Syncing your music library on iPod is easy. By default, iTunes automatically updates iPod's music library whenever you connect iPod to your computer. iTunes transfers new songs you've added, and erases songs you've removed. Content can also be manually added and removed from iPod.
Transferring content manually
Manually managing what goes on your iPod is also helpful if you use your iPod on multiple computers or with multiple user accounts. Additionally, it also allows you to delete a song from your iTunes library, but keep it on your iPod. Make sure you have a backup copy of any media files before deleting them. Follow these steps to setup your iPod to manually transfer content.
If you have iTunes 7 or later follow these instructions:
1. Connect iPod to your computer.
2. Open iTunes.
3. Select iPod in the Source pane.
4. On the Summary tab select “Manually manage music and videos” and click Apply.
5. When manual management is enabled, you can still sync some content automatically. Select any content tab such as Movies or TV Shows to enable automatic syncing for that type of content.
Manually copying content to your iPod
After following the steps above, you can copy individual tracks and playlists from iTunes to your iPod. Just drag the track or playlist to the iPod icon in the Source list.
Tip: You must first import audio CD's into iTunes before you can move them to the iPod. If you're having difficulty copying songs to your iPod, click here.
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iPod and iTunes tutorials:
* Mac OS X
* Windows
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61148
