How to Transfer Microsoft Office Files To and From Your iPad

Move Microsoft Office Files From Your Computer to Your iPad
1. Connect your iPad to your computer using the USB cable that came with your iPad.
2. Open iTunes.
3. Select your iPad from beneath the Devices section in the navigation pane on the left. Select the "Apps" tab and move down the screen until you see "File Sharing."
4. Click the name of the app you will be using to open your Microsoft Office file. For example, select "Pages" to view and edit a Microsoft Word file, "Numbers" for a Microsoft Excel file and "Keynote" for a PowerPoint file. Select the iWork app that corresponds with the file you wish to import and click "Add."
5. Select the file you want to import from the dialogue box that pops up and click "Choose." The file you just imported will appear in the "Documents" box to the right of your iWork app list.
6. Disconnect the iPad from your computer, select the iWork app that corresponds with the file you just imported and select "My Document," "Spreadsheets" or "Presentations." Press the folder icon in the upper-left corner of your screen. Select the Microsoft Office file that you wish to import.
Move Microsoft Office Files From Your iPad to Your Computer
7. Select the iWork app that corresponds with the Microsoft Office file you wish to transfer from your iPad to your computer. Select "My Documents," "Spreadsheets" or Presentations."
8. Scroll through your files until you find the Microsoft Office file that you wish to export. Select that file and click "Share."
9. Select "Export" in the dialogue box that appears. In the next dialogue box that pops up, select the corresponding Microsoft Office format to export the file in.
10. Connect your iPad to your computer using the USB cable that came with your iPad.
11. Open iTunes. Select your device from the Devices section in the navigation pane on the left. Select the "Apps" tab.
12. Move down to the bottom of the screen until you reach the File Sharing section. Select the name of the iWork app that corresponds with your Microsoft Office file. Select the Microsoft Office file you want to export and click "Save To." Select a location for your file in the dialogue box that pops up and click "Choose."