How to Download and Use Spotify on a Computer Running Windows

This instructable will teach you how to how to download and use the music program Spotify on a computer running windows. Spotify is a commercial music streaming program that provides a wide range of major and independent record labels to listeners. Music can be browsed by artist, song title, album, record label, genre, or playlist.

Materials Needed:
-computer with Windows operating system
-internet connection
-e-mail address or Facebook account
-basic knowledge of how to use a computer/internet

Note: This tutorial does not cover using Spotify on mobile devices such as cell phones or tablets. Using Spotify on these devices may require a paid monthly subscription.

Go to the Spotify home page, www.spotify.com

 Click the button that says “Get Spotify”.

The page will redirect to a download page.

When it has finished downloading, a login box will appear.

You will see an option, in the login box, that says Not a User? Sign up. Click on the hyperlinked words “Sign up.”

 A new window will open allowing you to sign up using a Facebook account. This will allow your Facebook friends to see what you are listening to on Spotify.
If you wish to register with Facebook, fill in your information in the boxes provided.
Click “Register”.

If you do not have a Facebook account or do not wish to allow your Facebook friends to see what you are listening to on Spotify, you can create an account using your email.

To do so click “create an account using your e-mail” in the bottom right hand corner of the page.

If you choose “create an account using your e-mail address” a new window will open to create an account, add your personal information in the boxes provided.

Once you have completed either set of account information, press the “Continue” button.

Choose your desired product version - there are free and paid versions.

Press the orange button that says “download”.

A Spotify icon will appear on your desktop and you have successfully made an account.
The icon will look like this:

To begin using Spotify, double click on your desktop icon to open the program. Then log-in using the account that you made.
The logo will be similar to this:

Click “radio” on the left side-bar of the Spotify player.

Click “Create New Station”

Enter a track, album, artist or playlist in the search box.

 Click “enter” to start.
You can also right-click on any track and select ‘Start Radio’.

Spotify allows you to edit your music. If you don’t like a track, just skip to the next using the button.

Hit thumbs up (or down) when a track is playing and the station will improve based on the track you just liked or disliked.

You can also search for specific music, just type the song, artist or album into the search box in the Spotify player.

 Scroll down the list of results and click on what you want to listen to.

Once you have music in your library you may want to create a new playlist. To do so click “New Playlist” in the left side toolbar of the Spotify player.

 Give your playlist a name.

 Drag and drop the tracks you want to include or right-click a track or album and choose “Add to” and then “New Playlist”.

Thank you for taking the time to view this instructable. We hope that it is both helpful and instructional on the basics of Spotify. We welcome your comments and feedback below.

-Stephanie, Katie, and Laura