Track selection & playlists

Hi
I have tried a search for this and cannot find an obvious answer?
I have created playlists, how do you uncheck the Library music file but keep the playlists checked for when you sync to your iPod? I do not want the Library music file and the playlists on my iPod at the same time.
The simple answer would be to uncheck them one at a time but that is a bit long winded. I know there is a solution but I just cannot seem to find it.
Help someone!
Thanks
Peter

*how do you uncheck the Library music file but keep the playlists checked for when you sync to your iPod?*
You can't. Playlists are just links to songs in the library, if a song is unchecked then it's unchecked wherever you see it.
If you don't want everything in the library to sync to the iPod you could choose the option 'Sync Music - Selected playlists'. Open iTunes and create a playlist to update your iPod from, call it -My iPod for example (the dash will position it at the top of the playlists in Sources). You can make it a smart playlist that picks the songs for you or just a normal one and drag whatever content you want to have into the playlist. If you are making a smart playlist limit it to just less than the size of your iPod (for example 3700MB for a 4G iPod Nano. 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 just made from the selection and click Apply. You can also sync from any existing playlists by choosing the same setting, you just need to make sure that the size of the playlists don't exceed the capacity of your iPod:
How to create a Smart Playlist with iTunes
Syncing Music to iPod
To make a random playlist go to File>New Smart Playlist.
Uncheck "Match the following rule"
Check "Limit to" put "3700" in the number box, choose "MB" from the first list box, choose "Random" from the next list box. Check "Live Updating"
When you want to change the selection in the smart playlist just delete everything in it and it will add a new selection. When you want to change the normal playlist just delete out what you don't want and drag in a new selection.

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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