The best I have found to have a local copy, and not dependent on WiFi to view, has been apps like GoodReader. Just be careful, since most of these apps copy and do not have real syncing if you edit one or the other copies.
On Jul 17, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Brent wrote:
Robert, I use an app called Goodreader. It is not free but does a great
job. I save a lot of PDF files to Dropbox and then move them to the iPad
with
Good reader.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodreader-for-ipad/id363448914?mt=8
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Robert Poland <rpoland@usa.net> wrote:
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> On Jul 17, 2013, at 9:15 AM, Jim Saklad <jimdoc@icloud.com> wrote:
>
>>> Is there a way for the iPad to see pdf items in Dropbox without an
> internet or WiFi connection.
>>>
>>> I have a pdf file, Lab Tests, that I am continually updating. It is
> stored in Dropbox. When I go to Dropbox on the iPad I get the message "No
> Internet Connection".
>>>
>>> Is Dropbox on the iPad only accessible via the Cloud?
>>
>> Dropbox consists of cloud storage, iOS apps, and MacOS apps (and
> Windows, and Linux, ...) that work together almost seamlessly to
> synchronize a document collection.
>>
>> If you do not want to use "the cloud", then you do not want Dropbox.
>>
>>> Can't I get local storage on the iPad other than an iBook pdf?
>>
>> There are a number of apps for iOS that can present PDF files, and a few
> that can edit them. In general, they are accessed using iTunes and a cable
> connection between the computer and the iOS device.
>>
>> There are also Wifi-enabled hard drives that can function as
> intermediate storage.
>>
>>> Ideally I would like to have an editable file on the iMac that will
> update automatically to both the iPad AND my MBP.
>>
>> *AUTOMATICALLY* ?
>> I doubt it.
>>
>> Why, exactly, do you desire to avoid the cloud?
>
> The cloud is not accessable everywhere to a WiFi only iPad. Especially
> when there is no WiFi.
>
> Robert Poland
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