Synchronizing Photos

The iPad can take pictures on its own, but you can transfer the digital photos you’ve already taken onto your iPad, too. Synchronizing your photos between your iPad and your computer also gives you a backup of any photos taken with your iPad.

To synchronize photos, follow these steps:

  1. Connect your iPad to your computer using the USB cable.

  2. Run iTunes on your computer.

  3. Click the name of your iPad in the Devices category.

  4. Click the Photos tab. The Photos screen appears.

  5. Check (or uncheck) the Sync Photos from checkbox.

  6. Click the Sync Photos from pop-up menu, and choose a program to synchronize your photographs (such as iPhoto or Photoshop Elements) or a folder where you store your photographs on your computer (such as the Pictures ...

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