ITunes playlists are missing on new Mac Air that used to be on PC (Mac is authorised)

I have entered into the world of Mac by buying Macbook Air transfered my files using portable hard drive as I had a PC before. Opened and authorised Itunes just fine, my files seem to be there (still figuring out matching and icloud) but big problem is that all my great playlists are not there. Really not sure what to do. I thought Itunes wouldbe the same no matter whether I sued PC or Mac? Please help. I am not a IT pseron so step by step help would really be appreciated.
thanks

Content does not move itself from computer to computer unassisted. You only see some of your previous content in iTunes because both computers were connecting to the iTunes Store and using that as a source. You have to transfer your library from the old computer to the new.
Quick answer if you use iTunes' default preferences settings: Copy the entire iTunes folder (and in doing so all its subfolders and files) intact to the other drive. Open iTunes and immediately hold down the option (alt) key (shift on Windows) so you get a prompt to select a library, then guide it to the 'iTunes Library.itl' file in the moved iTunes folder.
Windows users see tip at: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381
Consider moving everything from your Windows PC to your Mac in a single move, including your iTunes library: About Windows Migration Assistant - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796 - Learn about how to use Windows Migration Assistant to migrate your files from a Windows PC to a Mac.

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