When you're transferring Microsoft Office files back and forth between your computer and your iPad, you must make sure you're using the latest, current version of a file. It's possible to lose track of which file is the most current version and then wind up editing two separate versions of the file, making it difficult to tell which is the file that you really need.
To help reduce this problem, you can rename files or delete them to avoid confusion. This can keep you from opening the same imported file after you may have saved and exported a different version within iWork.
To rename a file, you have to use the iTunes program on your computer and follow these steps:
Connect your iPad to your computer using the USB cable.
Run iTunes on your computer.
Click the name of your iPad in the Devices category.
Click the Apps tab. The Apps screen appears.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Apps screen until you see the File Sharing category.
Click the name of the app, in the Apps category, that you used to edit your Microsoft Office file. (In other words, click Pages for Word documents, Numbers for Excel spreadsheets, or Keynote for PowerPoint presentations.) The right list box displays Pages, Numbers, or Keynote Documents.
Click the name of the file you want to rename. Your chosen filename appears highlighted.
Type a new name or edit the existing name using the cursor keys and the backspace or delete keys. Then press the return (Mac OS) or enter (Windows) key. Your file now displays its new name.
To delete files stored in the iWork app on your iPad, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap the iWork app icon that contains the files you want to manage. Your chosen iWork app screen appears.
(Optional) Tap My Documents if the My Documents screen doesn't appear when you opened the iWork app. You may need to hold your iPad in portrait mode to view the My Documents button in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Tap the Folder icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. The Import Document window appears.
Tap Edit. Red circles with a white dash appear to the left of each file.
Tap the red circle with the white dash that appears to the left of a file you want to delete. A Delete button appears, as shown in Figure 38-6.
Tap Delete. Your chosen file disappears.
Tape Done, and then tap Close to return to the My Documents screen.
