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'''VLC 1.2 Windows 7 Interface Documentation'''

'''The first look when you open VLC player, showing the functions of the buttons:'''
Play/pause        - Plays or Pauses the VLC
Backward          - Previous media or skip backward when key-pressed
Stop              - Stops the playback
Forward           - Next media or skip forward when key-pressed
Toggle Fullscreen - Switch to Fullscreen
Extended settings - Opens the adjustments and effects menu
Playlist          - Opens the playlist
Repeat            - Turn on/off the repeat function
Random            - Turn on/off the random playback
Volume            - You can control the volume of the sound

[[File:VLC_first_look2.jpg]]

'''The next screenshot shows how does the Fullscreen looks like:'''
Slower          - Slowers the playback
Faster          - Fasters the playback
Exit Fullscreen - press Esc to exit Fullscreen
Elapsed Time    - You can switch beside elapsed time and remaining time

[[File:VLC_Fullscr2.jpg]]

'''In that image you can see what you can do in the Playlist(called with Ctrl+L or View/Playlist):'''
Add media into the playlist with the Drag-and-drop function right where you want it to be!
Some quick places you can browse directly from the player.
Change the view of your playlist however you want by picking one of the views.

[[File:VLC_Playlist2.jpg]]

'''You can change the settings the way you like it from Interface to some usefull hotkeys:'''
Everything you want to change or configure is placed in the Preferences menu (Ctrl + P or Tools/Preferences).

[[File:VLC_Preferences2.jpg]]

'''This image shows an example for the visualizations that you can turn on:'''
When playing music you can turn on the visualizations from Audio/Visualizations and pick the one you like:

[[File:VLC_Visualization2.jpg]]