Why am I unable to open a .pdf file on my iPad Air 2?

[iMore Question]

I AM A NEW USER. HAVE COPIED PDF FILES FROM PC TO IPAD THROUGH ITUNES.THOGH THE FILES ARE BEING SHOWN THEY ARE NOT OPENING.pL SUGGEST WHAT WENT WRONG

 

[Rob Phillips]

I AM UNABLE TO OPEN A PDF FILE ON MY IPAD AIR2 wHAT TO DO

Welcome to iMore! I suggest copying the files to a cloud service like Dropbox or OneDrive and then accessing your files there. iTunes is designed to manage your media (music, movies, etc.) and not necessarily PDF files.
Dropbox by Dropbox
https://appsto.re/us/63ZHt.i
OneDrive - Cloud storage for files & photos by Microsoft Corporation
https://appsto.re/us/MAQDC.i

 

[Just_Me_D]

Download a .pdf reader app and then use the "open with" option to view the aforementioned .pdf files.

 

[Rob Phillips]

Download a .pdf reader app and then use the "open with" option to view the aforementioned .pdf files.

iOS should be able read PDFs through iBooks, right? I think that using iTunes to transfer files over to OP's iPhone just isn't the best method.

 

[Just_Me_D]

iOS should be able read PDFs through iBooks, right? I think that using iTunes to transfer files over to OP's iPhone just isn't the best method.

That's correct.