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22 Chapter 2 Music Features
Updating iPod nano Automatically With Selected Playlists
Setting iTunes to update iPod nano with selected playlists is especially useful if you
have more music on your computer than will fit on your iPod nano. Only the music in
the playlists you select is downloaded to iPod nano.
To set iTunes to update iPod nano automatically with selected playlists:
1 Open iTunes and select iPod nano in the Source list.
2 Click the Options button and click Music.
3 Select “Automatically update selected playlists only.”
4 Select the playlists you want.
Updating iPod nano Manually
Setting iTunes to let you update iPod nano manually gives you the most flexibility for
managing music on your iPod nano. You can add and delete songs and other items
individually. Also, you can add songs from multiple computers to your iPod nano
without deleting songs already on iPod nano.
To set iTunes to let you manage songs on iPod nano manually:
1 Open iTunes and select iPod nano in the Source list.
2 Click the Options button and click Music.
3 Select “Manually manage songs and playlists.”
Note: When you manage songs yourself, you must manually eject your iPod nano from
iTunes before you can disconnect it.
To add a song or other item to iPod nano:
m In iTunes, click Library and drag the song or other item to the iPod nano icon in the
Source list.
To delete a song or other item from iPod nano:
1 Click the iPod nano icon in the iTunes Source list.
2 Select a song or other item on iPod nano and press the Delete or Backspace key on
your keyboard.
When you delete a song or other item from iPod nano manually, the song is not
deleted from your iTunes library.
To make a new playlist on iPod nano:
1 Select iPod nano in the iTunes Source list and click the Add (+) button.
2 Drag songs to the new playlist.
To modify a playlist on iPod nano:
m Drag a song to a playlist on iPod nano to add the song. Select a song in a playlist and
press the Delete key on your keyboard to delete the song.