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Chapter 3 Setting up iPod shue 14
Syncing podcasts automatically
The settings for adding podcasts to iPod shue are unrelated to the settings for adding songs.
Podcast settings don’t aect song settings, and vice versa. You can set iTunes to automatically
sync all or selected podcasts, or you can add podcasts to iPod shue manually.
Set iTunes to update the podcasts on iPod shue automatically:
1 In iTunes, select iPod shue in the list of devices, then click Podcasts.
2 In the Podcasts pane, select “Sync Podcasts.”
3 Select the podcasts, episodes, and playlists you want, then set your sync options.
4 Click Apply.
When you set iTunes to sync podcasts automatically, iPod shue is updated each time you
connect it to your computer.
If “Sync only checked songs” is selected in the Summary pane, iTunes syncs only items that
are checked.
Adding iTunes U collections to iPod shue
iTunes U is a part of the iTunes Store that features free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks,
and more, which you can download and sync to iPod shue. The settings for adding iTunes U
collections to iPod shue are unrelated to the settings for adding other content. iTunes U
settings don’t aect other settings, and vice versa. You can set iTunes to automatically sync all or
selected iTunes U collections, or you can add iTunes U content to iPod shue manually.
Set iTunes to sync iTunes U content automatically:
1 In iTunes, select iPod shue in the list of devices, then click iTunes U.
2 In the iTunes U pane, select “Sync iTunes U.”
3 Select the collections and items you want, then set your sync options.
4 Click Apply.
When you set iTunes to sync iTunes U content automatically, iPod shue is updated each time
you connect it to your computer.
If “Sync only checked songs” is selected in the Summary pane, iTunes syncs only items that
are checked.
Adding audiobooks to iPod shue
You can purchase and download audiobooks from the iTunes Store or audible.com, or import
audiobooks from CDs, and listen to them on iPod shue.
Use iTunes to add audiobooks to iPod shue. If you sync iPod shue automatically, each audiobook
in your iTunes library is synced as a separate playlist, which you can select using VoiceOver. If you
manage your content on iPod shue manually, you can add audiobooks one at a time.
Sync audiobooks to iPod shue:
1 In iTunes, select iPod shue in the list of devices, then click Books.
2 Select Sync Audiobooks, then do one of the following:
Select “All audiobooks.”
Select “Selected audiobooks,” then specify the books you want.
3 Click Apply.
The update begins automatically.