Miss Marple Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I know that I am not using my iPad to its full potential and I am not an iPad aficionado by any stretch of the imagination. So here's my stupid question for the day: Can I move a document file from my laptop to my iPad so that I can access it at will on my iPad? I have some Continuing Education documents that I wish to ponder while I'm bored at scouts, etc. The iPad is so much easier to lug around and the battery life is longer :D These were downloadable files I purchased from a CE website. I can click on the links through my e-mail to download them. So can I do that? If so, how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 The short answer is yes. Long answer... You need an app on your iPad that can read the document. There are many so it depends on the document format. I think there is a way to transfer PDF files to iBooks and I think you can possibly do this through iTunes but I'm not positive. Other wise you need to be using the "Cloud" or use an app like Dropbox to transfer or even email. Here is the answer from Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4094 There are also now specialized thumb drives to move between iPads and computers. That would be another option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 OK, this is an interactive document. Does that make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 You can email the link to your ipad and it should give you the option to open in ibooks. If you want to write on the document you can do the same thing and open in something like Notability or PDF Expert. The previously mentioned dropbox option works as well. First download the free dropbox app on your ipad and it will give you instructions for loading it on the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 And if experimentation with different methods fails I'd contact the creator of the document and ask them for instructions on how to get a copy onto the iPad. If it is permissible to have it on multiple devices that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillametteMom Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 This is kind of a roundabout way, but the other day when I was having trouble with Dropbox, I uploaded the doc to Google docs, then downloaded it on my iPad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Marple Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Thanks, all. I tried Dropbox and several other apps. Finally I e-mailed the creator and discovered that there is nothing that will work :( So, I guess I get to lug the laptop around :p Thanks for all your help. I know it will be useful in the future. And now I have some really neat apps to explore :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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