ITunes library too big for Nano

I have a 4G nano and about 45G on my computer. Is there a way that I can make a playlist to transfer onto my nano rather than just letting iTunes make a selection?
mac book pro 17"   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Switch the iPod to manual update and enable disk use
The first thing you need to do is make sure have configured your iPod to enable disk use. To do this:
Open iTunes on your computer.
Connect your iPod to your computer and wait for it to appear in iTunes.
Select your iPod in the Source pane under the Devices section to display your iPod preferences in the main library window.
Click the Summary tab in the main iTunes window.
Click the Manually manage music button. Changing from automatic updating to manual puts a check mark by Enable disk use. A message says
"Disabling automatic update requires manually unmounting the iPod before each disconnect."
Click OK in the message window.
Click Apply in the iPod preferences section of the iTunes window.

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