Moving files from iMac to iPad

I had a problem with my iMac this morning. I couldn't send an E-mail message, so I thought I'd try to use my iPad for the first time. I wanted to move the message I had typed in my iMac's E-mail program to my iPad's E-mail program. I called Apple Care Protection, or whatever it's called. Anyway, I was told that there was no way to do what I had wanted. I would simply have to retype the message in my iPad E-mail program.
The technicians/advisors at Apple Care Protection are about as good as you can find, and the one I talked to was probably right. However, I just have to check on his advice one more time. Is it correct? Is it true that there is no way to transfer files from my iMac to my iPad? I find that amazing.
I have the latest operating systems for both my iMac and my iPad installed; however, I am using a late 2009 model iMac. Could that be the problem?

Thanks for your very informative response. It's  a model for the way questions should be answered. It was especially interesting to see your comment about my 2009 model and Handoff.  The screen had said that, and the technician I talked to said that the screen was right--OF COURSE--but I still was gob-smacked, as the Brits say. I had thought that the operating system was the only important thing, and that since I had the latest operating systems for both my Mac and my iPad, that I could do anything that Macs and iPads can do. Well, live and learn, and one more thing to learn will be to use the cloud apps that you mention. Finally, it's interesting that you mention Evernote. I know that everyone says that it's the greatest, but I couldn't do anything with it and finally uninstalled it from my computer. I found that Apple's Notes did everything I wanted in fine style. No complaint there.
Oh, I finally understand why you mentioned Dropbox. Sure--I think.  I have DropBox. I guess you are saying that I can export a file to DropBox from my iMac and then send it from DropBox to my iPad. Well, maybe, but right now I'm having trouble sending files from DropBox to anywhere, and I have given up on trying to get help from DropBox. Thanks again.

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