2011 Readdle

User's Guide
ReaddleDocs for iPad
Contents
Introduction
Copying files to ReaddleDocs
USB file transfer using iTunes File Sharing
Connecting ReaddleDocs as a shared network drive
Connecting ReaddleDocs to Windows XP
Connecting ReaddleDocs to Windows Vista / Windows 7
Connecting ReaddleDocs to Mac OS X 10.4 or later
Connecting to Network Storages
Connecting to Readdle Storage
Connecting to MobileMe iDisk
Connecting to other storages
Connecting to Servers Nearby
Uploading documents from ReaddleDocs
Online Storage Sync
Downloading files from Web
Downloading files using built-in browser
Opening files in ReaddleDocs from Safari
Saving attachtments
Saving attachments to ReaddleDocs from iPad's Mail app
Saving attachments to Readdle Storage
Saving attachments to ReaddleDocs directly
Viewing and Managing Documents
Reading documents on the go
Moving and deleting files
Sharing documents
Opening documents in Pages and other apps
Emailing documents that are stored inside ReaddleDocs
List of supported file formats
Settings
Passkey Lock
Wi-Fi Drive
Downloads
Viewers
Auto-open
Support
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Introduction
ReaddleDocs is an advanced file manager and document reader for your iPad. It allows you to download,
manage and upload files from your computer, web storages and Internet.
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Copying files to ReaddleDocs
ReaddleDocs allows you to copy files from:
1. Desktop computer or notebook
using iTunes and USB cable (File Sharing)
by connecting ReaddleDocs as a shared network drive (over Wi-Fi)
2. Cloud and Network attached storages:
Readdle Storage,
MobileMe iDisk,
Dropbox,
Google Docs,
WebDAV storages
FTP and SFTP servers
3. Web, using:
Build-in browser
Mobile Safari
4. Other iPad apps
any app that has "Open In..." feature
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USB file transfer using iTunes File Sharing
ReaddleDocs supports iTunes USB File Sharing. To transfer files, connect the iPad to computer via USB,
open iTunes and click on device name in the left column. Afterwards, click on the Apps tab and scroll it to
the very bottom.
You can Drag & Drop files into ReaddleDocs document list or click "Add" button to use file selection
dialog.
Connecting ReaddleDocs as a shared network drive
ReaddleDocs relies on a Wi-Fi network connection of any type to copy files between iPad and a computer.
ReaddleDocs uses WebDAV protocol to share its data with other computers via Wi-Fi Network. Most
popular operating systems and many programs have the ability to mount WebDAV resource as a network
drive.
You need to know device IP address and port as well as login and password to access your device. Login
and password are optional and can be configured on Settings tab inside ReaddleDocs.
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For read-only access, you may also connect to ReaddleDocs with any modern web browser. Just type full
URL like "http://192.168.1.16" into address bar (replace "192.168.1.16" with IP address of your iPad).
Connecting ReaddleDocs to Windows XP
1 Open the "Start" menu and select "My Network Places".
2 At the "Network Tasks" panel (you can find it on the left part of the window) click "Add a Network
Place". "Network Place Wizard" will be launched.
3 Click Next at the "Add Network Place Wizard" welcome screen.
4 Select Choose another network location and then click Next.
5 Type "http://" and ReaddleDocs IP address. This information is displayed on top of the Network tab
on your iPad.
6 Enter the name for this new connection or leave a default one.
7 Press "Finish". Please ensure that Open this network place when I click Finish is checked.
8 If you enabled password protection inside ReaddleDocs , you will be prompted to enter your username
and password. Make sure you are entering username and password which are set in ReaddleDocs
"Settings" tab. Also, please note that Windows XP may ask you to enter the password several times.
9 As a result you should get ReaddleDocs network drive mounted and ready to use:
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To reconnect to ReaddleDocs in the future, make sure ReaddleDocs is running. Open the "Start" menu
and click My Network Places. Find the network drive under Network Locations and double-click it.
Connecting ReaddleDocs to Windows Vista / Windows 7
1. Open the "Start" menu and select "Computer"
2. Click "Map network drive" on the toolbar on top of the "Computer" window.
3. Choose a drive letter in the drop-down menu.
4. Type "http://" and ReaddleDocs IP address and port. This information is displayed on top of the
"Network" tab inside ReaddleDocs. Make sure the "Reconnect at login" box is unchecked.
5. If you enabled password protection inside ReaddleDocs, you will be prompted to enter your username
and password. Make sure you are entering username and password which are set in ReaddleDocs
"Settings" tab. Also, please note that Windows Vista/Windows 7 may ask you to enter the password
several times.
As a result you should get ReaddleDocs network drive mounted and ready to use:
To reconnect to ReaddleDocs in the future, first make sure that ReaddleDocs is running. Open the "Start"
menu and click "Computer". Find the network drive under "Network Locations" and double-click it.
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Enabling or changing Windows Vista/7 password for ReaddleDocs
If you have changed ReaddleDocs Wi-Fi password in the iPad settings ("Settings""Wi-Fi Drive"), you
need to setup your connection again. To do this:
1. Open the "Start" menu and select "My Computer".
2. Find the ReaddleDocs network drive under "Network Locations".
3. Right click on the ReaddleDocs network drive and select "Disconnect".
4. Set up the drive again as described above.
Connecting ReaddleDocs to Mac OS X 10.4 or later
1. Click on the "Finder" icon
2. Select the Connect to Server... item in the Go menu. You can use Cmd+K shortcut as well.
3. Type "http://" and ReaddleDocs server's IP address. This information is also displayed on the
Network tab inside ReaddleDocs .
4. Press Connect button. You can also add the server to Favorite Servers list.
5. If you enabled password protection at ReaddleDocs, you will be prompted to enter your username and
password. Make sure you are entering username and password which are set in ReaddleDocs
"Settings" tab.
6. As a result you should get shared disk mounted on your Mac:
You can also enable Connected servers setting at "Finder Preferences""General" to show it on
the Desktop.
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Connecting to Network Storages
ReaddleDocs allows you to access documents on network storages. To connect to the storage and
download files from it:
1. Select the storage from the "Network" within ReaddleDocs,
2. Enter your login and password,
3. Tap on the folder you need to enter,
4. Tap on the file you want to download. It will be saved to ReaddleDocs on your iPad and opened if
possbile.
Note: When opening the file from a web storage within some folder or folders, the file will be saved with
the same folder structure as on the web storage.
Connecting to Readdle Storage
Readdle Storage is a great way to store files online. You can upload and download files from from
ReaddleDocs and using any web browser on your computer.
All ReaddleDocs users are eligible to get free lifetime Readdle Storage account. You may create new
account right from the device, or by visiting storage.readdle.com from your desktop computer.
To create an account:
1. Go to "Network" tab inside ReaddleDocs
2. Tap "Add", then tap on Readdle Storage label,
3. Tap "Create Readdle Storage Account" . Fill the form to get the Readdle Storage account. Once
you've done that, you will have your login and password.
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After your account is created, the application will login to Readdle Storage. You will see example
document that explains Readdle Storage usage. Later you can access Readdle Storage by tapping your
login name in the left sidebar.
To upload files online, use any modern web browser on your computer. Navigate to storage.readdle.com
and log into Readdle Storage.
You can also upload your files from ReaddleDocs directly (see Uploading documents from ReaddleDocs
chapter).
After you've uploaded your files online, they become accessible via Network tab inside ReaddleDocs.
Tapping on any of them will save the file locally to the device and open it for reading.
Connecting to MobileMe iDisk
For people who use MobileMe iDisk to store their files online, ReaddleDocs provides quick and handy
access to the documents directly from their devices. Also, you can use iDisk to transfer files from the
desktop computer or laptop to the iPad.
1. After creating the MobileMe account, go to the "Network" tab inside ReaddleDocs, tap on MobileMe
iDisk label and provide the application with your login and password for MobileMe account. ReaddleDocs
will catch your account and become able to get files you store online.
2. Once you have uploaded your files online, they become accessible via "Network" tab inside
ReaddleDocs. Tapping on any of them will save the file locally to the device and open it for reading.
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Connecting to other storages
ReaddleDocs provides access to your files stored on any WebDAV, FTP or SFTP storages.
1. Go to the "Network" tab inside ReaddleDocs, tap "Add". There are options for FTP, SFTP and
WebDAV.
2. Enter server URL, login and password.
Note: WebDAV resources use URLs like http://webdav.foo/oneNet/NetStorage while FTP and SFTP
use hostnames or IP, like ftp.hostname.bar or 192.168.1.1 .
3. Once you've added online storages, they become accessible via "Network" tab inside ReaddleDocs.
Tapping on any of them will show the content stored online. To save the file locally to the device, tap on
its name.
Connecting to Servers Nearby
With ReaddleDocs you can access servers that are available on the local Wi-Fi network using Bonjour
technology. Itcould be any computer or mobile device that supports Bongour. To login to the server follow
next steps:
1. Go to the Network tab within Readdle Docs.
2. Tap Servers Nearby and select the server you want to connect to from the list.
3. Enter your user name and password, if needed.
You can also access your computer with Servers nearby feature.
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Note: make sure that your computer and iPad are using the same Wi-Fi network
To add your computer to Servers Nearby:
1. Go to your System Prefernces on your Mac OS .
2. Tap Sharing at Internet & Wireless section
3. Enable File Sharing for FTP or Web Sharing for SFTP connection.
Note: You can use freeware CoreFTP application to setup FTP server on Windows. To get more info,
visit http://www.coreftp.com/
Uploading documents from ReaddleDocs
ReaddleDocs can upload files, that are stored on the iPad, to Readdle Storage, MobileMe iDisk, Dropbox
or any other WebDAV storage. You can upload single, multiple files or tap "Select all" to upload all folder
content.
To upload files/folders to online storage, follow the steps below:
1. From the "Network" tab choose your online storage and open its contents. Tap "Edit" button in top
right corner.
2. Tap "Upload" button, you will gain access to your "Documents" folder within Readdle Docs on the
iPad.
3. Mark files and folders you want to store online. Then tap "Upload" button. After that you will see the
progress bar indicating uploading process.
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Note: You won't be able to manage or upload files to read-only storages.
Online Storage Sync
Online Storage Synchronization is a new feature for Readdle Storage, iDisk, Dropbox that allows two-way
synchronization of a certain folder between device and online storage. With this feature you can set a
single or multiple folders to sync.
ATTENTION: Folder Sync uses Wi-Fi or 3G internet connection. Synchronization of large folders (like
your entire Dropbox account) may take extremely long time. Choose one or several folders, that contain
only the necessary files.
To enable Network Synchronization:
1. Navigate to the folder on Readdle Storage, iDisk, Dropbox or other WebDAV resource.
2. Press "Sync" button on navigation bar,
3. Press "Sync This Folder" to add this folder to syncing queue.
4. A new Sync button will be added at the left bottom corner of the screen. Pressing this button will start
syncing process.
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Downloading files from Web
Downloading files using built-in browser
You can use built-in web browser to find and save files from the Web directly to your device.
1. Open the "Browser" tab to start surfing the web
2. Navigate to the file you want to save on your device.
3. Tap "Save" button on the toolbar.
4. Enter file name, choose destination folder and tap "Done".
5. Wait until ReaddleDocs finishes downloading.
6. After that you will be able to find the file at the location you've set before.
Note: In case the website uses authorization, you may need to re-enter your login and password.
Opening files in ReaddleDocs from Safari
You can also use Mobile Safari to browse the web and ReaddleDocs to save documents that you have
found there.
To save file, change the first part of URL in the address bar from "http://" to "rhttp://", and press "Go".
ReaddleDocs will launch and try to download the requested file.
Note: this technique also works with https URLs (change them to "rhttps://")
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Saving attachtments
ReaddleDocs allows you to save attachments from your Inbox to the iPad. There are several ways to save
attachments:
Saving attachments to ReaddleDocs from iPad's Mail app
To save a mail attachment from the letter you've received in your iPad's Mail application:
1. Perform a long tap on the attachment's icon, or, if the Mail app shows the attached file content, long tap
on the attached document preview;
2. When the popup menu appears, select "Open In...";
3. The list of apps, which allows you to open this kind of document will appear. Select ReaddleDocs from
that list and the attachment will be automatically opened in ReaddleDocs.
Saving attachments to Readdle Storage
ReaddleDocs can use Readdle Storage cloud service to transfer attachments to your iPad.
The feature allows you to send files via email to Readdle Storage and comes in handy when you are using
another computer and want to send files to your iPad;
See Connecting to Readdle Storage for information about creating new Readdle Storage account.
After logining to Storage from the device, application creates Readdle Mail In contact in your Address
Book which you may use to forward attachments.
Transferring mail attachments into ReaddleDocs:
1. Forward the email with the attachment to mail-in address of your Readdle Storage account.
2. Within several minutes your attachment will be saved in Readdle Storage
3. Log in to Readdle Storage and tap the attachment file you need to save. ReaddleDocs will download and
open the file.
Saving attachments to ReaddleDocs directly
ReaddleDocs can retrieve attachments directly from your email account. Using this feature you can access
mail accounts that are configured in your iPad's Mail application.
Configuring ReaddleDocs to save attachments:
1. Go to "Attachments" tab and tap "Add".
2. Choose the mail server you use.
3. Enter your account details for the service and tap "Save".
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Saving mail attachments into ReaddleDocs:
1. Tap mail account label on the "Attachments" tab. ReaddleDocs will list mailbox contents from the
server.
2. Navigate to email message with attachments and tap it. All attachments (including message itself) will
be listed in the dialog.
3. Tap the attachment you want to save locally. ReaddleDocs will download and open the file. Afterwards,
you don't need Internet connection to open this file.
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Viewing and Managing Documents
After you have transferred documents to your iPad, there are several possible ways of what you can do:
Read documents
Manage files stored inside ReaddleDocs
Email files directly from ReaddleDocs
Upload files to web storages
Reading documents on the go
You can view and manage all documents stored inside ReaddleDocs via "Documents" tab inside the
application.
To start reading a document, tap its name. After the file is loaded, you will see document reading screen.
Note: ReaddleDocs provides more controls and possibilities for viewing and annotating PDF files.
ReaddleDocs PDF viewer slightly differs from the one used for viewing other types of files.
In document reading mode:
To Do this
Zoom document Use standard two-finger iPhone pinch gesture
Search within the
document
Tap . Search dialog pops to enter keyword
Highlight text in PDF Tap and hold your finger on the text until text selection box appears.
Drag markers to select the text and select "Highlight", Clear or
"Copy" from the popup.
Add Notes in PDF Tap and hold at any place in the document to show a popup. Select
Note to add a new note. To modify or delete existing note just tap on
the icon.
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Navigate via PDF
outline/bookmarks
Tap . Navigate through outline structure or bookmarks and tap the
title you need to jump to.
Create bookmark
Tap the screen to show controls. Then tap , enter bookmark name
and tap Save.
Email document
Tap and choose Send by email action.The dialog pops to edit
your message.
Jump to specific page
Tap and then Go to the page. Navigation dialog will appear. Enter
page number into edit box on top of the screen and tap Go To.
Fast scroll large
documents
Use slider on the right part of the screen.
Moving and deleting files
To manage files stored inside ReaddleDocs :
1. While you are viewing folder content on the "Documents" tab inside ReaddleDocs, tap "Edit" in top
right corner.
2. Mark files and folders you want to manage from your device and press appropriate button in the bottom
of the screen. You can also create empty folder using top left button.
Note: When you are deleting a folder, all its files and subfolders will be deleted as well.
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To operate with particular file or folder tap disclosure indicator to open file details.
To Do this
Rename document Tap Rename, enter new name for the file or folder
Move file Tap Move and choose destination folder
Copy file Tap Copy and choose destination folder
Delete document Tap Delete.
Email without opening Tap Email. The dialog will pop up to edit message.
Compress file/folder Tap Zip. Compressed files will be placed into the same folder.
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Sharing documents
With ReaddleDocs you can open your files in other application like Pages and Numbers, send them by
email and upload to iDisk, Dropbox and other popular web storages.
Opening documents in Pages and other apps
iPad allows applications to open files in other applications. The most notable example is the ability to open
attachments from the Mail application in ReaddleDocs.
To open a document in another application from Readdle Docs:
1. Open document you want to transfer,
2. Tap "Actions" button on the toolbar and select "Open In" from the list.
Note: "Open In..." command actually creates copy of the file you have in ReaddleDocs and moves it to
another application. Thus if you want to make any changes to that file, be sure to copy it back to
ReaddleDocs .
Emailing documents that are stored inside ReaddleDocs
1. To email document you are reading at the moment, tap Actions button and then Send by e-mail.
Mail dialog will pop up.
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2. Enter your recipient e-mail address. You can also fill this field with any contact from your address book.
3. Enter e-mail body text and tap "Send".
List of supported file formats
ReaddleDocs supports following document formats for viewing:
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint (.doc/.docx, .xls/.xlsx, .ppt/.pptx)
Apple iWorks including iWorks 09: Pages, Numbers, Keynote (.pages, .keynote, .numbers).
Portable Document Format (.PDF)
Web pages (.html, .htm, .webarchive)
Rich text documents (.rtf, rtfd)
Text files (.txt)
Images (.jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png. .tiff)
Media formats (mp3, mp4, 3gp, mov, mpv)
Note: ReaddleDocs can also be used to store and carry files of any other type without opening them.
This turns your iPad into a wireless flash drive
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Settings
Settings allow you to customize your application, configure Wi-Fi network drive parameters, document
viewing, security and other preferences for ReaddleDocs .
Passkey Lock
Passkey allows you to protect documents from being viewed by other person. Once set, the application will
ask the passkey on each launch.
Note: To set password for wireless access to ReaddleDocs, use Wi-Fi Network Drive section.
ATTENTION! There is no way to recover your files if you forget the passkey.
Wi-Fi Drive
Wi-Fi Drive almost turns ReaddleDocs into portable flash drive. The only difference is that you need active
Wi-Fi connection to transfer files from your computer to the iPad.
This feature is based on WebDAV protocol and is compatible with both Windows and Mac.
Enable Drive
Turn on or off the Wi-Fi access to your files.
Ask For Password
Enable or disable password protection for WiFi access to your files
Public Folder
Enables public folder that can be accessed without the password
Note: Password configured here is for Wi-Fi connections only. To protect your documents from being
viewed directly on the iPad, use Passkey Lock feature.
Downloads
This section allows you to choose folder to store files downloaded via embedded browser.
Viewers
ReaddleDocs contains several viewing engines for different file formats. This section allows you to configure
preferred ones depending on the documents you read more.
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View PDF in
Choose either you want simpler iPhone OS native viewer or Readdle PDF Expert viewer that supports larger
files, PDF outline, highlighting, bookmarks and more.
Here you can also set Phone numbers to be displayed as links, set PDF lowest page zoom fits to page
width or whole page and BookReader Settings.
Note: You can select the way ReaddleDocs will scroll pages, horizontally or vertically.
Auto-open
In this section, you can enable or disable immediate opening files on ReaddleDocs startup and after
downloading them from the web.
Support
This section allows you to contact Readdle team in case you have any questions or suggestions. In case
you have some issue with the app, please enable Verbose logging, then reproduce the problem and
contact us via Support dialog. Diagnostic log will be sent to us, so that we could assist you faster.