How to Work with ITunes

Using iTunes
Apple created the software iTunes for use with their mp3 player, the ever so popular iPod. Even if you don't have an iPod, iTunes can be very useful for organizing and playing your music using other music players or just plain listening on it. Nonetheless, all the variety and options for iTunes can be very daunting for a novice user, especially for those not extremely computer literate.

Getting iTunes

Prerequisites
Make sure your sound card and drivers are updated, and that your computer meets the minimum requirements for the program. You'll need at least 256 MB of RAM and a 534 MHz processor, more if you want to use iTunes to play videos.

Go to the iTunes download page.
Uncheck both boxes (unless you want weekly emails from Apple) and click "Download iTunes - Free." You don't have to enter your email.
Hit "Save" on the dialog box that pops up. Save the file somewhere you will remember, such as on the desktop.
After it finishes downloading, install iTunes.
The first time you open iTunes, it will ask you if you want all the music files on your computer added to iTunes. Click "Yes" and it will add and organize all the music that is already on your computer.

Importing Music from Your Computer
Locate the folder containing the files you want added to your iTunes Library.
Open iTunes.
Click on "File," then "Add Folder to Library."
Find the folder in the browsing window that pops up, and click "OK."
Wait for iTunes to finish importing the files.
Check that only one copy is in your Library by clicking "View" then "Show Duplicates." Make sure to leave at least one copy in the duplicate view when deleting duplicates! If you delete everything in the duplicate view, you'll lose all copies of that song in your Library.