Sync selected ALBUMS?

I see there's a way to sync just selected songs and playlists if I don't want to sync everything. Is there a way to sync just selected albums, or do I need to make a separate playlist for each album and just select those?

Chris CA wrote:
Do you understand it now?
I don't use checkmarks to normally manage what is on the iPod.
I uncheck stuff I never/rarely want on the iPod such as Christmas music or old audiobooks and podcasts..
All the songs from an album will be on the playlist you sync.
To play an album, go to Music -> Album or Music -> Artist.
I understood your reply immediately. It was the other poster I was replying to that didn't make sense to me.

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I am posting this as a question and will proceed to answer it as per the solution provided by Applecare case id
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System
I run Powemac G5 OSX 10.5.8 Leopard, iLife 09 and iPhone 4 & iPad2
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Problem 1
Following software updates on all my devices I began to run into sync problems with my iphone 4, namely error message 1104
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connect iphone to itunes, selected photo tab and untick the box sync photos from iphoto then proceed to sync
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This allowed iphone 4 to sync thus eliminating my 1104 error message problem
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iPhone 4 will no longer sync selected albums, events and faces with iPhone 4
After level 3 escalation within Apple the problem was reffered to iphoto computer support who delievered this fix.
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Solution 2 (I will try and articulate this as best as I can)
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FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS FIX IT WAS AGREED TO RESTORE AN EARLIER VERSION OF MY IPHOTO LIBRARY FROM A TIME MACHINE BACKUP - TIME MACHINE SAVED THE DAY HERE - TAKE HEED - BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP. BEFORE PROCEEDING ANY FURTHER, I WOULD RECOMMEND BACKING UP AT THIS STAGE, JUST FOR SAFETY SAKE.
Go to Time machine, locate iPhoto library and then select restore.
The file will be restored to it's original location and you can now begin to work on the fix without jeopardising your original library
Close iphoto, and reset system
Open iPhoto with alt key depressed, select the recently restored file
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Does the selected, albums and faces tabs in Photo tab now work? If so problem solved, if not read on.
Restart system
Open iPhoto with the alt and command key depressed
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Let iphoto rebuild the iPhoto library file
close iPhoto and restart system
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Should you have events in your originl iPhoto library which don't reside in your backup file, export these events into folders by using export "current" feature in iPhoto, then drage them bag into your new library once your problem is solved.
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TD

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