Trouble connecting existing iphone content to new imac

Hi Everyone,
Not exactly sure im posting this in the right section however i recently purchased the new i5 27" imac (previously had a stand ol PC) which i had itunes on and my iphone sync'd to. I can get my iphone to now sync with itunes on my mac however i cannot add/remove any applications or import my music from my iphone to my library on this imac...any ideas how i can do this?? I have searched the help topics but cant seem to find the answers.

Hi Tara. Start iTunes and connect your iPhone to the imac. Make sure your iPhone shows up under the Devices in the iTunes Side Bar. Go to iTunes store and sign into your iTunes account. If you haven't already done so, authorize your new computer by going to Store -> Authorize Computer. You are allowed to authorize up to 5 computers for your iTunes account. If you have reached the limit, you need to deauthorize another previous computer first before authorizing your new imac. Once done, go to File -> Transfer Purchases from Tara's iPhone. It will then transfer all your music and apps from your iPhone to your new imac.

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