From burning CDs to watching HD TV, everything you always wanted to know about iTunes.
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iTunes Player
iTunes Store
Devices
iTunes Player
Source List
Library
Your library contains everything you’ve imported and your iTunes Store purchases: music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, iPod games, applications, and ringtones. As your collection grows, you can keep multiple libraries — even save them across more than one hard drive.
Store
One click takes you to the iTunes Store. As you buy, iTunes adds the titles to your library. Downloading starts when you click Buy Now in the iTunes Store.
Devices
Your iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, and any CDs you’re burning or importing appear under Devices. Click your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV and iTunes shows you a summary of everything on it. Click a CD to check the progress of an import or a burn.
Shared
Look under Shared to see the playlists accessible from other computers with iTunes on your local network.
Playlists
All your playlists appear here — standard playlists, as well as your Smart Playlists and Genius playlists. iTunes DJ also appears under Playlists.
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Visual Browsing
See your iTunes library in a new way. Select Albums in Grid View and iTunes 8 displays your entire music library using cover art. Select Artists, Genres, or Composers and iTunes automatically creates groups of albums based on your selection. Simply skim across a group to see the albums inside, and start playing an album with a single click. Movies, TV shows, podcasts, and audiobooks look great in Grid View, too.
Cover Flow
Cover Flow displays all the album art in your music collection in one easy-to-navigate interface that mimics a CD collection or jukebox selection. Move between covers using the forward and back arrows or use the slider to browse faster. When you find what you want, click the artwork to start playing the album.
Unwatched Videos
In the new Grid View in iTunes 8, you’ll know instantly which TV show seasons and podcast subscriptions have unwatched episodes. Look for a blue indicator next to the poster art or select New in Grid View to display only podcasts and shows with unwatched episodes.
Search
The moment you start typing in the Search field, iTunes returns results from your library. Your results narrow as your search term gets more specific. And search experts can use Boolean operators for an even more refined search.
Jump to the iTunes Store
Wondering about those little arrows next to a song or video name? Click the arrow and you’re immediately taken to that album or show page on the iTunes Store.
Playlists
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Create a Playlist
Make your own mix by creating a playlist of the exact songs you want, in the order you want them. Start by clicking the Add (+) button in the lower-left corner. Give your playlist a name. Then simply drag songs into it. Rearrange the order of songs in your playlist by dragging and dropping.
Smart Playlists
Have iTunes create a playlist for you based on your desired criteria — like all the rock songs you’ve added to your library in the past month or songs you’ve listened to more than 10 times. iTunes finds the songs that match your rules and creates a playlist that updates itself automatically.
Organize with Folders
As you accumulate more and more playlists, consider organizing them in folders. To create a new folder, choose New Folder from the File menu. Double-click a folder to rename it.
Genius
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Genius Playlists
The new Genius feature in iTunes 8 creates the perfect playlist. Just select a song, click the Genius button, and iTunes generates a playlist of songs from your library that go great with it. You decide how many songs appear in your Genius playlist — 25, 50, or 100. Refresh your Genius playlist to get new results. Or save your Genius playlist so you always have it.
Genius Sidebar
Turn on the Genius sidebar and discover new music, movies, and TV shows you’ll love. Select a song, movie, or show in your library, and the Genius sidebar shows you great recommendations from the iTunes Store. Preview and buy directly from the sidebar.
Managing
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Get Info
The Get Info window offers a host of ways to view and edit the information about your music and video. Select any track in your library, then choose Get Info from the File menu. Or select multiple tracks to edit information for all the tracks at once. Get at-a-glance information in the Summary pane. Change file information and enter comments in Info. Set sort options in Sorting. Adjust playback settings in Options. Enter song lyrics in Lyrics. Add, delete, and resize cover art in Artwork.
Join CD Tracks
Some CDs have tracks that play best without any breaks in between — audiobooks on CD and DJ mixes, for example. iTunes lets you combine tracks so they’re imported as one continuous track that suffers no disruption, even in shuffle mode. Just insert the audio CD, select the tracks you want to join (hold down the Shift key to select multiple items), and choose Join CD Tracks from the Advanced menu.
Set Media Kind
iTunes 8 includes a new feature that lets you properly categorize tracks you import from a CD. Say you’re importing a set of language learning discs. If you want iTunes to categorize tracks on those discs as audiobooks, just select the tracks and choose Audiobooks from the Media Kind pop-up menu in the Options pane of Get Info. Now, instead of appearing in your music library, your imported tracks appear in your audiobooks library.
Back Up with Time Capsule
Time Capsule is the ideal peace-of-mind backup solution for your growing iTunes library. Available in 500GB and 1TB capacities,1 Time Capsule works with Time Machine, part of Mac OS X Leopard. Designate Time Capsule as the backup drive for Time Machine on all your Mac computers and take comfort in knowing that your iTunes data is backed up automatically and wirelessly.
Consolidate Your Library
The music and video in your iTunes library may be saved in different places, depending on how you imported them. Consolidating your library ensures that everything in your iTunes library is saved to your iTunes Music folder. To consolidate your library, choose Consolidate Library from the Advanced menu.
Importing
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Importing from CDs
To import songs from a CD into iTunes, insert the disc in your computer and click Import CD. iTunes saves music from your CDs as high-quality iTunes Plus files (256-Kbps AAC format). If your songs already exist in digital form on your computer, just drag them into your iTunes library. iTunes also converts unprotected WMA files on your Windows computer to AAC files.
Encoding Imported Music
Convert music you import from CDs to other audio formats at bit rates up to 320 Kbps. Access your import settings in the Advanced section of iTunes preferences. You can choose whether music is imported in AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless, MP3, or WAV format.
Retrieving CD Information
iTunes searches a database to automatically fill in information about each of your CD albums — song and album name, artist, genre, and so on. All you need is an Internet connection. You can edit the information as you please by choosing Get Info from the File menu.
Getting Album Artwork
Once you’ve imported your CDs, you’re only one click away from getting digital album art for them. If you have an iTunes Store account, just choose Get Album Artwork from the Advanced menu and iTunes adds available album art from the iTunes Store.
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Burning a CD
Select a playlist in your library and insert a blank CD or DVD. The Burn Disc button at the bottom right of the iTunes window lets you know it’s time to burn. A quick click and iTunes burns your disc in as little as two minutes.
Burning Audio and MP3 CDs
Create audio CDs to play in CD players like the one in your car or home stereo. Or make MP3 CDs to play on Mac and Windows computers and in MP3-compatible car stereos and CD players.
Burning a Backup
Use iTunes to archive your entire music and video library on CDs or DVDs for safekeeping. Choose File > Library > Back Up to Disc. Tell iTunes what you want to back up and insert a disc. iTunes does the thinking for you — just keep feeding it discs till it’s done.
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Sharing over a Network
Enable sharing in iTunes preferences and users on your network can access your library for playback through your home network. Choose whether they have access to everything in your library or just specific playlists. Add a password to your shared library for limited access.
Music Playback
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Crossfade Playback
Decide how smoothly your songs fade in and out from one track to the next by adjusting Crossfade Playback, located in the Playback pane of iTunes preferences. Choose a fade time between 1 and 12 seconds.
Sound Check
Some songs and videos in your iTunes library may play louder than others. Enable Sound Check in the Playback pane of iTunes preferences and everything in your library plays at the same volume.
Group Works Together
If you’re a fan of classical music, you know that certain works — whether symphonies, concertos, operas, or oratorios — should be played together. And they can be with Grouping. Select the tracks you want to group. Choose Get Info from the File menu. Enter the name of the work in the Grouping field and click OK.
Visualizer
Visualizer is a dynamic visual light show that accompanies your music, and it’s located in the View menu. The new iTunes Visualizer in iTunes 8 is even more mesmerizing. Turn it on and watch light and 3D shapes move to the beat of your music.
Repeat Track or Playlist
The Repeat button is located in the lower-left corner of the iTunes window. Click it once to repeat playback of a playlist. Click twice to repeat playback of a specific track.
Equalizer
Enhance the sound of your music with the iTunes Equalizer. Located in the Window menu, Equalizer includes 22 presets — Rock, R&B, and Pop, just to name a few. Drag the frequency sliders up and down to adjust a preset or to create your own.
Song Options
Select a song in your library and choose Get Info from the File menu. In the Options pane, you’ll find a handful of settings you can apply to just that song. Adjust its volume, assign an equalizer preset, rate it, set the start and stop time. Even tell iTunes to remember the playback position, skip the song in shuffle mode, or include the song as part of a gapless album.
iTunes Mini Player
Get iTunes out of the way without stopping the groove. Click the green button in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window, and the window transforms into a mini player. Click the green button again to return the iTunes window to its full size.
iTunes DJ
The iTunes DJ feature automatically picks songs from your entire library or from a specific playlist to create a continuous mix of music. Review upcoming songs to reorder or remove on the fly, or add songs to the playlist at any time.
Convert a Song to MP3
When you import unprotected WMA files or music from CDs, iTunes saves them as AAC files. Easily convert them to MP3 in a few clicks: Select the song you want converted, then choose “Create MP3 Version” from the Advanced menu.
Control Playback from the Dock
You don’t need to be in the iTunes window to use simple playback commands.
Right-click or Control-click the iTunes icon in the Dock to bring up a contextual menu that lets you pause, skip, mute, and more.
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Listen to Streaming Radio
Click Radio in your Source List and access hundreds of streaming radio stations from 26 different genres. Just double-click a station that interests you, and it begins streaming. Stations with lower bit rates are ideal if you have a low-bandwidth Internet connection like dial-up.
Add a Station
Say there’s an Internet radio station you love, but it’s not included with iTunes. Choose Open Audio Stream from the Advanced menu to add the station to your library. Paste or enter the station’s URL in the dialog that appears and click OK.
Video Playback
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Playing Video
iTunes plays videos downloaded from the iTunes Store, such as your rented movies, purchased TV shows and movies, and video podcasts. iTunes also plays QuickTime-compatible files (labeled “.mov” and “.mp4”). In iTunes preferences, you can designate whether your videos play full screen or in the iTunes window.
Onscreen Controls
Move the pointer while a video is playing to bring up onscreen controls that let you play, pause, scan back or forward, and adjust volume.
Alternative Audio
Some videos feature alternative audio in other languages. Change the default audio language in the Playback pane of iTunes preferences. Quickly switch the language while your video plays by using the onscreen controls.
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Enhanced Screen Reader Support
iTunes 8 enhances screen reader accessibility. With VoiceOver in Mac OS X or Window-Eyes for Windows XP and Windows Vista, browse and play everything in your iTunes library. You can also purchase and download content from the iTunes Store, including iTunes U. And create and maintain your iTunes Store account.
Closed Captioning
Show closed captioning in videos by changing playback settings in iTunes preferences. Select “Show closed captioning when available.” Search for closed-captioned movies in the iTunes Store by using Power Search and selecting “Search for movies that contain closed captioning.”
iTunes Store
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Search
The iTunes Store makes it easy to find what you're looking for. It uses an interpretive, find-as-you-type search function that returns results in a list that dynamically changes as you type.
Power Search
Search for items in the iTunes Store as though you were using a fine-toothed comb. Power Search lets you search using multiple criteria. Find movies, for instance, by title, actor, director, producer, description, year, and rating.
Sharing
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Tell a Friend
You might come across something in the iTunes Store you’re certain your friend will like. Just click the Tell A Friend link. The iTunes Store opens a page for you to compose a message that is emailed to your friend, complete with a link to the item.
Create a My iTunes Widget
My iTunes widgets are simple, self-updating add-ons for your web page, social networking profile, or blog. Use My iTunes to share your top reviews, favorite artists, and new music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store with anyone who visits your site.
Send a Gift
Surprise those you care about with the gift of entertainment delivered immediately to their inbox. Look for “Gift This” links in music, movies, TV shows, music videos, audiobooks, and iPod games. Click Gift This Music, for example, to purchase songs or an entire album as a gift that your recipient redeems.
Create and Publish an iMix
Share a playlist by creating an iMix and publishing it on the iTunes Store. Select the playlist. Choose Create iMix from the Store menu. Enter information about your playlist and click Publish. Display your iMix on your blog, social networking profile, or website. Just click “Publish to the Web” on any iMix page, and iTunes builds the Flash code for your website and creates a feed of your iMix.
Purchasing
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Create an iTunes Store Account
To purchase items from the iTunes Store, you’ll need an iTunes Store account. Click Sign In near the upper-right corner of the iTunes window. Then click Create New Account and follow the onscreen instructions. If you already have an Apple ID or AOL account, you can use the same name.
1-Click or Shopping Cart
By default, purchases from the iTunes Store are set to “Buy and download using 1-Click.” That means your items are purchased as soon as you click the “Get...” button. If you prefer one transaction for all your iTunes Store purchases, change your Store settings to “Buy using a Shopping Cart” in iTunes preferences. Your “Get...” buttons change to “Add...” buttons, and a Shopping Cart appears in the Store section of your Source List.
Redeem Gift Cards and Gift Certificates
Redeem your iTunes Gift Card or gift certificate easily and begin making purchases right away. Just click Redeem in the Quick Links section of the iTunes Store and enter the code for your card or certificate. The balance of the card or certificate appears next to your iTunes Store account name in the upper-right corner of the iTunes window. Purchases are debited immediately so you’ll always know your current balance.
Buy Using an Allowance
Allowances arrive monthly in a set denomination. The balance appears in the iTunes window next to your account name, so you always know how much is left to spend.
Authorize and Deauthorize
Purchases you make from the iTunes Store can be played on up to five computers that you authorize using your iTunes Store account name and password. To authorize or deauthorize a single computer, choose Authorize Computer or Deauthorize Computer from the Store menu. If all 5 authorizations are being used, you can deauthorize all your computers at one time by choosing View My Account from the Store menu and selecting Deauthorize All.
Review and Rate
Liked something you bought from the iTunes Store? Write a review about it. Didn’t like something? Write a review about that, too. First, create a nickname for yourself in your iTunes Store account information. Then just click the Write a Review link on the item’s page to leave feedback and a 1- to 5-star rating. Your nickname appears next to your review.
Purchased Playlist
Your first iTunes Store purchase creates a playlist called Purchased in the Store section of your Source List. Future purchases will be added to this playlist.
Check for Downloads
iTunes can check for downloads automatically, like those that come with a podcast subscription. Or you can check for downloads manually. For automatic downloads, select “Automatically check for available downloads” in the Store pane of iTunes preferences.
Prioritize Downloads
Click Downloads in your Source List to prioritize the order in which everything arrives on your computer. For example, move songs with shorter download times ahead of movies with longer download times.
Parental Controls
Use parental controls to restrict your kids from previewing and buying certain content when they visit the iTunes Store. Or disable the iTunes Store entirely, leaving access to iTunes U only. Click Parental in iTunes preferences to establish your restrictions. Then secure your settings with your administrator password.
Discovering Music
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My Alerts
Get email notifications about new releases for artists whose work you’ve purchased. Or click My Alerts in the Quick Links section of the iTunes Store to view your artists’ new and upcoming releases.
Celebrity Playlists
See what your favorite celebrities are rocking out to with Celebrity Playlists, available from the More in Music section of the iTunes Store. Read track-by-track commentary on why Rainn Wilson from The Office, for example, likes who he likes.
New Music Tuesday
Every Tuesday, the iTunes Store debuts new and upcoming releases for you to buy or pre-order. Subscribe to iTunes Newsletters and receive New Music Tuesday via email every week.
Single of the Week
Discover an artist who might become a favorite of yours by downloading the Single of the Week for free. Or maybe you’re new to the iTunes Store and want to see how downloading content works. Look for a new Single of the Week every Tuesday.
Just for You
Your iTunes Store purchases say a lot about what you like, so it makes sense that the iTunes Store features a Just for You section. In it, find recommendations for other content that you might enjoy.
Purchasing Music
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Buy Songs or Albums
Buy your music a song at a time or get the whole album. iTunes has over 10 million songs, all in iTunes Plus format. Songs are priced at 69¢, 99¢, or $1.29 each, and most albums cost just $9.99.
iTunes Plus
iTunes Plus songs and music videos are encoded in our highest-quality, 256-Kbps AAC format. There are no burn limits on iTunes Plus music and it is DRM (digital rights management) free, so it will play on iPod, Apple TV, all Mac and Windows computers, and many other digital music players.
Complete My Album
If you purchase singles from an album that you later decide you’d like to own entirely, Complete My Album credits you for the songs you own, so when you purchase the album you’re charged only for the songs needed to complete it.
Burn and Sync Purchased Music
Burn the music you buy to an unlimited number of CDs for your personal use. You can listen to it on an unlimited number of iPod players, burn identical playlist up to seven times, and play it on up to five computers. When you buy iTunes Plus music,
there are no burn limits or usage restrictions so you can play your music wherever you want.
Ringtones
Create unique ringtones from more than half a million songs on the iTunes Store. Buy a song for 69¢, 99¢, or $1.29, then turn it into a custom ringtone you can buy for 99¢. The ringtone is entirely your creation, and the song is yours to keep forever. To know which songs can be made into ringtones, look for the bell symbol. Select the track and then choose Create Ringtone from the Store menu.
Music Videos
Buy music videos from the iTunes Store for as low as 99¢ and you can watch your favorite artists, too. Play videos on your computer, see them on your widescreen TV with Apple TV, or sync them to iPod or iPhone for an on-the-go fan fix.
Upgrade Your Library
It’s easy to upgrade your iTunes library to high-quality, DRM-free iTunes Plus music. You don’t have to buy the song or album again. Just pay the 30¢ per song upgrade price. (Music video upgrades are 60¢ and entire albums can be upgraded for 30 percent of the album price.)
Purchasing Movies
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Buy Movies in SD or HD
Purchase blockbuster films in standard or high definition from your computer or your Apple TV. Movies you buy in HD also include a standard-definition version that’s perfect for viewing on your iPod or iPhone. Most titles start at $9.99, and animated shorts — including popular Pixar animated shorts — cost just $1.99.
Video Resolution
When you download standard-definition movies from iTunes, you get a 640-by-480-pixel image that’s great for watching on your computer, iPod, or iPhone. For even more eye-popping detail, purchase high-definition movies that play in stunning 720p resolution.
iTunes Digital Copy
Purchase select DVDs with an iTunes Digital Copy disc included and get a version of the movie you can import into iTunes to sync with your iPod or iPhone. Insert the Digital Copy disc, enter the redemption code, and your Digital Copy transfer begins.
Renting Movies
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Movie Rentals
Standard-definition movie rentals are $2.99 for library titles and $3.99 for new releases. And for just a dollar more, you can rent HD movies directly from your computer or widescreen TV via Apple TV. Rent a movie and you have 30 days to start watching it. Hit Play, and you have 24 hours to finish it — or watch it as many times as you want. Rentals disappear when they expire, so they won’t take up space on your hard drive.
Movie Rentals on iPod and iPhone
Movies you rent from the iTunes Store transfer to your iPod or iPhone to watch on the go. The device remembers where you stopped watching on your computer and picks up where you left off.
Purchasing TV Shows
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Shop a Wide Selection
Browse the iTunes Store for television shows from ABC, CBS, NBC, MTV, HBO, ESPN, Comedy Central, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Showtime, and many more. Watch 30-second previews, then buy the episodes you want for just $1.99.
Season Pass and Multi-Pass
A Season Pass gets you a whole season of a TV show, past or present, at a discount. And Multi-Passes for shows that air every day, like The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, mean you can enjoy a month’s worth of episodes downloaded automatically to your computer.
HD TV Shows
Purchase your favorite TV shows in high definition for just $2.99 an episode. Or purchase an HD Season Pass and enjoy an entire season of your favorite show in stunning 720p resolution with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. When you sync your HD TV shows to your iPod or iPhone, iTunes transfers a version that’s ideal for your device’s smaller hard drive and screen.
Podcasts
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One-Click Subscriptions
Browse podcasts in dozens of categories, complete with descriptive summaries, ratings and reviews, and the podcast equivalent of album art. Preview a podcast, and if you like it, just click Subscribe.
Automatic Episode Downloads
Once you subscribe to a podcast, you get the most recent episode — and all future episodes — delivered directly to your iTunes podcast playlist. Download past episodes by just clicking the Get button.
Add Podcasts
Subscribe to any podcast by dragging its URL into your podcast playlist or by choosing “Subscribe to Podcast” from the Advanced menu and typing the URL.
Podcast Settings
Open iTunes preferences to customize your podcast download settings. Check for new podcast episodes hourly, daily, weekly, or manually. Automatically download every episode or just the most recent ones. Keep all your episodes, delete them after you play them, or keep a specific number based on release date.
For tips on creating and publishing podcasts, visit Podcast Resources
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Shop the App Store
From managing your finances to updating your social network profile to defeating the bad guy, the App Store in iTunes has an application for just about anything. Applications are exclusive to iPhone and iPod touch. To download applications, visit the App Store in iTunes, or directly from your iPhone or iPod touch.
Download All Free Updates
You can update your applications in iTunes one by one or all at once. Click Download All Free Updates to update all your applications at once, or click Get Update for just the applications you want to update at the moment.
iTunes U
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Download Free Educational Content
Find lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and podcasts and download them for free. iTunes U is available to everyone, whether you’re a student or not.
Browse Distinguished Institutions
Explore over 75,000 educational audio and video files from top universities, famous museums, PBS stations, and other cultural institutions around the world.
Learn on the Go
iTunes U audio and video files are called tracks. Download tracks one at a time. Or subscribe to an ongoing course or series so your tracks download as soon as they’re available. iTunes creates a folder with the provider’s name and places your tracks inside. Connect your iPod or iPhone to your computer and sync your tracks. Browse and download tracks directly to your iPhone or iPod touch via Wi-Fi or the cellular network.2 Or watch video lectures on your TV with Apple TV.
iTunes Gifts
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iTunes Gift Cards
Prepaid iTunes Gift Cards are available from the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and thousands of other U.S. retailers in denominations of $15, $25, and $50. They’re good toward any purchase on the iTunes Store.
iTunes Gift Certificates
iTunes Store gift certificates are available for purchase through iTunes. Choose from a wide range of denominations. Email your gift certificate immediately or print the gift certificate on your own printer.
Allowances
Set up an allowance for your kids so they can make iTunes Store purchases without the use of a credit card. Allowances arrive every month in the amount you designate. Choose an allowance from $10.00 to $200.00. Cancel allowances at any time by visiting your Account Information page.
Media Gifts
Send a song, an album, a TV episode, an entire TV show, a movie, an audiobook — even a custom mix of songs — to anyone. Buy a gift and your recipient receives an email containing a link. With just a click, your gift starts downloading to your recipient’s iTunes library.
More in the Store
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Audiobooks
With prices starting at just 95¢ per title, it’s easy to start building your own library of audiobooks. Listen to audiobooks on your computer, your iPhone, or your iPod. Easily fast-forward or rewind through spoken content. When you sync back and forth between your computer and your iPod or iPhone, each keeps track of where you left off listening.
iPod Click Wheel Games
Preview games free on the iTunes Store before you buy. Once you buy the games you want, simply sync them to your iPod classic, third- or fourth-generation iPod nano, or fifth-generation iPod. Each game plays perfectly on your iPod using the intuitive Click Wheel as a controller.
Devices
iTunes at Home
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AirTunes
AirTunes — built into the AirPort Express Base Station — takes the music from the iTunes library on your computer and sends it wirelessly to any stereo or speakers in your home. Plug an AirPort Express into an electrical outlet near your speakers, then connect your speakers to the AirPort Express with an audio cable. In iTunes, you can choose which speakers you want your music to play on — in your den, living room, or bedroom. If you have more than one AirPort Express connected to speakers, you can play the same music on all your speakers at the same time.
Apple TV
Apple TV connects to your widescreen TV, then talks to iTunes over a fast wireless connection. Pair Apple TV with iTunes on your Mac or PC, and your movies, TV shows, music, podcasts, and photos sync automatically.
Remote
With Remote you can control the iTunes music on your computer or Apple TV from your iPod touch or iPhone. Play, pause, skip, shuffle. See your songs, playlists, and album art. Update to iTunes 8, and you can create a Genius playlist or edit an existing playlist. And do it all on your iPod touch or iPhone as if you were right in front of your computer. Available on the App Store, Remote is free and works with your Wi-Fi network, so you can control playback from anywhere in and around your home.
iTunes on the Go
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iPod
To transfer music and more from iTunes to your iPod, just connect iPod to your computer. Get at-a-glance information about what’s on your iPod, update iPod software, and control syncing from the iPod summary screen. Even sync iTunes purchases, ratings, and playlists from your iPod back to your Mac or PC.
iPhone
iTunes syncs everything to your iPhone — ringtones, music, video, photos, applications, contacts, calendars, email accounts, even bookmarks — and lets you manage it all from the iPhone summary screen.
Autofill
Let iTunes choose what goes on your iPod for you with Autofill. With your iPod set to "Manually manage music and videos," iTunes can autofill your iPod using songs from your entire music library or from a specific playlist. You can also tell iTunes to choose songs randomly or to choose higher rated songs more often. And you can tell iTunes to replace all items on your iPod when using Autofill.
iTunes Store on iPhone and iPod touch
Download music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and iTunes U content directly to your iPhone or iPod touch. Just tap the iTunes icon to shop the iTunes Store via Wi-Fi on your iPod touch or via Wi-Fi and the cellular network on your iPhone.2 When you get back to your computer, everything you bought syncs to your iTunes library. And if you’ve partially downloaded music or video to iPhone or iPod touch, iTunes completes the download automatically.
App Store
Search and browse games and applications on the iTunes Store — just as you would music or video — and download them with a click. When you connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, iTunes syncs applications automatically. You can also download applications from the App Store directly to your iPhone or iPod touch.
Tagging
With iTunes Tagging, you don’t need to wait for the DJ to tell you what song just played. Hear a song, press Tag on a compatible HD Radio receiver, speaker system, or car stereo system, and your connected iPod saves the song’s title and metadata. Sync your iPod to a Mac or PC and a new Tagged playlist appears in the iTunes jukebox — complete with links to the iTunes Store — so you can preview and buy your Tagged songs with a click.
- 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
- Downloads over 10MB require a Wi-Fi connection.
