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How to Set Up Your iPod

Setting up an iPod Shuffle or iPod Nano is easy; iTunes helps after you plug in your USB cable. This video shows you how to set up and listen to music on your Apple iPod. [more…]

How to Set Up an Account at the iTunes Store

Setting up an iTunes account puts you in store for music. After creating an account with a credit card or gift certificate, you can browse and buy music - whole albums or song by song. Opening an iTunes [more…]

How to Set up an E-Mail Account on Your iPhone

You can set up your iPhone to retrieve messages from all of your e-mail accounts. This video guides you through account setup so you can send and receive e-mail on your iPhone. [more…]

How to Set Up Your iPhone Address Book

Set up your iPhone address book with your contacts (friends, family, classmates, colleagues) and their phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and so on. You can even add a photo for each contact that pops onto [more…]

How to Upgrade iTunes and iPod Software

The best way to stay updated with the latest version of iTunes and iPod software is to download upgrades over the Internet and install them. Apple updates iTunes and the built-in iPod software regularly [more…]

How to Install iTunes on a Windows PC

Although it's designed by Apple, iTunes runs just fine on a Windows PC. To install iTunes on a PC, begin by downloading the free iTunes for Windows software from the [more…]

How to Install iTunes on a Mac

iTunes comes preinstalled on every new Mac that's been sold since 2003. But if you have an older Mac, installing iTunes is easy. To manually install iTunes onto a Mac or manually upgrade the version you [more…]

How to Use Your iPod as a Hard Drive

Your iPod classic, iPod nano, or older iPod model can be used as an external hard drive. And like any hard drive, you can transfer files and applications from your computer to your iPod and take them with [more…]

Using the Various Parts of the iTunes Window

To use iTunes efficiently, you need to become familiar with the various parts, panes, and panels of the iTunes window. Various panes and buttons comprise the iTunes window. [more…]

How to Set Up an iTunes Store Account

iTunes makes buying music and videos easy. But before you can purchase your first song or video from iTunes, you need to set up an iTunes Store account. Follow these steps to get your Store Account situated [more…]

How to Use AirTunes for Wireless Stereo Playback

AirPort Express with AirTunes lets you play your iTunes music wirelessly through your stereo or powered speakers. To use a stereo system or powered speakers with AirTunes, connect the system or speakers [more…]

How to Adjust the Preamp Volume in iTunes

You can easily adjust the preamp volume in the iTunes Equalizer dialog. You adjust the preamp volume before you move the equalizer sliders in the Equalizer dialog. [more…]

How to Assign Equalizer Presets in iTunes

You set equalizer presets to assign them to your iTunes content. Equalizer presets are settings made in advance and saved by name. You can quickly switch settings without having to make changes to each [more…]

How to Adjust Frequencies in iTunes

You adjust frequencies in iTunes using the equalizer. You can adjust frequencies in the iTunes equalizer by clicking and dragging sliders that look like mixing-board faders. The equalizer is shown here [more…]

How to Power Your iPod and iPhone

All iPods and iPhones require power in order to work. Fortunately, each iPod and iPhone model also comes with a battery and a way of charging it (powering it), either directly from your computer or by [more…]

How to Set the Language on Your iPod

You can change the language on your iPod if you want to. Fortunately, you can set, or change, the language your iPod uses without having to know the language that it’s presently set to. [more…]

How to Create Playlists Directly on Your iPod or iPhone

You can create playlists directly on your iPod or iPhone. To create your playlists, you’ll edit the library in your iPod separately, perhaps creating new playlists or changing the song information manually [more…]

How to Connect Your iPod or iPhone to Your Home Stereo

If you want to play your own music for a party or listen to your downloaded tunes while you're at home, you can connect your iPod or iPhone to your home stereo. To make the connection, you use RCA-type [more…]

How to Connect Your iPod or iPhone to a TV or Video Input

You can connect your color-display iPod or iPhone to a TV or video device. This includes any television, video projector, or video recorder or player that offers standard RCA audio connections [more…]

How to Choose an Equalizer Preset on Your iPod or iPhone

When you set equalizer presets, you can assign them to your iTunes content. The next time you play the item, iTunes uses the equalizer preset that you assigned. [more…]

How to Use an iPod in Your Car

You can use an iPod in your car. To facilitate this, premium car manufacturers are introducing cars that are iPod-ready:including an iPod interface for the car stereo system. [more…]

How to Connect Other Devices to Your iPod or iPhone

You can connect any iPod and iPhone model to headphones or to your home stereo with standard audio cables, as well as to your computer via USB cables. [more…]

How to Add Cover Art to iTunes

iTunes displays the cover art for your albums, videos, movies, podcasts, audio books, and TV shows in the Cover Flow browser. Color-display iPods, iPod touch, Apple TV, and the iPhone also display the [more…]

How to Change the E-Mail Settings on Your iPhone

You can customize the e-mail you send and receive in lots of different ways. There are four e-mail settings that you can change; you start by tapping Settings on the Home screen. [more…]

How to Choose a Ringtone for Your iPhone

You can choose a distinctive ringtone for your iPhone. Apple has included 25 ringtones in the iPhone, ranging from the sound of crickets to an old car horn. [more…]

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