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add song to playlist iTunes 11????

I must be getting stupid.


Now I've downloaded iTunes 11 and I'm slowly getting around the new interface but maybe I'm dumb but but I can't figure this out.


Simply put I want to add a song to my already created Playlists.


In the old iTunes you'd click Music then scroll down to find the song and then drag it into your playlist. Simple.


Now I can't do that - up on the top left I have a pull down menu and I select Music but then it simply lists all the playlists including Purchased - the problem is some of my songs were imported from other albums. So now I can't simply click Music and see all my songs in one long list and drag into a playlist - sure I can find the song - right click and add it but what a pain!


So either I'm stupid or Apple is really frustrating people with their updates that have screwed up great software - example the Podcast App means that while you are driving and are listening via a input plug into my car sound system - if I get a phone call then the podcast stops (that's good) and then when the call finishes - I have to fiddle with the **** iPhone, find the Podcast app and press play. In the old iTunes system it just started playing again from the place it paused. Like it still does with music but no - not Podcasts


If anyone can answer these questions I'd love to know how to do them cause I've been using Apple products for around 7 years and it's really frustrating how great things go backward.


thanks


Rob

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Dec 12, 2012 2:57 AM

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Posted on Dec 12, 2012 3:22 AM

View, Show Sidebar to get it more like it was in iTunes 10 and you can drag and drop your songs to your playlists

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Nov 5, 2013 6:26 AM in response to Bluxx999

Hi.... this was a good tip - But I still have a problem. I jsut switched, and I am not happy to see that when I go to the master music list (thanks for the tip in finding it) that it does not include the number of songs i have in my collection. This is disconcerting, because after such a major switch over, I want to double check that all my music is still there. The number appears at the top of my playlists - But Any tips on finding the number on the master list? Thanx!

Aug 27, 2015 5:01 PM in response to Steve Taylor1

You may be using a Windows version, because there is no View/Show Sidebar in iTunes 12 for Mac (as there apparently was in iTunes 11). Instead, in iTunes 12, you can only see the sidebar while in Playlists. Either from the My Music pane before you go to the Playlists pane, or by opening the Music selection at the top of the sidebar after you do go to the Playlists pane, you can select the songs you want from the songs list, and THEN drag and drop them into the desired playlist(s) in the sidebar.

PS: Sorry, just noticed this topic is about iTunes 11, not 12, but left it up anyway, in case it's helpful

add song to playlist iTunes 11????

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