You can change Media Player's appearance by applying design schemes called
skins. Each skin offers the essential controlsPlay/Pause, Stop, Previous Track, Next Track, and Volume, and the usual Minimize, Maximize, and Close buttonsbut skin appearance and features vary. Some skins link to visualizations or include playlists and audio controls; play around to see which skin has what.
To apply a skin:
1. Choose View > Skin Chooser.
2. Select a skin from the list (Figure 10.12 ).
3. Click Apply Skin on the toolbar (or press Alt+A).
When you apply a skin, the player's user interface is in
skin mode (Figure 10.13 , for example). You can return easily to
full mode the default state in which all features are displayed.
To switch modes:
Tips
In Skin Chooser, click More Skins on the toolbar (or press Alt+S) to download skins from Microsoft's web site.
To delete a skin from the skins list, select it; then press Delete or click the red
X in the toolbar.
To make the player float over all other windows, choose Tools > Options > Player tab; then check Keep the Player on Top of Other Windows.
Right-click a skin to display its shortcut menu.
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