias carefully, as that is the name you will publish under. You are allowed one alias per Rhapsody account and you cannot change your alias once you have created it.
View all your published playlists in the My Playlists block in My Rhapsody.
Once you have posted a playlist to Playlist Central, you cannot remove it.

Note: Recipients of shared music who do not have Rhapsody on their computers will be prompted to download and install a copy that includes Rhapsody 25 when they attempt to play your playlists.