7. Sharing Spreadsheets

In This Chapter

Exporting and Importing Spreadsheets via iTunes

Sharing Spreadsheets via iWork.com

Emailing Spreadsheets

File sharing on the iPad isn’t as simple as it is on Macs and PCs because the iPad has no centralized file storage area. You can’t use drag-and-drop to transfer files between your iPad and computer or open documents already on your iPad in any app you choose. Instead, each iPad app keeps its data in a sandbox—a private storage area that other apps can’t see or change. Third-party apps such as Air Sharing HD and GoodReader alleviate (but don’t overcome) these restrictions, but—for now, at least—you’re limited to the sharing techniques covered in this chapter (which also work for the other iWork apps, ...

Get Numbers for iPad: Visual QuickStart Guide now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.