How to Transfer PDFs to an iPad
Along with mail and calendars and games, the Apple iPad can display your own personal PDFs — after you figure out how to copy PDFs to your iPad. Luckily, it only takes a few easy steps to move a PDF file from your PC or Mac to your iPad.
1Make sure you have the iBooks app installed on your iPad.
This is a free app that you can download through iTunes or the App Store.
2Open iTunes on your computer.
iTunes acts as a go-between from your computer to your iPad and back again.
3In the iTunes library, click on Books.
If you can’t find this listed in the Library (the first option in the menu bar on the left), you should edit your Preferences in the main iTunes menu to make sure Books are selected.
4Make sure you can see your PDF via a file browser (such as Finder on Mac or Explorer on Windows) or as an icon on the desktop.
You need to be able to see both the file on your computer and iTunes at the same time.
6Plug your iPad into your computer and then select it in the Devices menu on iTunes.
The iPad’s Summary tab will appear.
7Click on the Books tab within iTunes (in the bar across the top of the main frame).
You’ll see options for syncing and organizing your books.