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Syncing Music Automatically, To sync music to iPod nano

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Syncing Music Automatically By default, iPod nano is set to sync all songs and playlists when you connect it to your computer. This is the simplest way to load music onto iPod nano. You just connect iPod nano to your computer, let it add songs, audiobooks, and other items automatically, and then disconnect it and go. If you added any songs to iTunes since the last time you connected iPod nano, they are added to iPod nano. If you deleted songs from iTunes, they are deleted from iPod nano. To sync music to iPod nano: m Simply connect iPod nano to your computer. If iPod nano is set to sync automatically, the update begins. Important: The first time you connect iPod nano to a different computer and have the automatic sync option set, a message asks if you want to update songs automatically. If you accept, all songs, audiobooks, and other items are deleted from iPod nano and replaced with the songs and other items from that computer. If you don't accept, you can still load songs onto iPod nano manually without deleting any of the songs already on iPod nano. iTunes includes a feature to sync purchased items from iPod nano to another computer. For more information, see iTunes Help. While music is being synced from your computer to iPod nano, the iTunes status window shows progress, and the iPod nano icon in the Source pane flashes red. When the update is done, a message in iTunes says "iPod update is complete." If you set iTunes to manage music manually, you can reset it later to sync automatically. If you set iTunes to sync automatically after you've been manually managing iPod nano, you lose any items on iPod nano that are not part of your library. To reset iTunes to sync all music automatically on iPod nano: 1 Open iTunes and select iPod nano in the Source pane. 2 Click the Music tab. 3 Select "Sync music" and then click "All songs and playlists." 4 Click Apply. Note: If "Only sync checked items" is selected in the Summary pane, iTunes syncs only items that are checked in your libraries. Chapter 2 Music Features 21

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Chapter 2
Music Features
21
Syncing Music Automatically
By default, iPod nano is set to sync all songs and playlists when you connect it to your
computer. This is the simplest way to load music onto iPod nano. You just connect iPod
nano to your computer, let it add songs, audiobooks, and other items automatically,
and then disconnect it and go. If you added any songs to iTunes since the last time you
connected iPod nano, they are added to iPod nano. If you deleted songs from iTunes,
they are deleted from iPod nano.
To sync music to iPod nano:
m
Simply connect iPod nano to your computer. If iPod nano is set to sync automatically,
the update begins.
Important:
The first time you connect iPod nano to a different computer and have the
automatic sync option set, a message asks if you want to update songs automatically. If
you accept, all songs, audiobooks, and other items are deleted from iPod nano and
replaced with the songs and other items from that computer. If you don’t accept, you
can still load songs onto iPod nano manually without deleting any of the songs already
on iPod nano. iTunes includes a feature to sync purchased items from iPod nano to
another computer. For more information, see iTunes Help.
While music is being synced from your computer to iPod nano, the iTunes status
window shows progress, and the iPod nano icon in the Source pane flashes red.
When the update is done, a message in iTunes says “iPod update is complete.”
If you set iTunes to manage music manually, you can reset it later to sync automatically.
If you set iTunes to sync automatically after you’ve been manually managing iPod nano,
you lose any items on iPod nano that are not part of your library.
To reset iTunes to sync all music automatically on iPod nano:
1
Open iTunes and select iPod nano in the Source pane.
2
Click the Music tab.
3
Select “Sync music” and then click “All songs and playlists.”
4
Click Apply.
Note:
If “Only sync checked items” is selected in the Summary pane, iTunes syncs only
items that are checked in your libraries.