How to create a playlist in iTunes

How to create a music playlist

  • Organise your music library
  • Create a standard playlist in iTunes
  • Step-by-step video guide to making playlists

Make your own iTunes playlist

Once you’ve got to grips with the basics of adding songs to your MP3 player, either by importing them from CDs, converting them from LPs, or by downloading music from the internet, you’ll quickly discover that MP3 players can can store a lot of music.

Managing your music library can be a little daunting, but there is a solution: creating playlists – your own collection of songs in the order you like. It's easy to set up playlists in the most common music library, iTunes (the process is similar whichever music library you use).

iTunes actually offers two types of playlists. Our video guide looks at the standard, or manual, playlist, which allows you to create your very own custom mixes. 

 

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