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Syncing iPodtouch

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 Podcasts  Photos  Contacts-names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on  Calendars-appointments and events  Email account settings  Webpage bookmarks Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts are synced from your iTunes library. If you don't already have content in iTunes, the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some countries) makes it easy to purchase or subscribe to content and download it to iTunes. You can also get music into iTunes from your CDs. To learn about iTunes and the iTunes Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help. Photos, contacts, calendars, and webpage bookmarks are synced from applications on your computer, as described below. Email account settings are only synced from your computer's email application to iPod touch. This allows you to customize your email accounts on iPod touch without affecting email account settings on your computer. You can set iPod touch to sync with only a portion of what's on your computer. For example, you might want to sync certain playlists, the most recent unwatched movie, the most recent episodes of your favorite TV shows, and all unplayed podcasts. The sync settings make it easy to get just what you want onto iPod touch. You can adjust sync settings whenever iPod touch is connected to your computer. Important: You cannot connect and sync more than one iPod at a time. Disconnect one before connecting another. You should be logged in to your own user account on the computer before connecting iPod touch. On a PC, if you sync more than one iPod to the same user account, use the same sync settings for each. Syncing iPod touch You use the iPod touch settings panes in iTunes to specify the iTunes content and other information you want to sync to iPod touch. Sync iPod touch 1 Connect iPod touch to your computer, and open iTunes (if it doesn't open automatically). 6 Chapter 1 Getting Started

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Chapter 1
Getting Started
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Podcasts
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Photos
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Contacts—names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and so on
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Calendars—appointments and events
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Email account settings
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Webpage bookmarks
Music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts are synced from your iTunes library. If you don’t
already have content in iTunes, the iTunes Store (part of iTunes and available in some
countries) makes it easy to purchase or subscribe to content and download it to iTunes.
You can also get music into iTunes from your CDs. To learn about iTunes and the iTunes
Store, open iTunes and choose Help > iTunes Help.
Photos, contacts, calendars, and webpage bookmarks are synced from applications on
your computer, as described below.
Email account settings are only synced from your computer’s email application to
iPod touch. This allows you to customize your email accounts on iPod touch without
affecting email account settings on your computer.
You can set iPod touch to sync with only a portion of what’s on your computer.
For example, you might want to sync certain playlists, the most recent unwatched
movie, the most recent episodes of your favorite TV shows, and all unplayed podcasts.
The sync settings make it easy to get just what you want onto iPod touch. You can
adjust sync settings whenever iPod touch is connected to your computer.
Important:
You cannot connect and sync more than one iPod at a time. Disconnect
one before connecting another. You should be logged in to your own user account on
the computer before connecting iPod touch. On a PC, if you sync more than one iPod
to the same user account, use the same sync settings for each.
Syncing iPod touch
You use the iPod touch settings panes in iTunes to specify the iTunes content and other
information you want to sync to iPod touch.
Sync iPod touch
1
Connect iPod touch to your computer, and open iTunes (if it doesn’t open
automatically).