How can I automatically convert songs to save iPod space?

Hi everyone,
This is my first post here, nice to join the community.
I have a new iPod Nano 4GB. Also I have an extensive MP3 collection, and all my songs are in a very large format (I used very high quality settings when I created the MP3 files). The problem is that with these large MP3s, I cannot put as much music as I'd like on the Nano.
Is there a way to set iTunes to automatically convert my MP3 songs to a more compact AAC format when I transfer them to the iPod?
Thanks!
Nano 4GB Windows XP
Nano 4GB   Windows XP  

When you convert in iTUnes, it doubles things. what I mean by that is if you have one MP3 and convert it you end up with 2, one in MP3 the other in AAC. So if you have, lets say 10GB of songs, you need 10GB of free space on the PC.
THat said, you need to goto edit>preferences>advanced tab>import sub tab and make sure its set to AAC or whatever format you want, then hit OK.
Goto the main library, then to edit>select all. Rightclick one of the highlightd songs and hit "Convert to (format you chose here)" When its done tho, you will have to manaully go thru and delete all the duplicates it will make
Personally Id recommend picking a select few songs and converting them only for now, and over time converting the whole library you have
Message was edited by: pac_80

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