Manually updating songs

I only want certain songs on my ipod because my husband and I both have one and I don't want some of his songs on my ipod. I tried automatically updating from just my own playlists per the help instructions but after updating it still has all the songs I don't want/didn't check on there...help please??!!

First, make sure when updating via playlist only that you have checked the box "update checked songs only" and sync to the playlist you've checked.
To update manuall, set the iPod to "manually manage songs & playlists" and highlight the songs you want on the iPod, right click & hold the mouse, then drag the selected songs onto the iPod icon in the source list in iTunes and just wait until the iPod updates.

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