4.2

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Owner's of the Apple MP3 Player Apple iPod nano 7G 16 GB Purple Flash Portable Media Player gave it a score of 4.2 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
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    5.0 out of 5
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    3.0 out of 5
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Chapter 2 Setting Up iPod nano 25
You can create as many playlists as you like using any of the songs in your iTunes
library. Adding a song to a playlist or later removing it doesn’t remove it from your
library.
To create a playlist in iTunes:
1 Click the Add (+) button or choose File > New Playlist.
2 Type a name for the playlist.
3 Click Music in the Library list, and then drag a song or other item to the playlist.
To select multiple songs, hold down the Shift key or the Command (x) key on a Mac,
or the Shift key or the Control key on a Windows PC, as you click each song.
To create a Smart Playlist:
m Choose File > New Smart Playlist and define the rules for your playlist.
Note: To create playlists on iPod nano when iPod nano isn’t connected to your
computer, see “Creating On-The-Go Playlists on iPod nano” on page 37.
Using Genius in iTunes
Genius automatically creates playlists containing songs in your library that go great
together. To use Genius on iPod nano, you first need to set up Genius in iTunes. Genius
is a free service, but an iTunes Store account is required (if you don’t have one, you can
set one up when you turn on Genius).
To set up Genius:
1 In iTunes, choose Store > Turn On Genius.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions.
iTunes collects anonymous information about your library and compares it with all
songs available at the iTunes Store and with the libraries of other iTunes Store
customers. The amount of time this takes can vary according to the size of your library,
connection speed, and other factors.
3 Connect and sync iPod nano.
You can now use Genius on iPod nano (see page 38).
To create a Genius playlist in iTunes:
1 Click Music in the Library list or select a playlist.
2 Select a song.
3 Click the Genius button at the bottom of the iTunes window.