Transferring Songs, Videos, and Other Stuff to Your iPad
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format. Some websites that offer free EPUB conversion are 2ePub (http://www
.2epub.com/), Epub2Go (http://www.epub2go.com/ ), and ePubConverter.org
(http://www.epubconverter.org/).
Q NOTE: Converting any file into another file format, such as a Microsoft Word
file into the EPUB file format, may not always be accurate. This could mean
text is formatted incorrectly or pictures may be missing.
If you’d rather not hassle with converting files, you can download free EPUB
books from sites such as ePubBooks.com (http://www.epubbooks.com/), Project
Gutenberg (http://www.gutenberg.org/ ), and Google Books (http://books.google
.com/ ). Many classic books are freely available for download because they are in
the public domain.
Rather than convert files to EPUB format, you might find it easier to convert
files to a PDF file instead. On a Mac, you can choose the Print command to convert
any file (such as a word processor or spreadsheet file) into a PDF file. On a Win-
dows PC, you may need to use PDF creation software, such as Adobe Acrobat, to
convert files to PDF.
Q NOTE: If your .doc or .docx file is small enough, you can also just email it to
yourself and open the attachment in the Mail app.
If you’re ready to learn how to read ebooks and navigate the iBooks app, flip
ahead to Chapter 20.
Synchronizing Contacts
On the iPad, contact information gets stored in the Contacts app. If you’re using
a Mac, this information is probably already stored in your Address Book program.
If you’re using a Windows computer, this contact information is likely in Microsoft
Outlook or Windows Live Mail.
In addition, you can also store and synchronize contact information that you
may have saved in Google Contacts or Yahoo! Address Book. Syncing means that
any new contact you add to your address book of choice will automatically appear
in your iPad (and vice versa).
To synchronize your contact information, follow these steps:
1. Connect your iPad to your computer using the USB cable, and run the iTunes
program on your computer.
2. Choose your iPad in the sidebar, and then click the Info tab. The Info screen
appears.
3. Check (or uncheck) the Sync Address Book Contacts checkbox, as shown
in Figure 16-8.
4. Click the All contacts or Selected groups radio button. (If you click the
Selected groups radio button, you can check the checkboxes of different
contact groups you may have created on your computer.)
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