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Loydene
PeaFixture
PeaNut 997
July 1999
Posts: 3,870
Layouts: 7
Loc: Kansas City, MO
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Is there a way to transfer a document from my desktop to my iPad?
I have a Mac desktop and I'd like to transfer some documents I created in Word (I can put them into pdf format) -- I'm taking the iPad on vacation and I could have my itinerary and all my research.
I know I can email them to myself -- but I don't think that will actually get them on the iPad. Only in the email ... and I won't have web access for a lot of the time. | |
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ScrapnGranny
PeaFixture
PeaNut 11,212
February 2001
Posts: 3,143
Layouts: 94
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I use Dropbox. I can share docs between my phone, iPad and PC. |
Janet
Granny's Score: Boys 5 ~ Girls 2
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ratqueen
I drank the whole fairy.
PeaNut 233,449
November 2005
Posts: 6,633
Layouts: 19
Loc: Here+There
 | Posted: 12/3/2012 9:51:27 PM
Dropbox is certainly the simplest solution.
If you email them to yourself as attachments you can click on the attachment and download it to your iPad, provided you have Apple's Pages or another word processor on there. |
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huskergal
Shameless Husker Fan
PeaNut 49,249
September 2002
Posts: 49,240
Layouts: 123
Loc: Husker Nation
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Another vote for Dropbox. |
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moodyblue
PeaAddict
PeaNut 346,032
November 2007
Posts: 1,627
Layouts: 0
 | Posted: 12/3/2012 10:08:39 PM
Dropbox is an easy solution if you have Internet access.
DocsToGo is another, if you want them actually on the ipad. Install that, email as an attachment, and open in DocsToGo, then save them there. There are other apps too which will do the same. | |
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pjaye
The only happy ending will be mine
PeaNut 111,502
October 2003
Posts: 6,193
Layouts: 59
Loc: Vic, Australia
 | Posted: 12/4/2012 1:14:19 AM
You can just load PDFs into iTunes - they go into iBooks and you can open them from there.
Under "collections" in iBooks - select either the PDF or Books.
I also have Dropbox, but figure why use that when iTunes is the easiest way.
I've turned some of my recipes into PDFs and keep them in iBooks, so I can open them on the iPad while I am in the kitchen.
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sharonmnc
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 39,386
May 2002
Posts: 6,863
Layouts: 28
Loc: Charlotte, NC
| Posted: 12/4/2012 6:13:02 AM
Definitely Dropbox. |
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Loydene
PeaFixture
PeaNut 997
July 1999
Posts: 3,870
Layouts: 7
Loc: Kansas City, MO
| Posted: 12/4/2012 6:36:01 AM
Okay ---
Thank you everyone.
I just downloaded DropBox to my desktop ... it was there on my iPad.
I just tried to transfer my "Travel" folder .... some documents won't "read" in DropBox ....
Do they need to be in pdf format? That is what it looks like | |
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Loydene
PeaFixture
PeaNut 997
July 1999
Posts: 3,870
Layouts: 7
Loc: Kansas City, MO
| Posted: 12/4/2012 3:36:58 PM
Next problems.
On my desktop, I tried to access the folder I was interested in, and that I had "copied" (I thought) to DropBox ... the folder wasn't there. I had to go into DropBox and drag it back to my desktop.
Later, from my iPad, I opened DropBox and was going to view the files I'd earlier transferred --- they wouldn't open due to no internet connection.
So --
Is there a program that let's me transfer a WORD document and/or a pdf file to my iPad ... and let me, at least, read it on my iPad WITHOUT an internet connection? | |
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busypea
boring + nerdy
PeaNut 52,817
October 2002
Posts: 25,217
Layouts: 145
Loc: Oregon
| Posted: 12/4/2012 3:42:41 PM
I use Dropbox and prefer it to any other solution I've tried. It keeps things in sync across devices and is accessible from anywhere. | |
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karmatir
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 262,248
May 2006
Posts: 2,144
Layouts: 17
Loc: Omaha, Nebraska
| Posted: 12/4/2012 4:25:05 PM
I hate Dropbox. I have had nothing but issues. So I use Evernote instead. If you go Premium you can access them offline and its only $5 a month or you can pay for the year but really the free version is awesome on its own.
Go to the Website and check it out from there. The app has a lt of features but there is more (including organizing your notes) on the website.
I  Evernote. Nothing works like it and nothing is as awesome. |
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Pieces of {my} Earth
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