How do i send pictures from a windows pc to an ipad or iphone? | members only

1. Grab the charging cable that came with your iPad or iPhone and connect it to your Windows PC. To connect the iPhone and/or iPad, that cable will either be USB-C or for older models

Apple’s proprietary Lightning, which is being phased out. The Windows end will either be a standard USB cable, otherwise known as USB-A, or USB-C, which in recent years has emerged as a de

facto standard. If you don’t have a compatible cable, you may need to purchase an adapter. ASK THE TECH GURU 2. On your Windows PC, select IPHONE OR IPAD IN THE SIDEBAR | FILES. A list of

file-sharing apps appears. 3. Drag a file or files from the PC to an app in the Apple Devices windows, which will begin the transfer process. 4. This method may work best for Phone-to-PC

sharing if you have more photos on your iPhone than the amount of iCloud storage you've been given, 5 gigabytes for free, or otherwise purchased. EMAIL. Emailing photos as an attachment

is generally an option, but only if you’re looking to move a few here and there, as I addressed in a previous column. Since you indicated the desire to only move a handful of pictures,

emailing in your case is a viable way to go. Be aware that some email providers, including Google's Gmail, limit the size of email attachments. And if you have mounds of images to move,

email is simply not efficient. MEMORY CARDS. Depending on its age, your computer may or may not have a secure digital or SD memory card slot. Few do nowadays. If it does, you can add some

of the pictures on the PC to that card. Of course, since iPads and iPhones do not have slots for such cards, you will need a Lightning or USB card reader accessory to insert memory cards

into the handsets. Once you've done so, you will see that pictures on that card are available as an Import option in the Photos app. BONUS TIP: PHOTO COMPATIBILITY IS RARELY A HURDLE

Fierce format wars have long been the way of tech, as anyone who recalls VHS vs. Betamax in the mid- to late 1970s can attest. Despite such virtual fisticuffs, the industry also has many

kumbaya moments. So fortunately for all the rivalries among popular tech platforms — Windows, Macs, Android, iOS — each is fluent in the most common file types, which for photos includes the

popular .jpg or .jpeg photo standard, among others. And that’s why you can view your pics on pretty much any kind of tech hardware you own.