How to Link to a PDF on a Website

You can not only make pictures, video or destinations available through a link on your website but you can also link people to documents by using the tag. This tag can reference a PDF file that is on your site and can be downloaded or viewed by following a link. The coding for sending people to this file is straightforward and only references a different kind of information than other uses of the tag.

Instructions

1. Transfer your document to your website server. Make sure you have the correct path to where it is located on the server. Check that this path will actually pull that file in a browser by loading your browser and typing the address of the document in the URL line. Don't forget to use the http:// and website address before the actual address of the file.

2. Work out the tag code for the link to that file. Use symbol.

3. Type the description of the document that you want to be the link to this document after the link. It is customary to also list the file size so that the visitor to your site knows how long it will take to download. Then close the at the end. Your whole tag should look like the following: PDF Document (586kB)

4. Place this code in the HTML document at the point where the link is to be. It is always advisable to test the link before uploading it to the website. Load the HTML document in your browser and click the link and see if the document loads or is referenced correctly. If it is, then you are done. If not, you need to modify the tag to reference the correct file. The most likely place you have made a mistake is in the path to the file on your server.

Resources

• Tags in the head section