How to Put Album Art in Your iPod
Because they have a screen that allows you to view photos and videos, iPods also allow you to get the most out of your digital music by adding album art to go along with your music. Through your iTunes software you can automatically add album artwork for any music you've purchased through the store and any CDs you've imported that are sold in the online store. You can also manually add album artwork for music you have that isn't sold in the iTunes store -- as long as you have the artwork on your computer.
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Things You'll Need
- iPod with photo/video capability (Classic, Nano, Touch)
- USB cable
- Computer with iTunes software installed on it
Instructions
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Adding Album Art Automatically
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Connect your iPod to your computer using the USB cable that comes with your iPod.
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Open the iTunes software on your computer by double-clicking on it on your desktop.
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Click on the "Advanced" menu, which is located at the top of the iTunes software next to the "Help" menu.
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Click on "Get Album Artwork." If you have an iTunes Store account iTunes will automatically download the artwork for any music you've purchased from the iTunes Store and also for any CDs you've imported if they are available for purchase through the iTunes Store.
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Select the songs you want to put onto your iPod by clicking on them and drag them to the iPod icon in the source list, which is located on the left hand side of iTunes.
Adding Album Art Manually
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Connect your iPod to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Open iTunes on your computer by double-clicking on the desktop icon.
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Click on an individual song in your iTunes library and click on "File" menu, which is located at the top of the software. Scroll down to and click on "Get Info."
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Click on the "Artwork" tab. Click on the "Add" button, which will allow you to search your computer for the artwork. When you find the artwork you're looking for click "Choose." When the album art shows up in the window, use the slider underneath the photo to adjust the size of the artwork.
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Click "Next" to add artwork for the next song in your library or "OK" if you have finished adding artwork.
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Click on the song(s) you want on your iPod and drag it to the iPod icon in the source list -- located on the left hand side of iTunes. This will copy the song -- and artwork -- to your iPod.
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Tips & Warnings
The process for adding artwork to your iPod is the same whether you're adding it to the iPod Classic, iPod Nano or iPod Touch.
