Symbols used in iTunes
When you import music and videos, symbols indicate the status. Other symbols enable you to do tasks.
| Icon | Desciption of Icon | Means that |
 | display icon | The item is a video |
 | book icon | The item is a PDF file |
 | moving zigzag | The song is being imported into iTunes from a CD or your hard disk |
 | green checkmark | iTunes has finished importing the song |
| exclamation point next to song | The song can’t be located; it may have been moved or deleted |
 | exclamation point next to Smart Playlist | One of the conditions is an unavailable playlist; click the exclamation point to choose another playlist or remove the unavailable one |
| broadcast icon | The song is stored on the Internet; when you click the song, it is “streamed” live to your computer |
 | black checkmark | The song will be included in the specified action. For example, only songs with a checkmark are imported when you click Import |
 | speaker | The song is playing |
| chasing arrows | The item is being copied or downloaded from the Internet |
 | arrow next to item or playlist | Click to go to the item or to publish the playlist in the iTunes Store (turn these arrows off or on in the General pane of iTunes preferences) |
 | eject icon | Click to eject the CD or remove the device from the Source pane |
| blue dot next to podcast episode or series | You haven’t begun to play this episode, or there is at least one episode in the series that hasn’t been played |
| gray dot next to item | Item has not been synced with iPod or phone |
 | triangle on the left of the display window | Click to switch between the playback bar and the volume meter |
 | curved arrow on the right of the display window | Click to highlight the currently playing song |
| bell | The song can be used to create ringtones |