Play songs

• Turn shuffle on or off: Click the Shuffle button .

  Shuffle is on when a gray box appears .

• Shuffle albums or groupings: Choose Controls > Shuffle > Albums (or Groupings). iTunes plays the songs in the order in which they appear on the album or in the grouping, and then chooses another album or grouping at random.

• Shuffle the songs in an album: Click Shuffle below the album art.

• Repeat all songs in the current view (for example, a playlist): Click the Repeat button . Repeat is on when a gray box appears .

• Repeat the currently playing song: Click the Repeat button until the number 1 appears .

• Turn repeat off: Click the Repeat button until the gray box no longer appears .

While listening to music, you can use the Up Next list to view and change which songs play next. For example, if you’re listening to a playlist, you can use Up Next to switch to an album after the currently playing song. When the album finishes, iTunes resumes playing the playlist.

• View the Up Next list: Click the Up Next button , then click Up Next.

• Play a song in the list: Double-click the song.

• Add a song or an album to the list: Drag the item to the top center of the iTunes window until a blue border appears (or use the Touch Bar).

  

• Add or move a song to the top of the list: Control-click the item, then choose Play Next.

• Change the order of songs in the list: Drag the songs into the order you want.

• Remove a song from the list: Select the song, then press the Delete key.

• Remove all songs from the list: Click the Clear button at the top right of the list one or more times.

• See which songs played previously: Click History.

If you quit iTunes, the Up Next list is automatically saved for the next time you open iTunes.

1. Choose Music from the pop-up menu at the top left.

2. Click Library.

   

3. Select Songs in the sidebar on the left.

4. Click a column heading to play songs in alphabetical order by song title, artist, or album (or sort by any other category).

   To select more categories, choose View > Show View Options.

You can set iTunes to fade each song in (increase it in volume) while the previous song is fading out, so there are no gaps of silence between songs. This feature is called crossfading.

1. Choose iTunes > Preferences, then click Playback.

2. Select Crossfade Songs.

3. To change the amount of time it takes for the current song to fade out at the end and the new song to fade in, drag the Seconds slider.

When iTunes plays consecutive tracks from the same album, crossfading is automatically turned off, with no fading between the songs (or tracks).

To play songs without fading, deselect Crossfade Songs.

1. Choose Music from the pop-up menu at the top left.

2. Click Library.

   

3. Select Songs in the sidebar on the left.

4. Deselect the checkbox next to the song.

   

   If you don’t see checkboxes next to the songs, choose iTunes > Preferences, click General, then make sure “List view checkboxes” is selected.