Shuffling a playlist using your ipod

Hi
Does anyone know if it is possible to shuffle the songs in a playlist using your ipod? I can do this using iTunes, but not directly from my ipod.
Many thanks
Lee

As Kenichi wrote, but when you go to Music -> Playlists, scroll to the playlist you want and press Play (not Select).
If you press Select and then Play, the first song will always be the same. Not a big deal but you don't need to go into a playlist to play it.

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