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19 February 2016:

• iTunes
• iPhone
• Your desired ringtone

1. Open iTunes.
2. At the top-left corner, click on the music symbol to open your music library.
3. Tap the 'alt' key to show the menu bar.
4. Select File > Add file to library.
5. Navigate to the folder where your ringtone is at and select it.
6. If your ringtone file is longer than your intended ringtone segment (e.g. it's a song, but you only want the first 20 seconds as your
   ringtone), proceed to the next step. Otherwise, if your file is exactly how you want your ringtone to be, skip to step 11.
7. Right-click your file in the music library and select 'Get info'.
8. Select 'Options'.
9. Select the 'start' and 'stop' tickboxes and enter the start and end of the segment you want for your ringtone. (Note: Doing so does not trim the original file.)
10. Click 'OK'. To be sure, play the file and make sure it should only be playing the segment you want as your ringtone.
11. Right-click the file and click 'Create AAC version'.
12. Wait for the conversion to take place. You should see a new entry in your music library with the same name. To differentiate, use either the duration or date added to choose the AAC version.
13. Right-click the AAC version and select 'Show in Windows Explorer'.
14. In Windows Explorer, select 'View' from the ribbon and look for the 'Show/hide' tab.
15. Click on 'File name extensions'.
16. Your AAC version file should then have its extension behind, which is .m4a.
17. Press F2 or right-click and select 'Rename'.
18. Change the extension from .m4a to .m4r and close the window.
19. Go back to iTunes and select Tones from the top-left corner. If you do not see it, click on the three dots to expand the menu. You should see your ringtone file there.
20. Connect your iPhone and select 'Sync tones'.
21. Start the sync.
22. When done, unplug your phone and go to Settings.
23. Go to Sounds then Ringtone.
24. You should see your custom ringtone at the top of the list of tones, separated by a thick line from the built-in ones.