How To Shuffle Songs in a Playlist

Hi --
I've searched the forum for an answer but didn't see one. Sorry if this is a repeat.
How do I make my iPod Classic shuffle the songs in a playlist? I have the Shuffle set to Songs. When the playlist is highlighted I click the Play button to start. However, if I have several songs by the same artist, the iPod plays all the songs by that artist in sequence before going on.
Is it possible to have the iPod shuffle playlist songs the way iTunes does (randomly shuffling all songs regardless of artist)?
I feel like an idiot because I can't figure this out. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks,
John

As closely as I recall, go to 'Settings' to set up Shuffle, then go to your playlist and the tracks will then play in random order.

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