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monthly fee) that lets you open files from and export them to those services. It's not the same as be-
ing able to directly open and save files, but it's better than nothing.
To pull a file from a cloud storage service via WebDAV, tap the Add button (the + icon) in Pages,
Keynote, or Numbers, then tap Copy from WebDAV in the pop-over that appears. Enter the WebDAV
server for your storage service, as well as you username and password. Tap the desired document
from the list that appear; it is copied to your iOS device. To save a document back to that cloud stor-
age service, tap the Settings button ( ), then tap Copy to WebDAV in the pop-over that appears.
Enter the WebDAV server for your storage service, as well as your username and password, then save
the document. Note that the saved document will overwrite any document with the same name.
On the Mac, most of these services add plug-ins to the Finder when you install their OS X apps,
so they appear to be hard drives attached to your Mac, which you access like any external hard drive,
complete with the ability to drag files into and out of them, to rename files, and to add and delete
folders. You can also go to their websites and sign in to access those documents.
Use File Sharing
With your photos, movies, and music all available on all your devices, it's time to look at the final
piece of the puzzle: connecting all your devices together in your home for file sharing.
Access files remotely with Back to My Mac
The iCloud service on a Mac includes a feature called Back to My Mac, which lets you access files
stored on other Macs wherever you have Internet access. Accessing files remotely can be unbelievably
handy if you left an important document on your iMac at home but have your MacBook with you.
You enable Back to My Mac in the iCloud system preference by checking the Back to My Mac op-
tion. In the Sharing system preference, ensure that the File Sharing option is checked. You also want
to make sure that the Finder is set to display Back to My Mac in Finder windows' Sidebars. To do so:
1. Click on your Mac's desktop to switch to the Finder.
2. Choose Finder > Preferences to open the Finder Preferences dialog box.
3. Go to the Sidebar pane and make sure Back to My Mac is checked under the Shared section.
4. Close the Finder Preferences dialog box.
The target computer needs to be turned on and connected to the Internet for Back to My Mac to
connect to it. It also needs to be signed into the same iCloud account as the computer you are trying
to access it from.
All available Macs are shown in the Finder window's Sidebar, in the Shared section:
1. Click All to see the available Macs on the local network as well as found by Back to My Mac.
2. Click the name of the Mac you want to connect to.
3. Click the Connect As button.
4. Enter the username and password for the account of the Mac you want to connect to or, alternatively, click the Using an
Apple ID radio button and enter your Apple ID and password.
5. Click the Connect button.
All the files stored on the target computer become visible in the Finder window, and you can
move and edit them as you would any other file (see Figure 8-12).
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