Dropbox is the perfect way to get files on to your iPad or iPhone,

 PRODUCTIVITY

Device iPad Difficulty Beginner

Time S minutes


Apple Initially considered email the best means of sharing documents between iOS devices and computers, then unleashed the awful iTunes file-sharing. All the while, Dropbox lurked in the background,and we reckon it's the simplest method of transferring flies. Sign up at dropbox.com and you get 2GB of free storage, enabling you to add documents to your Dropbox by dropping them into a folder on your computer, These are then accessible when you're signed in online, or through the free iOS Dropbox app. In the walkthrough, we check out the iPad version, but the app is universal and therefore works on other iOS devices.

 1 Sign In

On first launching Dropbox, log in with your email address and password. If you don't have an account,tap 'Create an account'

2 Home screen

Once you've signed in, fhe app will list your Dropbox files in the sidebar and display an introductory PDF in the main file-viewing area

3 Get new info

Tap a file to download and view it (see dropbox. com/help/80 for supported formats). Tap fhe'Open In' icon to open it in another app.

4 Flag favourites

Dropbox for IOS doesn't auto-sync content; instead, tap the star to store a document locally. The app also caches files you've opened.

 5 Access favourites

Tap Menu to access Dropbox's home screen From here, you can return to all your flies (My Dropbox) or just view marked favourites.

6 View settings

From the home screen,tap 'Settings'. Trom here you can amend the quality of Images uploaded via Dropbox and also define a passcode lock.