By Talia McGill MSMK 635-603S

Social Media Marketing Campaigns Bellevue University

iTunes 101 The Basics

What is iTunes Exactly?

Organize and manage all of your media in one place. iTunes can be used for syncing Apple compatible technology such as iPads, iPhones and iPods with music, apps, contacts and more. Now you can utilize the cloud to save and protect all of your purchases.

Main Screen: My Music

The default screen in most iTunes users is the My Music screen. Also known as the music library. From this screen, you can see all the music you have on your computer and purchased on the cloud. You can also use the search bar at the top right of the screen to search for specific items within your library.

Main Screen: Playlists

This view looks similar to the My Music screen but has a list of user and system created playlists to the left. You can add songs to playlists by selecting them and dragging them to the playlist of your choice. You can create a new playlist by selecting the plus button in the bottom left of the Playlists screen.

Main Screen: iTunes Store

The iTunes Store can be used to make purchases for all types of media such as: • Music • Apps • Games • Podcasts • Movies

Search, browse and find the items you want. Use the drop down button to purchase the entire album.

Album Screen: iTunes Store

Buy an entire album or just buy individual songs. There are some records that contain explicit language and will be noted underneath the album description. Many artists will have a clean version available and the album page will contain the option of clean or explicit for purchase.

Importing Music Into Your iTunes Library

Music can be copied into your iTunes Library from other file folders or from CD’s. To copy from a CD, simply insert the cd and click import.

Editing Files in Your iTunes Library

Details of all files in your iTunes Library can be edited. Select a single item or multiple items and right-click to use the “Get Info” option. In the new window, edit as much or as little information about the file(s) selected.

Syncing Devices to Your iTunes Library

Sync any Apple device to an iTunes Library by linking the device to the computer with an USB lightning cord. Devices include iPods, iPhones and iPads. Select “Devices” from the file menu, and once recognized, your device will be visible above your playlists.

Syncing Devices to Your iTunes Library

The device summary screen shows the vitals of your device. If your device needs to be updated, the check for update button will run a diagnostic and then provide next steps. This screen also allows for the choice of automatic or manual updates to files on your device. Other information displayed such as used/free space, serial number and format.