ITunes Library on D Drive instead of C Drive

My C Drive is pretty full, so I am wanting to import songs to store on my D Drive. In addition, I want my iTunes Library on my D Drive. How do I have my Library and all saved songs on my D Drive instead of my C Drive?

Matt, welcome to discussions! This link from MacMuse should do the trick for you.
MacMuse, "Move iTunes music/Library to new drive", 12:34pm Oct 12, 2004 CDT

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