How to manage On-The-Go Playlists on the iPod Touch

Edit On-The-Go playlists

To edit the playlist, tap Playlists, tap On-The-Go, tap Edit, then do one of the following:

• To move a song higher or lower in the list, drag the rearrange icon next to the song.

• To delete a song from the playlist, tap the red minus sign icon next to a song, then tap Delete. Deleting a song from the on-the-go playlist doesn't delete it from iPhone.

• To clear the entire playlist, tap Clear Playlist.

• To add more songs, tap the plus sign icon.

Sync On-The-Go playlists to iTunes

If you sync your iPod automatically, iTunes will copy the On-The-Go playlist, naming it On-The-Go 1, On-The-Go 2, and so on. The playlist on the iPod Touch itself is deleted. To put a playlist back on iPod Touch, select iPod Touch in the iTunes sidebar, click the Music tab, and set the playlist to sync. However, if the iPod is set to sync manually, then iTunes won't copy the playlists. If you want to save them, you'll have to recreate them on iTunes.

On-The-Go playlists are a great way to set up a soundtrack for a day's listening without using iTunes.