Send to Another Device

When syncing your database documents between devices, you must have identical documents on both devices. After migrating the database on one device, you can send the migrated documents to your other devices via AirDrop or iTunes File Sharing. This process can take place on both the Mac and iOS.

The simplest way to send files between devices is through AirDrop. Both iOS and Mac have options to AirDrop your documents; to get started, make sure both of your devices are AirDrop compatible, are set up on the same Wi-Fi network, and are within close proximity. After checking these factors, follow the steps below.

Sending with a Mac

1. Launch Tap Forms on both devices
2. Click the database document you’d like to share. Do not open the document
3. At the bottom of the window, click the “Share” button
4. Select the device to which you’d like to send the document

*If you’re sending the document from Mac to Mac, the file will be in the Downloads folder in Finder. Drag it to the main Database Documents view to insert it into Tap Forms.

Sending with iOS

1. Launch Tap Forms on both devices
2. Tap the list button at the top of the screen (next to the “+”)
3. Tap “Send Document”
4. Choose the file you want to share
5. Locate the device in the AirDrop section and tap to send

*On iOS, you can also share your document by means other than AirDrop, like Messages, Mail, etc.

If your devices aren’t compatible with AirDrop or you’d prefer an alternative method, you can also use iTunes File Sharing to send a file between iOS and Mac.

1. Launch iTunes and plug your device into your Mac
2. Click on your device in iTunes
3. Find the iTunes File Sharing area. In recent versions of iTunes, there’s a separate File Sharing area. However, on older versions of iTunes, you have to navigate into the Apps area and then scroll all the way down until you see the File Sharing area.
4. Scroll down to find Tap Forms in the list of apps and click on it.
5. You will see the Tap Forms Documents area appear on the right.

6. Drag a .tapforms document file from your Mac into the Tap Forms Documents area on the right in iTunes.
7. If you’re wanting to copy from an iOS device to your Mac, drag the file from iTunes to your Mac.

*If you select a file in iTunes, pressing the Delete key on your Mac’s keyboard will delete it from your iOS device.

Now that you have the same document on each device, you may now proceed to setting up either Nearby or Cloud syncing.