HT1296 How do I syn pdf files eg. of an econs notes from school onto my iPad? Where do I save these files to my Mac so that I can sync them to my iPad?
Hi
Just bought a CD for my Econs subject, has a lot of pdf files which I hope to load to my iPad.
1. Where do I save these pdf files on my Mac?
2. How do I syn such that these files can be found on my iPad so that I can read them?
Please help, details needed as I am not a techie yet
Thanks v much to anyone who can help
You first need to decide which app(s) that you are going to copy the PDF2 to on the iPad - unlike a 'normal' computer the iPad doesn't have a file system, and everything on it has to be associated with an app. Apps that support PDFs include free apps such as Apple's iBooks and Adobe Reader, and paid-for apps such as GoodReader.
For all apps it doesn't really matter where you initially store them on your Mac.
For iBooks you can add the PDFs to computer's iTunes library via File > Add To Library, and you can then sync them to the app by connecting the iPad to your computer and selecting it on the left-hand side of iTunes, and then using the Books tab on the right-hand side of iTunes to select and sync those PDFs.
For other apps it will depend upon what the app that you get supports e.g. via the file sharing section at the bottom of the device's apps tab when connected to iTunes, via wifi, email, dropbox etc.
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When you press "done" it doesn't save it (find the photo in its original file and open it with Preview, you'll see it hasn't been saved).
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