How to keep library with new user ID

Question

My daughter has been purchasing songs and downloading them to her itunes library on her computer for many years (a library that shares access with mine). I now have an iphone for her and would like to open a new apple account in her name for her new iphone. I also would like her to be able to have all of her songs in her library on her new phone with her new user ID. Is this possible? If so, how do I accomplish this?

Answer 1

Connect the phone to her computer and sync the music she wants to it. If it is all of the music that's easy; just click the Music tab in iTunes and check "Entire music library". If it is selective the easiest way to do it is to first create a new playlist in iTunes, then drag all of the music she wants on the phone to that playlist, click on Selected Playslists on the Music tab and choose it. Then sync.
Alternatively, she can check "Manually manage..." on the Summary screen, then drag the music she wants to the phone, but the playlist trick is much easier. Anytime she wants to change the music on the phone just add to or remove from the playlist and sync again.
Next, create the new Apple ID and set up the account in iTunes. First log out of the old account on the Store menu in iTunes. Then go to the Store menu and choose "Create Apple ID" and follow the instructions. Any new music and apps will be associated with the new ID, but the old content will still be available.