Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Arrange Podcasts On Your Ipod

You can change how you organize your podcasts by changing settings in iTunes.


Podcasts let you listen to your favorite radio shows, discover new music or learn about nearly anything. However, your iPod can only show them in the order they appear in iTunes. You can use iTunes to arrange your podcast list in several ways: automatically select the podcasts, manually select them or arrange them in a playlist.


Instructions


Automatically Add or Remove Podcasts


1. Open iTunes.


2. Plug your iPod into an open USB port.


3. Click the iPod link in the left column of iTunes. This opens your iPod controls.


4. Click the "Podcasts" tab.


5. Mark "Sync Podcasts" to automatically add podcasts to your iPod when you Sync it with iTunes.


6. Mark "Automatically update" and choose downloaded options and specific podcasts from the two drop-down menus.


7. Select specific podcasts in the "Podcasts" field.


8. Click the "Sync" button. ITunes will add the podcasts that fall within your selected parameters to your iPod.


9. Click the "Eject" button next to your iPod link.


10. Unplug your iPod from your computer.


Manually Select Podcasts


11. Open iTunes.


12. Click the Podcasts link in the left column. All your downloaded podcasts appear in the main iTunes window.


13. Remove the check next to the podcasts you no longer want on your iPod by clicking on the check box. To add a podcast, click the empty check box.


14. Click the "Apply" button.


15. Plug your iPod into your computer.


16. Click the iPod link in the left column.


17.Click the "Sync" button. Your iPod will update with only the marked podcasts.


Add to a Playlist


18. Open iTunes. Go to "File" > "New Playlist" to create a new playlist. Be sure to remember the name of the playlist.


19. Click the "Podcasts" link. Select several podcasts and drag them to the new playlist. Select the new playlist.


20. Right-click in the sort options above the podcasts. Choose one of the available sort options: "Date Added," for example. This adds a new column to the playlist.


21. Click the new column header. The podcasts will appear in ascending order according to the dates you downloaded them. Click the column header again to sort the list in descending order.


22. Plug in your iPod to an open USB port.


23. Click on the iPod link in the left column. This opens the iPod control options. Click the "Podcasts" tab.


24. Scroll down to the "Include Episodes from Playlist" list. Select the new playlist.


25. Click the "Sync" button. This adds the new playlist to your iPod.


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Click the "Eject" button next to your iPod link. Unplug your iPod. Go to your new playlist. The podcasts will appear in the order you sorted them in the playlist.

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