Having trouble putting songs on Itunes-Ipod

I can read my name on the side of the Itunes screen but whenever I try to drag my song to the name of my Ipod, it won't let me drop the song into the Ipod. I can't download songs on my Ipod because Itunes isn't allowing me drag and drop the song to my Ipod.
Help please.

Are you set up to manually update your mini? When you plug it in, look for one of the main screens and try to view your preferences. If you are currently set to automatically update, try to change this to manual updates.

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