11" MBA - want to point iTunes to EX HD

I just purchased an 11" MBA and am trying to point iTunes to a collection of music files stored on an external hard drive but have not been successful after trying a few tips found on the internet.  I have never stored music files on the MBA HD.  Any tips?

Hi Anthony58,
Where is the music library folder structure, on the external drive as well or on the MBA's drive? If the entire library structure is stored on an external drive you can point iTunes to it on launch by holding the Option key as you launch the application. At which point you'll have the option to choose where the library is located.
The other option is manage the music somewhere else but have the library structure on the machine. That's done within the preferences for iTunes. iTunes > Preferences > Advanced
You would hit the Change... button and point it to wherever the media was located. The checkboxes below will vary (on whether they're checked or not). It's going to depend on your configuration.

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