Browse to http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ to download iTunes. Review the system requirements. Give them your e-mail address. Click the Download iTunes - Free button.
If you are asked, choose to Save the file to your desktop.
You will see the below window while iTunes downloads.
Step 2: Install iTunes
Find the iTunes Setup icon on your desktop and double-click to start the installation process.
Choose your Language.
Wait for the InstallShield Wizard to begin. You will eventually get to this screen. Choose Next.
Read the agreement, click Next. Read the message. Click Next. If you still want to use Windows Media Player to play your other audio files, then uncheck the box to have iTunes be the default player.
Click Next to accept the installation location.
Finally, the install starts. iTunes is installed. QuickTime is installed. Even if you have an older version of Quicktime, you want this new version for the MP4 support. After a few minutes, the install is done. Click Finish.
You will have two new icons on your desktop. Double-click the iTunes icon to start iTunes.
You will have to click to accept the license agreement again. Then click Next here.
The program wants to search for music on your hard drive. If you are only using iTunes for Podcasts, uncheck these options and click Next.
Again, if you are not using iTunes for music, choose No here.
And, if you don't want to go to the music store, choose to go to the Library.
iTunes will open to a blank Library window. Along the left hand side, choose Podcasts.
The first time that you choose Podcasts, this message will display. We will get to the Podcast Directory in a few steps, but for now, check the box and choose OK.
Step 3a - (Old Way) Manually subscribe to the East High Cheerleading Podcast
When the MrExcel podcast was brand new new, I had not been added to the directory yet. At the time, you could have subscribed manually. From the iTunes menu, select Advanced - Subscribe to Podcast....
In the URL window, copy and paste this URL:
http://www.easthighcheerleading.org/videos/pods/ehcheervodcasts.xml
Click the OK button.
iTunes will get the podcast information.
It will then automatically start downloading the most recent episode.
Step 3b (New Way) Browse the Podcast Directory to subscribe
While in the music store click on podcasts.
In the Podcast directory, look along the left navigation, all the way
at the bottom for the Search All Podcasts search box. Type
cheerleadering and click
the purple magnifying glass.
Select the icon for C. D. East High Cheerleaders under Titles.
Or the name under Authors
From the next screen, you can either opt to subscribe or get certain episodes. If you subscribe, the most recent episode and all future episodes will be downloaded. Here is the subscribe button:
If you use the Get Episode button, you can download old episodes. It is way out on the right. You might have to scroll right to see it. Here is the Get Episode button.
Step 4 - Quick tips to understand the iTunes Interface. How to see past shows. How to watch video. How to watch Video in full screen mode.
This is the collapsed view of the Podcast. In the collapsed view, you see the name of the podcast, the runtime of the most recent episode, and a description of the Podcast in general. This is not the description of the various episodes.
Notice the arrow pointing to the right next to C. D. East High Cheerleaders in the Podcast column.
It is not intuitive, but click that arrow to open the episode guide for the Podcast. Now, you will see individual episodes. You will see which ones are on your computer. You can read the descriptions and get the ones that are of interest to you.
To play an episode, click the episode and press the Play icon.
You will see the video which appears in a tiny window in the lower left. The video controls are just below the video. This button hides the video. Generally, you don't want to press this button.
If your video is hidden, press this button to get it back.
Once you have the video playing, press the full screen button to enlarge it to fill your screen.
Since the video is designed for quicker downloading and the resolution of the iPod, it is at low resolution and looks a little wobbly at full screen. To go back to the iTunes screen with the video in small format, press the Esc Key.
You can also drag the small version of the screen and drag it into the center of iTunes. This will display the podcast at 320x240, which is the size that the podcast was originally generated.
Step 5 - Getting New Episodes
If you are going to be away from your computer for a few minutes, open iTunes and choose the Update button to check for new episodes of your subscribed podcasts.
There you have it - a very long introduction to the world of iTunes and Podcasts. Have fun...