The first thing you’re probably gonna want to do that isn’t obvious is add album art.
Show the Album Art window by using Windows→Artwork menu. Artwork isn’t shown by default, because I can’t get that damn window to resize correctly. Anyway your layout should look something like this (I’ve loaded a folder in the mean time). Right-clicking on the artwork window will bring up options for editing album art.
There’s more with regards editing album art below.
It lists the the metadata for the fields you’ve selected to display.
Artwork can be modified using three approaches.
Note
When using Windows→Artwork, covers you modify aren’t saved automatically. You still need to use Save from the File menu.
In the Fields list:
I recommend you assign shortcuts to your favourite actions like Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2 etc. Use the Assign Shortcut button on the Actions Dialog.