How to Burn CDs in Library Computers

Be sure to ask for a computer with a CD burner when you check out an internet station.  These directions are accurate only for computers at the library.  You may see different steps elsewhere, depending on the software/hardware installed.

 

Instructions for Ashland, Atlee, and Mechanicsville branch libraries

 

Instructions for Goochland, Hanover, King & Queen, Montpelier, Rockville, Upper King William, and West Point branch libraries

 

Instructions for Ashland, Atlee, and Mechanicsville

 

Save your file(s) on the computer's Desktop or other accessible folder.  You can even use a flash drive.  Close out of the file(s) you wish to burn.

 

 

Right click on the file you want to save, select Send To a CD Drive (usually followed by a D: or E:).

 

 

Once this is done, a balloon will pop up in the lower right-hand corner of the screen.  The balloon will read "You have files waiting to be written to the CD.  To see the files now, click this balloon."  Click on the balloon.

 

 

A temporary folder on the CD Drive will open up.  There are several options you can choose from in the sidebar on the left hand side of the screen.  Choose "Write these files to CD" to burn your files to a CD-R or CD-RW.

 

 

Don’t forget to delete your files from the Desktop (if needed)!

 

 

Note:  If right-clicking is disabled on the computer you're using, you can still burn CDs by saving your file in the My Documents folder on the Desktop.  Open My Documents.  Left click once to select your file(s).  Click File at the top of the My Documents window, select Send To, and then the appropriate drive.  The burning process should begin in a moment.

 

If you do not see a DVD/CD or CD Drive, please let a staff member know.

 

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Instructions for Goochland, Hanover, King & Queen, Montpelier, Rockville, Upper King William, and West Point

1. Save your file to My Documents.
2. Close the file.
3. Right click the Start button at the lower left hand side of the screen.
4. Left click Explore.
5. Find the My Documents folder in the list and left click.  The contents of the My Documents should appear.
6. Right click the file.
7. Select Send To and the CD Drive from the drop down menu.
8. Look for the message balloon "You have files waiting."
9. Left click the balloon.
10. Left click File in the window.
11. Left click "Write file to CD."
12. Click Next - the CD writing wizard will make the CD ready to use.
13. After the document has been copied to the CD the CD will eject.
14. Click Finish.
15. Close out any open windows that still appear on the desktop.

If you have any questions about burning CDs on library computers, you can e-mail ask@pamunkeylibrary.org.