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Q: Transfer Mac information to iPad

I Have pages on my Mac and my iPad, but I type some information on my Mac and can't  transfer it to my iPad, please help

iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 9.0.2, Imac

Posted on Oct 20, 2015 2:36 PM

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  • by Michael Black,Helpful

    Michael Black Michael Black Oct 22, 2015 10:10 AM in response to Bubby
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    Oct 22, 2015 10:10 AM in response to Bubby

    You can use iTunes to transfer documents for those apps - About File Sharing on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support  for instructions

     

    Or, you can login to the same iCloud account in both devices and enable iCloud for those apps in each devices settings panels. That will actually sync your files in near-real time. So you edit the doc in pages on the Mac, and when you save it it is saved to your iCloud storage. Now, when you open pages on the iPad you will see, and can open, that exact, recently edited version of that file sitting there ready to be used.  Just understand that using iCloud that way keeps a single synchronized copy of the file in icloud. Any changes you make and save in either device are immediately sync'd as all devices will be accessing the exact same file in iCloud.

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    Bubby Bubby Oct 22, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Michael Black
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    Oct 22, 2015 10:15 AM in response to Michael Black

    I Thank you very much Michael, but my next question is does that transfers all my apps and files or just my document in pages?

  • by Michael Black,

    Michael Black Michael Black Oct 22, 2015 12:29 PM in response to Bubby
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    Oct 22, 2015 12:29 PM in response to Bubby

    Any and all file transfers, whether iTunes or via iCloud are app specific. In iTunes you have to drag a file the app can recognize to that app so it gets stored in th apps protected file space. In iCloud, an app will only see its own files and not others.  If using iTunes, please read the directions in the link I posted as it explains the process in detail with images.