Moving selected songs from MacBook iTunes to iPod

How do i download only selected songs, and no more, from my MacBook to my iPod? I say "and no more" to emphasize that I want to control what goes into my iPod.

Zevoneer wrote:
You could manage your iPod manually and drag whatever content you want to it: Managing content manually on iPod and iPhone
Or if you want something more automated another method you can use to auto-sync your iPod with iTunes is "Sync Music - Selected Playlists". Syncing selected playlists is just like syncing your whole library only on a smaller scale and more "selectively" anything you deleted from it will be deleted from the iPod. In other words the iTunes playlist and the iPod are kept "in sync".
Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -My iPod for example (the dash. This is particularly useful when your library is larger than the capacity of your iPod. When your iPod is is set to sync selected playlists it automatically picks up any changes you made to that playlist in iTunes since you last connected. Anything you added to the playlist will be added to the iPod, will position it at the top of the playlists in Sources). Drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. Now connect your iPod and when it appears in the Source list click on the iPod icon to bring up the preference tabs in the main pane. Go to the Music tab and choose Sync Music and the Selected playlists radio button. Choose the playlist you
I'm having trouble with spinning ball right now, so I'm not able to delete what doesn't apply. Anyway, I get as far as "Devices>Summary," but there is no "Apply" button. The only buttons are "Check for update, Restore, and SYNC". I'm not interested in any automatic procedure at this time. I can't say more now, because every time I click a key, the multi-colored spinning ball has to spin for a second or two. Makes things slow.

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