How do I open a PDF (received through email) on my iPad?

There are several apps that will allow you to open a PDF from you iPad. If you are just wanting to open a PDF and read it, one of the easiest apps to use is iBook.

  1. Open your email on your iPad.
  2. Click on the PDF attachment. You may have to click a second time if it doesn’t open on the first click.
  3. Once the PDF is open on your screen, click in the upper right corner on the icon that looks like a pencil and paper.
  4. You should now see a menu with the option Open in “iBooks”. Click on that option.
  5. Clicking on that option will open the PDF in iBooks. It will also store a copy in iBooks that you can reference later.
  6. You will now have two “Collections” in iBooks, Books and PDFs. You can toggle between the two by clicking on Collections.