1. Click on the Palette tab of the Quick Panel.
   
   
2. Click on the Audio/Video group of the Palette.
   
   
3. Drag the Podcast Icon  from the Palette to the location you want it to appear in your web page.
   
   

1. Right click on the Podcast application in your editor.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Properties from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. The Properties dialog box will appear.
   
   
5. See below to learn about the values on each tab of the properties dialog box.
   

• Title - Title for your podcast. This title must be unique among all Podcasts  in the iTunes store to make this podcast available in the store.
  
  
• Subtitle - Subtitle for your podcast.
  
  
• Author - The email address and proper name of the person who created the podcast. This must be in the format of name@domain.com (First Last).
  
  
• Owner -The business name or person who owns this podcast.
  
  
• Owner Email - The email address of the person or business who owns this podcast.
  
  
• Managing Editor - The editor that's responsible for the content of this podcast. This must be in the format of name@domain.com (First Last).
  
  
• Webmaster - The person responsible for the web site holding this podcast. This must be in the format of name@domain.com (First Last).
  

1. Description - This is a textual description of this podcast.
   Note: If this field exceeds 4000 characters, your podcast will be rejected by the iTunes store.
   
   
2. Category - Select the category for your podcast by clicking on it in the tree control.
   Note: These categories are defined by Apple and cannot be changed.
   
   
3. Keywords - This is a comma delimited list of keyword you might expect someone to use when searching for a podcast like yours.
   Note: If this field exceeds 255 characters, your podcast will be rejected by the iTunes store.
   
   
4. Explicit - Check this if your Podcast is of an adult nature.
   Note: If your content is considered explicit by the censor at Apple and this is not checked, your podcast can become permanently banned from the iTunes store.  
   
   
5. Link - Complete URL to your the web page that support your podcast. Leave blank if not available.
   
   
6. Image Link - Complete URL to an image for your web site.
   Note: Keep in mind you should also upload a podcast image (see below).
   
   
7. Image Name - A name for the image defined in the URL above.
   

1. Active Demand Programs - The number of programs the visitor will be able to see and play from their web browser. If this is blank, they will be able to see all programs that have been uploaded. The most current programs are displayed.
   
   
2. Active Podcast Programs - The number of programs that will be listed to iTunes and RSS feeds. If this is blank, the iTunes and RSS feeds will list all programs that have been uploaded. The most current programs are displayed.
   

• RSS Visibility - If this is checked, there will be an icon at the top of the application area the user can click on to subscribe to the RSS feed for this podcast. This is usually used by non-Apple podcast readers.
  
  Clicking on the RSS Subscription Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
  
  
• iTunes Visibility - If this is checked there will be an icon at the top of the application area the user can click to subscribe to this podcast with iTunes. They must have iTunes installed on their computer for this to work.
  
  Clicking on the iTunes Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
  
  
• Play Visibility -  If this is checked, each program will have a play icon next to it. When the user clicks this icon, the program will begin playing within their web browser.
  
  Clicking on the Play Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
  
  
• Download Visibility - If this is checked, each program will have a download icon next to it. When the user clicks this icon they will be able to download the program file (mpeg or mp3) to their computer.
  
  Clicking on the Download Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
  

1. Right click in the podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Upload Podcast from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. The file picker will appear.
   
   
5. Use the file picker to select an image from your hard drive.
   
   
6. Press Open to complete the upload.
   

1. Right click in the podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Add Program from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. The Add Program dialog will appear.
   
   
5. Complete this dialog box and press OK.
   

Add Program Fields

• Title - This is the title for this program.
  
  
• Description - This is the description for your program.
  Note: If this field exceeds 4000 characters your podcast will be rejected by the iTunes store.
  
  
• Author - This is the creator of this program.
  Note: This must be in the format my@domain.com (Proper Name) or it will be rejected by the iTunes Store.
  
  
• Link - This it a link to the web page about this program. This can be left blank.
  
  
• Date - This is the date the podcast was created. When adding a new program, this will default to today.
  
  
• Keywords - A comma delimited list of keywords someone would use to find this program.
  Note: If this field exceeds 255 characters, your podcast will be rejected by the iTunes Store.
  
  
• Video Options - These options are only used when playing a video by demand (within a web browser).
  
  
  • Video width - Width of video in pixels.
    
    
  • Video height - Height of video in pixels.
    
    
  • Play Video in loop - If this is checked, the video will automatically start playing from the beginning again when it completes.
    
    
  • Automatically start playing video - If this is checked the video will start play automatically without the need for the user to click play.
    
    
  • Show image until user presses play - If this is checked, the program image will be displayed until the user pressed play.
    
    
  • Time to preview frame - This will cause the video to stop a specified number of milliseconds into the clip. The image at this point in the clip will be the placeholder when Show Image above isn't used.
    
    
    

1. Right click on top of the program you want to modify in the Podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Edit Program from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. The Edit Program dialog will appear.
   
   
5. Follow the instructions for Add Program Fields above.
   

1. Right click on top of the program you want to delete in the Podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Delete Program from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. Press OK in the Delete Program confirmation dialog.
   

1. Right click on top of the program you want to upload an audio or video file to.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Upload Program Audio/Video from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. File picker will open.
   
   
5. Select the file you want to upload from your local file system.
   
   
6. Press Open to upload your audio/video file.
   

1. Right click on top of the program you want to upload a program image to.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Upload Program Image from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. File picker will open.
   
   
5. Select the file you want to upload from your local file system.
   
   
6. Press Open to upload you image.
   

1. Right click on the Podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Default Audio/Podcast Icons from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. The Default Audio Icons dialog box opens.
   
   
5. After making changes, Press OK.
   
   

1. Audio RSS - Clicking on the Audio RSS Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
   
   
   
2. Clicking on the Audio Podcast Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
   
   
   
3. Clicking on the Audio Play Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
   
   
   
4. Clicking on the Audio Download Icon will bring up the Icon Picker. The Icon Picker can be used to change the icon used for this operation.
   
   
5. Clicking the "Set to template defaults" will immediately set all the default icons to the ones defined by the template.
   
   
6. Clicking "Set all audio applications default settings" will set the defaults for all currently inserted Podcast application to be the defaults set in this dialog.
   

1. Right click on the Podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Validation from the Podcast drop-down menu.
   
   
4. The Application Validation dialog box will appear and show the current status of the Podcast application.
   
   

Indicates a check that is OK (no problem). Note: Most tests do not return anything unless there is a problem. A few applications with critical requirements will return a positive OK acknowledgement.

Information only. Things in the category are not normally a problem.

Warning. While this will not cause a failure for the site to operate properly, it may reflect a problem that will cause less that desirable results form search engines. These problems my also cause your site to fail basic HTML (World Wide Web Consortium) tests. 

Error. These must be fixed. They represent a problem that can cause your site or one of it's applications to fail.

1. Right click on the Podcast application.
   
   
2. Select Podcast from the drop-down menu.
   
   
3. Select Advanced Styles from the Podcast drop-down.
   
   
4. The Advanced Styles dialog box will open.
   
   
5. For more information see Advanced Styles.