Thanks I have tried so many ways to get the document onto the iPad but some of the words on the PPT are jumbled. I guess I need to just figure out which ones have the least amount of errors. I was really hoping to not have to take my laptop on the road anymore!!!

1: Connect your computer to the iPad using the USB cable
2: Launch iTunes on the computer
3: In the Devices section of the left-hand menu on iTunes select iPad
4: Click on the Apps tab
5: In the File Sharing section you can see a list of apps that support file sharing on your iPad. Click on an app and you will see a list of the documents for that app on your iPad
6: To copy a file to your computer to the iPad simply drag and drop it from the document list onto the Desktop or another folder. Alternatively, click on the Save to... button and save the file as normal.

Moreover,i'd like to share you a article about how to transfer or move files from iPad to computer, which can help you backup all iPad files to your computer and keep them safe.
Hopefully this works for all of you like it just worked for me!

How about Whole folders of excel and word? Is there a way to import them from a PC to the ipad?