Creating a Standard iTunes Playlist

You have two ways to create a playlist. One is to create a playlist that is empty (meaning that it doesn’t include any songs). The other is to choose songs and then create a playlist that includes those songs.
The place you start depends on what you have in mind. If you want to create a collection of songs, but aren’t sure which specific songs you want to start with, create an empty playlist. If you know of some songs that you are going to included, choose them and create the playlist. Either way, creating a playlist is simple and you end up in the same place.
You can create an empty playlist from within iTunes by using any of the following techniques:

■ Choosing File, New Playlist.
■ Pressing Ctrl+N (Windows) or „+N (Mac).
■ Clicking the Create Playlist button (see Figure).

Whichever method you use will result in an empty playlist whose name will be highlighted to show you that it is ready for you to edit. Type a name for the playlist and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac). The playlist will be renamed and selected. The Content pane will be empty because you haven’t added any songs to the playlist yet.