User's Guide

Withsyncing,youcankeeptheseitemsuptodatebetweenyourcomputerandyouriPad.
Note:IfyouuseiCloudorotherserviceslikeAppleMusic,optionsforsyncingwithyourcomputer
mightnotbeavailable.
SetupsyncingbetweenyourMacandiPad
1. ConnectiPadandyourcomputerwithacable.
2. IntheFindersidebaronyourMac,selectyouriPad.
Note:TousetheFindertosynccontent,macOS10.15orlaterisrequired.Withearlierversionsof
macOS,useiTunestosyncwithyourMac.
3. Atthetopofthewindow,clickthetypeofcontentyouwanttosync(forexample,Moviesor
Books).
Note:ForinformationaboutusingtheFilesoption,seeTransferfilesbetweeniPadandyour
computer.
4. Select“Sync[contenttype]onto[devicename].”
Bydefault,allitemsofacontenttypearesynced,butyoucanchoosetosyncindividualitems,
suchasselectedmusic,movies,books,orcalendars.
5. Repeatsteps3and4foreachtypeofcontentyouwanttosync,thenclickApply.
YourMacsyncstoyouriPadwheneveryouconnectthem.
Tovieworchangesyncingoptions,selectyouriPadintheFindersidebar,thenchoosefromthe
optionsatthetopofthewindow.
BeforedisconnectingyouriPadfromyourMac,clicktheEjectbuttonintheFindersidebar.
SeeSynccontentbetweenyourMacandiPhoneoriPadinthemacOSUserGuide.
SetupsyncingbetweenyourWindowsPCandiPad
1. InstallorupdatetothelatestversionofiTunesonyourPC.
SeetheAppleSupportarticleUpdatetothelatestversionofiTunes.
2. ConnectiPadandyourcomputerwithacable.
3. IntheiTunesapponyourPC,clicktheiPadbuttonnearthetopleftoftheiTuneswindow.
4. Selectthetypeofcontentyouwanttosync(forexample,MoviesorBooks)inthesidebaronthe
left.
Note:ForinformationaboutusingtheFileSharingoption,seeTransferfilesbetweeniPadand
yourcomputer.
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