Removing songs from my ipod - help!

hi
this will probably sound like a silly question but ive only had my ipod nano a few days so im still learning. ive got a song on my ipod that i dont want and i cant figure out how to delete it! ive tried removing the file, transferring it and even highlighting it and then pressing delete but i cant remove it!
any ideas?
thanks
julie

How you delete content from your iPod depends how you have it set to update:
If you are updating automatically then delete the files from the iTunes library and next time you connect they will automatically be deleted from your iPod.
If you are updating manually, connect your iPod and click on the icon when it shows in the iTunes source list. Find the files on your iPod that you want to remove, highlight them and delete directly.
To select multiple items such as all the songs in an album, click on the first track in the list hold down the shift key and click on the last track to highlight the selection. Then press the delete key.
To summarise, you start by highlighting the song/video/selection in either the iTunes library or on the iPod song list as displayed in iTunes then press the delete key on your keyboard: Deleting songs or playlists from your iPod

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