How to Make Playlists for Your iPhone or iPad

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You've got a healthy collection of music and other content in iTunes and possibly on your iPhone or iPad. But you don't always want to listen to an entire album. Sometimes you just want to hear your favorite songs. That's when you can turn to playlists.

You can create a playlist in iTunes and sync it with your phone or tablet, or you can create a playlist directly on your mobile device. And you can create multiple playlists to group your favorite tunes by album, artist, genre, or other criteria. Let's create some playlists for your iPhone or iPad.

Playlists on iTunes

We'll first try it in iTunes, so the playlists are available on your computer and can then be synced with your iOS device. Fire up iTunes and make sure you're in album view. Notice on the left pane that iTunes has already created some playlists for you from music you've purchased, songs with certain elements in common, and music you've frequently played. Click on one of these playlists to check out the songs.

Edit Playlist

iTunes manages and continually updates these automatic playlists as you listen to and add more music, but you can change the rules for how they are modified. Click on the link for Edit Rules at the top of one of these playlists.

Change Playlist Rules

You can now change some of the criteria for the playlist, such as the duration, type of media, and number of items. Click OK when done for your changes to take effect.

Create New Playlist

You can create your own playlists a couple of ways. Click on the File menu > New > Playlist.

Name Your Playlist

A new playlist entry appears along with the other playlists. Type the name you want to give to your new playlist, such as the name of an artist or genre.

Create New Playlist

Here's another way you can create a playlist. Return to your list of songs and select the songs you want to add to a new playlist. Right-click on any of the selected songs. Hover over the entry to "Add to Playlist" and select the option for "New Playlist."

Name New Playlist

The songs in your new playlist appear. Type a name for your playlist.

Add Songs to Playlist

Now click on the entry for Songs to see your library by individual songs. Sort the list by artist or genre, depending on what songs you want to see. Scroll down to the artist or genre to see the items you might want to add to the playlist. Drag and drop each individual song to the playlist to add them. You can also select multiple songs (using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click) to add several in one shot. Another way to add a song is to right-click on the song, hover over the entry to "Add to Playlist," and select the playlist.

Remove Songs From Playlist

When you're done, click on the new playlist to see the songs you added. To remove a song, right-click on it and select "Remove from Playlist" from the pop-up menu.

Rearrange Songs in Playlist

You can also rearrange the order of the songs. Select and drag a song up or down in the list. Release your mouse when the song is nestled in its new spot.

Add Description and Burn to Disc

Right-click on the album art for the playlist. Click on "Add Description" to write a brief description of the playlist. Click on the "Burn Playlist to Disc" option to burn the songs in the playlist to a CD.

Create Smart Playlist

You can also create a smart playlist that automatically updates as you add more music to your library. Click on the File menu > New > Smart Playlist.

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