This guide explains how create upto five ?On the Go Smart Playlists? for the iPod & iTunes.
Whilst a track is playing, if you press the centre button on the click wheel, you get access to different options.
1 click = Scrolls through the track
2 clicks = Displays the Artwork ? Full Screen
3 clicks = Rates the track
When the five dots appear, you can use the click wheel to give it a star rating between 1 ? 5.
To compliment this, you need to go into iTunes and create a ?Smart Playlist? with a title of your choice.
Go to File ? New Smart Playlist and
Create a rule that states, ?My Rating? is then a number of Stars.
Give your Smart Playlist a Name / Function or Genre etc. The example here is a 5 Star (House) playlist, but you can have others for The Gym, The Car etc.
You may also want to choose My Rating as a column option from the iTunes ?Edit ? View Options? menu.
Then each time you synchronise your iPod, the Playlist will update with your newly rated choons.
I find this really useful when shuffling my entire collection. When I hear something I like that I want to add to a playlist whilst on the go. I simply give it a star rating.
I find this works much better than the iPod?s actual ?On The Go? playlist, which requires you to navigate into the track listings.
