Nowadays, iTunes has become a vital part of
any iOS device. If you want to listen, store, manage, transfer, or purchase any
music or song, iTunes
provides you all the features related to this. In the early days of the
launching of its previous version, it was only a jukebox to store your music,
playing or copying it. Now the latest edition has been linked with your iCloud
account as well as your iPhone or iPad devices.
Signing your iTunes
store
First of all, an Apple ID is mandatory for you to monitor and login
into iTunes. To do this, follow this procedure:
1.
Launch
your iTunes and go through the onscreen terms and conditions to continue.
2.
Tap
the “Sign in to the iTunes Store” option.
3.
Now
type your Apple ID into the space provided for the ID to enter.
4.
Now
tap the “Sign In” button to proceed.
5.
Now
type your secured password.
6.
Then
tap the Sign In button to continue.
In case, you have enabled your Apple ID to verify through the
two-way authentication process; then you have to enter a six-digit
authentication PIN from any of the desired devices.
·
In
case, you have used the iCloud previously; then your iTunes will fetch all your
contents, music files, songs from your iCloud Music Library.
Signing iTunes after
creating Apple ID
It is mandatory to have an Apple ID to proceed with your iTunes
function. If you don’t have an Apple ID, create it and then login to your
iTunes.
For creating your ID, you need:
·
Already
created and active email address.
·
Strong
password.
·
Your
valid birth date.
·
You
will be asked the three recovering questionnaires and their answers to
authenticate the identity of your account.
·
A
secondary email ID to retrieve your account if you are not using the two-factor
verification process.
If you have created your Apple ID, open iTunes to avail the
service by these steps:
·
Click
on the login option, which reads as “Sign in to the iTunes Store.”
·
Hit
the “Create a new Apple ID” tab and then proceed with the steps to set up a new
one. Now, you may log in to your fresh Apple ID.
·
Now
tap the “Sign in” button through the account option.
·
Now
provide the Apple ID.
·
Then
press the “Sign In” button.
·
Then
provide your secured passcode.
·
Hit
the “Sign In” option.
Now you will see that you have successfully logged into your
account.
Purchasing songs &
music from the iTunes Store
Follow these steps to know more about how to buy music on Mac.
1.
Select
the “Music” option under the media type option.
2.
Now
hit the iTunes store button and then explore and browse your favorite song that
you wish to purchase.
3.
Then
hit the “price” tab.
4.
In
the next section, type your specified Apple password.
5.
Now
tap the “Buy” option.
Importing existing
multimedia files on Mac into iTunes
In case you wish to transfer any media files from your computer
or to purchase any media formats from websites etc., and want to save to your
iTunes library, you may do so by these simple tricks:
1.
Go
to the File menu and then tap “add to library” option.
2.
Search
the music folder that you wish to store to your iTunes library.
3.
Now
hit the “Open” button to extract the file contains music and is located inside
the particular folder.
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