Moving playlists from Mac to iPhone 5

In the newest version of iTunes, how do I put the playlists from my Mac onto my iPhone 5.  It's probably staring me right in the face, but so far I have't figured it out.

on the music page of your  device sync pages you will see
As you can see there are checkboxes on the left of all playlists, check the ones you want and click sync

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    Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. You can easily sync the specific playlist you want, just click on the music tab on your iPhone in iTunes. The following articles will assist if you are on a P.C. or Mac.
    iTunes 11 for Windows: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12313
    If you are on a Mac
    iTunes 11 for Mac: Set up syncing for iPod, iPhone, or iPad
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12113
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    I'm sure this is a silly question, but it baffles me despite nearly a decade of experience using iTunes and iPhones on previous devices.
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  • How to delete photos transferred from mac to iphone ?

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    No. Hook it up to any computer running iTunes. Make sure that you do not have any of the other tabs set up to sync, so that you do not overlay the info you have on your device for Music, Movies, etc., then go the the Music tab and un-check Sync Music. This should remove all sync'd music from your device. (this is presuming that the Mac you sync with does not have any photos you do want to sync with your device. If it does have any photos you want to sync, then instead of turning off the Music syncing altogether, you can just select what you do want to sync, and the sync will remove all other sync'd albums).
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