how to upload pdf to ipad

You can email it to yourself, you can use DropBox if you use that service - there is a free DropBox app available in the App Store, You can use iOS file sharing or you can drag the pdf into the books library in iTunes and then sync - but you have to have an app that will save pdf files on the iPad.

iBooks and Adobe Reader are both free apps that will let you open, save and read pdf files. That is all that you can do with those two apps but if just want tp save them and be able to read them, the will work fine. Adobe Reader support file sharing.

iOS: About File Sharing

It depends upon what the app that you have on your iPad supports - iBooks uses syncing via the device's Books tab (in a similar way that the other tabs work for syncing music, films etc from your computer's iTunes), other apps might use the file sharing section at the bottom of the device's Apps tab when connected to your computer's iTunes, via wifi, email, dropbox etc (or the app might support more than method).

Unless the actual app is specified then it is difficult to give the actual answer - as I said in my previous reply different apps can use different methods.

In terms of iBooks :

1, add the PDF to your computer's iTunes via File > Add To Library

2, connect your iPad to computer and select it on the left-hand side of your computer's iTunes

3, use the Books tab on the right-hand side to select that PDF and sync it to the iPad

That method will only work for iBooks. Other apps usually use file sharing and/or transfer via your wifi network - you will need to see what the actual app supports.

Where are the PDFs currently stored ? If they are on your computer then you can add to them to your computer's iTunes via File > Add To Library and then sync them to the iBooks app, or use file sharing to copy them from your computer into a different PDF app. If they are on a website then you might be able to open them in Safari and then do 'open in' to copy them into your PDF app.

Zogh wrote:

we are NOT talking about installing apps. We are wanting to load pdf files onto a ipad. Simple as that!

We do not need a mention of an app, then go off on a tangent of other apps, and then comparison, WE JUST WANT SOMEONE TO MENTION AN APP, HOW TO USE THE APP, AND MAYNE WHERE TO FIND IT!

And THEN you can rample off on the other options. Why is it so fracking hard to get one answer, one solution, without people trying to get into a geek version of my knowledge is better than yours, and going off on paths not remotely associated to the O.P.'s question?

SO, here it is: How do I get a .PDF file onto my IPAD using ummmmm IBOOKS?

1. Save the ******* attitude. Its unnecessary.
2. You have to use an app to do ANYTHING on an iOS device, so yes, it is necessary to mention apps.
3. The app you would use depends on what you have on the iPad and the cloud services you may or may not have. There are literally dozens that would work.
4. iCrizzo mentioned "Apps" only interme of the menu options in iTunes. Take your head out of your *** and read.

Zogh wrote:

ONE option

ONE answer
ONE clear consice, simple to follow way of going from point A to point B

You will need an app that can save pdf files on the iPad. That is the way it works in iOS. There is no folder file structure like you have on a computer. Documents and files are saved within apps that are compatible with those files for viewing and/or editting.

Download iBooks or Adobe Reader. Both apps are free. Email the pdf to yourself.

Tap and hold down on the pdf or on the pdf icon and a window will pop up with three options

1. Quick Look - tap that to open the file
2. Open in iBooks - tap that to open the pdf in iBooks where the file will be saved
3. Open In - tap that and you can select Adobe reader and the pdf will open and be saved.

BTW Mr. Know-it--all.... this was the original question from the OP.

"how to upload pdf to ipad"

and followed it up in the description text area with ....

"how to upload pdf to ipad"

That is absolutely brilliant.

My answer was complete and correct. If that is all the effort that someone can put into asking a question.... how to upload pdf file to iPad ... that's the answer that they get. If they want a little more information - they can post back and actually type complete sentences, using proper grammar and punctuation.

The OP's question sounded more like a grunt from Tarzan in a movie than a question in a technical forum .... How to get woman? How to pick nose ....? Where Jane and Boy? Tarzan hungry!!!!

"how to upload pdf to ipad"

Message was edited by: Demo

Zogh wrote:

James, for a supposedly intelegent person, you have no clue.

As for the "******* attitude........ when a simple, unknowledgable person asks a simple question, they do not require a list of options by name, [without followup of how to utilize said options], they just want an answer that they can understand easily and without furthering their confusion.

ONE option

ONE answer
ONE clear consice, simple to follow way of going from point A to point B

Since this wasn't your thread to begin with, no your attitude wasn't appropriate. A single option wasn't presented, because there isn't a single best option. it depends on the context and the apps available to the user. It's obvious from your response you aren't going to understand the nuance of that, but really, give it a try.

Zogh wrote:

They do not need to be impressed by your wealth of knowledge, usefull or useless. They just do not care.

Good, neither do I.

SO... your four points:

1: the *attitude* was necessary as nobody was answering the basic question, just giving incomplete options with no instruct on how to use these options. It was worse than when my tech team tries to out think each other.

2: yes apps are the operators of the Ipad world, just like unix is the base language of most computers. But mentioning an app while not mentioning how it is relevent to the question, or talking about totally irrelevent apps is not what has been requested.

3: see #2 if, at all, it has pertantant ties to the question, as much of the apps available do not apply to this situation

4: If any of my techs jumped the shark & responded to ANY of our clients like you have, they would not have a job within five minutes of it being reported.

1. Actually the basic question was answered. You were too obtuse to read it. Are you not capable of posting a follow up question - politely - if the the existing posts didn't help?
2. Nice demonstration of your ignorance. No, the analogy does not apply.
3. See #3 above. Yes, the apps available to a user indeed is relevent to the question.
4. Google "jump the shark" and see how idiotic that comment is. As for this having anything to do with what one of your techs would do ... Send me your billing information. Once you are paying for services, you have a right to complain. Until then....

People like you with the holier than thou attitude are what give Apple users the bad rep of being snotty stuckup & egotistical. It does not help the industry, the consumers, nor the image of being user friendly that Apple has stood for since the Lisa.

I am snotty and egotistical (and a first class curmudgeon with a VERY low tolerance for fools). What's your point?

With the recent update to iTunes (I'm now on iTunes 11.1.5), the previous directions for uploading an PDF and syncing it with iBooks didn't work for me because iBooks is now a separate program at least on Macs. Maybe iBooks has been separate for a while, but anyway, here's what I had to do:

1. Start iBooks.
2. Drag the PDF from my desktop to iBooks.
3. Start iTunes.
4. Plug in my iPad.
5. Stop the auto-sync/back up process in the center window by pressing on the small "X" (yours may not be set to auto sync when plugged in).
6. Select my iPad name in the left column.
7. Select Books from the menu bar just under the iTunes center window (you can skip this step if you want to sync all of your books).
8. Select the checkbox for the PDF(s) you want to sync (skip if you're syncing all books).
9. Select the Sync button in the lower right.
10. Once synced, go to iBooks on your iPad and in the Library, select Collections.
11. Select PDFs.

You should now see all of the PDFs you synced.

So... I would go to ou MLS site, run a certain property report, save it as a PDF and then insert it into a pre-created Keynote listing presentation at the right time. Wow.... That's pretty specific. Anyone?

Yes, you can do all that. You may find some better ways, though. Depends on what you are trying to present to who.

My starting advice would be to dry run it a couple of times before you really need it. Building the keynote on the pad is doable, but it may be better on on a computer, then piped to the pad for display.

You can connect your iPad to your computer > open iTunes > Select your iPad in the left panel of iTunes > select Apps from the top menu in iTunes > scroll down to File Sharing > select your app > drag and drop your files in the Documents area

we are NOT talking about installing apps. We are wanting to load pdf files onto a ipad. Simple as that!

We do not need a mention of an app, then go off on a tangent of other apps, and then comparison, WE JUST WANT SOMEONE TO MENTION AN APP, HOW TO USE THE APP, AND MAYNE WHERE TO FIND IT!

And THEN you can rample off on the other options. Why is it so fracking hard to get one answer, one solution, without people trying to get into a geek version of my knowledge is better than yours, and going off on paths not remotely associated to the O.P.'s question?

SO, here it is: How do I get a .PDF file onto my IPAD using ummmmm IBOOKS?

James, for a supposedly intelegent person, you have no clue.

As for the "******* attitude........ when a simple, unknowledgable person asks a simple question, they do not require a list of options by name, [without followup of how to utilize said options], they just want an answer that they can understand easily and without furthering their confusion.

ONE option

ONE answer
ONE clear consice, simple to follow way of going from point A to point B

They do not need to be impressed by your wealth of knowledge, usefull or useless. They just do not care.

SO... your four points:

1: the *attitude* was necessary as nobody was answering the basic question, just giving incomplete options with no instruct on how to use these options. It was worse than when my tech team tries to out think each other.

2: yes apps are the operators of the Ipad world, just like unix is the base language of most computers. But mentioning an app while not mentioning how it is relevent to the question, or talking about totally irrelevent apps is not what has been requested.

3: see #2 if, at all, it has pertantant ties to the question, as much of the apps available do not apply to this situation

4: If any of my techs jumped the shark & responded to ANY of our clients like you have, they would not have a job within five minutes of it being reported.

People like you with the holier than thou attitude are what give Apple users the bad rep of being snotty stuckup & egotistical. It does not help the industry, the consumers, nor the image of being user friendly that Apple has stood for since the Lisa.

Zogh wrote:

when a simple, unknowledgable person asks a simple question, they do not require a list of options by name, [without followup of how to utilize said options], they just want an answer that they can understand easily and without furthering their confusion.

ONE option

ONE answer
ONE clear consice, simple to follow way of going from point A to point B

And Demo gave you that simple answer in the first sentence of the first reponse. Obviously, you didn't bother to read the answers given or comprehend them before getting your knickers in a twist for no good reason. Though you appear to think other wise, you do not know what kind of answer everyone wants (or is capable of understanding). Nor do you get to dictate how this team of volunteers is required to answer as long as they stick to the Terms of Use. You haven't been here long enough for that. James, as evidenced by the number of points he has recieved, has helped numerous people as has Demo, King_Penguin.

By now, the OP, who seemed to be engaging in a dialog with the people who responded, has probably been scared away by you're aggressive behavior. How did that help?

All:

The steps for LOADING the pdf files were correct. What was missing is how to see them on your ipad.

Go to your iBooks and click on the Collections Tab. Then select PDFs. The iBooks viewer defaults to books therefore if you don't set the book reader to look for PDF's you will never find them on your ipad.

I struggled with this thread too until I started playing around.

Good luck and Happy Reading......

And thanks everyone for the help.

So in summary to load them, you copy the pdf file to your library and store them in books. This assumes you already have the iBooks app.

synch

Open iBooks and set the Collections to PDFs

Cheers!