Thank you Ronni. To the rescue once again !! I will do this next time I visit them. In the meantime I will put their minds at rest by emailing them.
On 04/10/2011, at 8:20 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > On 04/10/2011, at 8:06 PM, Stephen Chape wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> My grand kids (aged 8 & 12) have been given iTunes Gift Cards. >> I have tried starting an Apple ID for them but it fails because they are >> under age. >> I tried starting one for their mum (for them to use) but she has no credit >> card so I cannot complete the application. >> >> How on earth do they make use of their Gift Cards ??? > > Hi Stephen, > > If you don't have an iTunes Store account: > > 1. Open iTunes. > > 2. In the Source pane (on the left side of the iTunes window), click iTunes > Store. > > 3. In the upper-right corner of the iTunes Store window, verify that the > button says "Sign In.” > If this button displays an email address instead, click the button and then > click Sign Out. > > 4. In the QUICK LINKS window in the right-hand column, click Redeem. > > 5. In the resulting screen, enter the 16-digit code printed on the back of > the card (it starts with an "X"), then click Redeem. > > 6. In the resulting screen, create your new iTunes Store account. > You will have the option to enter credit card information; if you do not wish > to do so, click the None button on the Payment screen. > > 7. Once you've successfully redeemed your gift card, the credit amount will > appear next to your account name in the upper-right corner. > > Each time you purchase items, iTunes will deduct funds from the credit until > it's depleted. > If a pending purchase exceeds the credit amount, iTunes will ask you to enter > a credit card number. > You do not need to re-enter your gift card number to make multiple purchases. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard > OS X 10.7 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
