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    Contents
    • Using PDF Expert
      • Getting Started with PDF Expert
      • Highlight, underline, and strikethrough text
      • Text comments, shapes, and pop-up notes
      • Insert stamps to PDFs
      • Customize text and annotation colors
      • Draw on a PDF file
      • Use stickers in PDF Expert for iOS
      • View, search, and remove annotations
      • Export Annotation Summary
      • Content Selection Tool
      • Edit text in PDF files
      • Work with images in PDFs
      • Work with to-page and to-web links
      • Remove sensitive content
      • Supported forms and fields
      • Fill out PDF forms
      • Sign PDF documents
      • Enhance and adjust your scans
      • Convert scanned documents into text (OCR)
      • Scale and measure drawings
      • Polygon and polyline shapes
      • Red Line tools
      • Convert images, MS Office and iWork files to PDF
      • Export PDFs to other formats on Mac
      • Convert PDFs to images, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Text files on iOS
      • Reading mode
      • Select your way to scroll pages
      • Enable the two-page view
      • Zooming modes in PDF Expert
      • Jump to a specific page
      • Bookmark pages
      • Create a table of contents in a PDF file
      • Turn on the Night or Sepia theme
      • Read PDF text out loud
      • Keep your device awake while reading
      • View two PDFs side by side
      • Add page numbers, bates numbers, and text
      • Use Smart Search
      • AI Chat with PDF
      • Page number indicator
      • Create a new PDF file
      • Add, delete, and rearrange PDF pages
      • Rename files and folders
      • Recents and Favorites
      • Sort files and folders by name, date, and size
      • Password protect PDFs
      • Save the file as flatten
      • Reduce the PDF file size
      • Merge PDFs
      • Manage annotated pages
      • Move files and folders
      • Switch between the Grid and List views
      • Mark files and folders with color tags
      • Open a file in PDF Expert
      • Organize your files with Inbox
      • Page Resize
      • Access your device files via the Files app folder
      • Sync your PDF files through web clouds
      • Sync a folder from cloud storage
      • Connect to Mac or PC via SMB
      • Set up sync with Mac via SFTP
      • Time Capsule setup
      • Share files via the Share button
      • Transfer files between iOS device and desktop using Wi-Fi
      • Transfer files from Safari to PDF Expert for iOS
      • Transfer files between iPad and iPhone using WebDAV
      • Share text with other apps
      • Share files from cloud via a link
      • Transfer files between PDF Expert and your Mac using a USB cable
      • PDF Expert Widgets
      • Turn on the Dark Mode
      • Work with tabs on your iPad
      • Customize the toolbar in PDF Expert for iOS
      • Create your own toolset in PDF Expert for iOS
      • Make PDF Expert your default PDF viewer on Mac
      • Open email attachments in PDF Expert
      • Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Make presentations with PDF Expert and FaceTime
      • Full Screen Mode on Mac
      • Getting Started with Tools tab on Mac
      • Presentation Mode
      • Improve your workflow with Sidecar and Camera Continuity
      • Change the app's language on iOS
      • Convert PDF to black and white on Mac
      • Supported Scripting in AcroForms (Adobe Acrobat forms)
      • Supported Scripting in XFA (LiveCycle Designer forms)
      • URL schemes
    • Troubleshooting
      • PDF Expert quits or doesn't open
      • PDF Expert freezes
      • All files in the app look blank
      • Annotation tools do not work
      • Printing issues on Mac
      • Corrupted files
      • Sync issues
      • Restore accidentally deleted files
      • File cannot be opened
      • Annotations made in PDF Expert are not displayed correctly in a third-party app on iOS
      • File loads slowly
      • Garbled text
      • AI Chat with PDF issues
      • Connection issues on iOS
      • iCloud files don't stay downloaded
    • Billing & Subscription
      • How to get PDF Expert
      • Set up an account for cross-platform app usage
      • How to get PDF Expert Premium
      • Check and manage your subscription
      • How to cancel the free trial
      • The PDF Expert License FAQ
      • The “trial expired” message appears after a purchase
      • Is PDF Expert available on Windows?
      • The PDF Expert Billing FAQ
      • The difference between PDF Expert 2 and PDF Expert 3
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    Transfer files between iPad and iPhone using WebDAV

    With PDF Expert, you can connect your iOS device to a desktop or another iPhone or iPad via WebDAV. This way, you can not only access, but also manage (move, or even delete) any files and folders from your iPhone or iPad on another device. You can also easily download or upload files and photos from one device to another.

    Transfer files from iPad to iPhone and vice versa

    To use WebDAV to transfer files between iOS devices, please make sure that: 

    • Both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
    • PDF Expert is launched on both iPad and iPhone.
    • Enable WebDAV in the PDF Expert settings on both devices. For this, open PDF Expert and go to Settings> WebDAV Server. Create any login and password you like and tap Start WebDAV.  
    1. Open PDF Expert on both devices.
    2. On your iPhone, tap the plus button> + Add Connection > WebDAV Server.
    3. Tap the icon in the URL field.  

    1. Find and tap your iPad under Available Devices.
    2. Enter the login and password you used to set up WebDAV on your iPad and tap Done.
    3. Now, you can see the files and folders from your iPad.
    4. To transfer the files from your iPad to your iPhone, tap … More on the needed file and select Download.
    5. To download multiple files or folders at once, tap ... at the top right > Select, choose the files, and tap Download at the bottom.

    1. If you'd like to get some files from your iPhone to iPad, tap ... at the top right > Select, pick the files and choose Upload.

    If you can't find your iPhone or iPad among available devices, you can set up the permanent connection manually:

    • On your iPhone: tap the plus button> + Add Connection  > WebDAV Server. Add the URL you'll find in PDF Expert on your iPad (Settings > WebDAV), fill out the other fields and tap Save.
    • On your iPad: tap + Add Connection on the sidebar > WebDAV Server. Add the URL from the PDF Expert app on your iPhone (Settings > WebDAV), fill out the other fields, and tap Save.

    Tip: You can also use AirDrop to you quickly transfer files between iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers.

    Mount PDF Expert as a network drive to access the files with Mac or PC

    macOS:

    1. On your iPhone or iPad, please go to PDF Expert Settings> WebDAV Server. Enter any credentials you wish as they are necessary to start a server and tap Start WebDAV.
    2. On your macOS device, right-click the Finder app icon in your Dock and select Connect to Server, or open Finder > the Go menu > Connect to Server.
    3. Type "http://" and the IP address of your iOS device. You can find it under WebDAV Server settings in PDF Expert.

    Windows 10:

    1. Open the Start menu and select This PC from the left panel.
    2. Select Map network drive on the toolbar at the top of the Computer tab.
    3. Select a drive letter in the Drive list.
    4. Type 'http://' and the IP address of your iOS device. It's available under WebDAV Server settings in PDF Expert.

    Tip: You can also transfer files between your iOS device and desktop using Wi-Fi.

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