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2 Loading and Playing Music
With iPod shuffle, you can take your music collection
with you wherever you go. Read this chapter to learn
about loading music and listening to iPod shuffle.
You use iPod shuffle by importing songs, audiobooks, and podcasts (radio-style audio
shows) to your computer and then loading them onto iPod shuffle. Read on to learn
more about the steps in this process, including:
 Getting music from your CD collection, hard disk, or the iTunes Store (part of iTunes
and available in some countries only) into the iTunes application on your computer
 Organizing your music and other audio into playlists
 Loading songs, audiobooks, and podcasts onto iPod shuffle
 Listening to music or other audio on the go
About iTunes
iTunes is the software you use to sync music, audiobooks, and podcasts with
iPod shuffle. When you connect iPod shuffle to your computer, iTunes opens
automatically.
This guide explains how to use iTunes to import songs and other audio to your
computer, create personal compilations of your favorite songs (called playlists), load
iPod shuffle, and adjust iPod shuffle settings.
iTunes also has many other features. For information, open iTunes and choose Help >
iTunes Help.