How to Sync Music to iPod Playlists
No matter what iPod model you have---an iPhone, iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano or iPod shuffle---you must employ iTunes on your computer to sync all music, videos, audiobooks and podcasts. ITunes lets you sync either automatically when you connect your device, or manually. You also can sync specific playlists to your iPod. Once synced, the playlists created in the iTunes Library will appear as playlists on your iPod.
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Instructions
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Sync Music Automatically
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Connect your iPod to your computer.
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Launch iTunes. The program will recognize your device, and the iPod will appear in the "Devices" list.
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Select your iPod icon. Click the "Music" tab on the main window. Click "Sync Music."
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Select "Entire Music Library" to sync all of your available music, or click "Selected Playlists, Artists, Genres." Make sure the playlists you want to sync are selected.
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Click "Apply" to begin syncing. Wait until you see the message "IPod Sync is Complete." Click the eject icon next to your iPod to disconnect it. On your iPod, scroll through "Playlists" to see the playlists you just added.
Sync Music Manually
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Repeat Steps 1 and 2 from the above section.
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Select your iPod icon. Click the "Summary" tab. Click the "Manually Manage Music and Videos" check box.
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Add a playlist by selecting it from the list and dragging it to your iPod icon. To add individual songs, open your music library and manually select and drag them to your iPod.
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Click the eject button to disconnect the iPod. On the device, scroll through "Playlists" to see the added playlists as well as any additional songs.
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