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How to Save PDF to iBooks on Mac and iOS

Unlike any other applications, iBooks is not a stock iOS app, and users require downloading it from the App Store. In order to transform PDF files or books to the application, it is essential for the use was to utilize iTunes. It is annoying to use iTunes at all times and becomes impossible for those who do not have the time or access to a Mac at the needed moment. Thankfully, you now have opportunities to save PDF to iBooks without the need of iTunes on your Mac and iOS. Follow the tutorial on this article.

Part 1How to Save a PDF to iBooks on iOS

The following instructions work for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Additionally, saving a PDF file to any one of the iOS devices varies according to the source from which the PDF came.

Step 1. Save PDF to iBooks with Safari

When the file is open, tap the screen and choose "Open in" tab in Safari, which will appear after the file download is complete. From the option, choose iBooks. As the option disappears within a second, you can tap the screen once again, and select "Open in iBooks," which will open the file in the iBooks application, where you can save the file.

Step 2. Save PDF File to iBooks with PDF Application

If you are receiving PDF from any other application, including the e-mail services, you have to choose the "Share" button first. The "Share" button is a square box with an arrow pointing upwards. Tapping the "Share" icon on the screen will open a list of options. From the menu, you can choose "Open in" and tap "Copy to iBooks". After the file opens in iBooks application, it will automatically save to the reading app.

Part 2How to Save PDF in iBooks on Mac

how to save a pdf to ibooks

The use of powerful tools will quickly help you in creating, modifying, converting, and organizing PDFs faster than ever. You will experience all these with Wondershare PDFelement for Mac. It fulfills the entire requirement needed for a professional or for a home user who wishes to improve their productivity in a few clicks. The key features of the program are as follows:

  • Editor - allows you to modify texts, images, and pages within a document
  • OCR - Optical Character Recognition helps you in converting scanned PDF into editable and searchable document
  • Convert and Create - convert a PDF document to another popular file format or vice versa while keeping the original layout
  • Forms - it helps you in filling out PDF forms smoothly and gives you the chance to create a personalized form with options such as text fields, drop-down list, and buttons

Step 1. Upload PDF File

After installation of the program, launched it by double-clicking the icon appearing on the Launchpad. Once the main interface opens up, you can open a PDF into different methods - by using drag and drop feature or by opening in the conventional method. Additionally, you can click the "Open File" tab appearing in the interface to browse for a recent folder and choose the PDF file to open.

Step 2. Edit PDF File (Optional)

Click the "Edit" tab from the menu bar to begin editing. You have the opportunity to edit text, edit object, edit link, and other options. To edit text, you can click the "Edit Text" option and select a sentence or a paragraph.

To edit an image in the document, click "Add Image" feature and select the image from your computer. You can insert it wherever required within the document and position it by dragging the image.

Step 3. Save PDF File to iBooks

Click "File" and choose the "Print" option or use "Command + P" on the keyboard. The pop-up window opens up asking you to pick a printer. In the same window, you can set the number of copies, customizing pages, and preview the content of the selected document.

Upon completing this, you can choose "Add PDF to iBooks" option to allow the software to save the edited PDF file to iBooks.

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Posted by to PDF Knowledge | Follow @AudreySGoodwin
Published: Oct 24,2016 11:41 am / Updated: Oct 26,2016 15:20 pm

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