Shuffling songs in playlists

I have an iPod mini and I am wondering whether I can shuffle the songs in a playlist. If it is possible, can someone tell me how?
Thanks

Go to settings/shuffle and set it so "songs". Now select a playlist and hit play. All the songs with in that playlist will be shuffled.

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