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adding files directly to playlist

Discussion in 'iPod discussion' started by rensell, Apr 9, 2006.

  1. rensell

    rensell Member

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    I just got an iPod, and I used to use a Dell DJ (it was free...) and the program that was sent with the DJ, i could add a folder of songs to a playlist directly... The last few days, i've been playing with iTunes and I can only add folders to my library and then sift through all those songs and find the ones i need and then copy them over.... i was wondering if anyone knew how i can Add folder to Playlist??? I would use a different program, but I like the auto-sync feature.... Thanks in advance...

    RAY
     
  2. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    Here's a quick way of importing a whole folder to a playlist.

    -Import the folder into iTunes
    -Click the 'Date Added' button to arrange your tunes in order of the date they were added to your iTunes library.
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    -Your newly imported songs will either be at the very top or the very bottom depending on whether you have arranged them in ascending order or descending order.
    -Highlight your newly-imported songs by holding the control ([bold]Ctrl[/bold]) button and clicking on those songs. Once all the songs you want to add to a playlist are highlighted in blue, right click on one of them, and scroll down to 'Add to Playlist'.
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    Select your playlist, and that's it -- mission complete.
     
  3. jazo123

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    Is there a way that I can automatically update a specific playlist, but then manually update the rest of the Library?
     
  4. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    No. You can either Auto-Update or Manual-Update, but unfortunately, you cannot do them both simultaneously.
     
  5. jazo123

    jazo123 Guest

    Okay, thank you.
     
  6. rensell

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    if you mean to automatically playlist to the Ipod, you can open the preferences and go to ipod, and select only update the selected playlist.... Wouldn't that work?
     
  7. Lethal_B

    Lethal_B Moderator Staff Member

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    No, because then it wouldn't even consider the other playlist(s) which jazo would also like to see on his iPod but not update..
     

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