ITunes playlist options

Greetings.
My apologies for the ignorance in advance. I am having a tough time figuring out how to have iTunes play all the songs in my music library (during shuffle, etc.) and not just the songs I check off to be synced into the iPod. My entire music library cannot fit on my iPod. A million thanks in advance!
J

Unchecked songs will not be played unless you specifically double-click on them.
If you want to keep the songs checked, but still only sync a portion of your library to the iPod, there are a few options you can use. Probably the easiest is to put the songs you want to sync into a playlist, and use the option "Sync selected playlists only."

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iOS: Syncing with iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1386
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http://support.apple.com/kb/VI72
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Hello, welcome to the Discussions.
Connect one of your iPods to your computer.
In iTunes, go to "Edit -> preferences -> iPod -> Music".
Select the "Automatically update selected playlists" option for your iPod.
Name and create a playlist for this iPod that you would like to sync music to.
Choose that playlist for that iPod in iTunes Preferences.
Now, eject this iPod, and connect the other one. Set it for "Automatically update selected playlists", like the instructions above.
Here's the original article that explains how to manage multiple iPods: How to use multiple iPods with one computer
I hope this solves the question for you!
-Kylene
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