How to convert from m4a to mp3?

I have recently set up an iTune account and bought some tunes but unable to transfer to my mp3 player as it does not support m4a format. How do I go about changing my bought tunes to mp3 format.

There are some instructions on this page which should let you change them : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550
You basically need to go into iTunes > Preferences and on the General tab use the 'import settings' button to change the target 'type' to MP3. Then close the Preferences popup, select/highlight the songs in your library that you want to convert, and then either use the File > Create New Version > Create MP3 menu option to convert them, or right-click and select 'Create MP3 version' on the popup (the 'MP3' will show if you select MP3 as the type in preferences, if you select a different format then that text will change accordingly).

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