Hard drive full, can I use portable drive?

Hello
I have just downloaded itunes as I have just purchased my first ipod. I started to put all my CD's onto my computer but have run out of hard drive space on my computer. I have a external hard drive that is capable of storing all my music. Can I put all my music on a portable external hard drive and get itunes to use that as the default music folder? If so how do I do that?
Cheers
kooze

Chris, Thanks for the quick response. I didn't Copy anything. I followed all of the directions step-by-step in the document http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305451, up to Step 10. The only step that I haven't done yet is #11, dragging my older C: iTunes location to Recycle Bin. I started iTunes as you said, holding the Shift key, but the start box is looking for a *.itl file which is not in my new "E:iTunes 10-2007" file directory. It did not move over during the Consolidation step. Can I move it into the new E: directory by dragging it. The Consolidation step also seems to have left behind an Album Artwork file directory. Consolidation only copied the actual music files in C:.../iTunes.

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