How to Make a PDF File a Web Link
A PDF (portable document format) is a type of document file created by Adobe programs. The file format is widely used due to the self-contained nature of the program; fonts can be embedded in the document ensuring that it renders the same across a range of computer hardware configurations and operating systems. To post a PDF file online, you'll need to upload the file to your hosting account using an FTP (file transfer protocol) program and then add the proper HTML link tag to the web page.
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Instructions
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Launch your FTP program. If you do not have an FTP program installed, click the "FTP Programs" link in the Resources section, then download and install one of the FTP programs displayed on the right side of the web page.
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Type in the FTP address, username and password that allow you to log in to your FTP hosting account directory. Click "Connect" to log in to your hosting account.
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Browse to the directory that contains the active web pages on your website in the host directory pane of the FTP program.
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Click and drag the PDF document from the local directory pane of the FTP program to the host directory pane.
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Click and drag the web page file to which you wish to add the PDF link from the host directory pane to the local directory pane. Right-click the web page file and click "edit" to open the file in an HTML or text editor.
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Click to place the text cursor in the area of the document where you want to add the PDF link.
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Type "<a href='document.pdf'>", but replace the "document.pdf" text with the PDF file name. This is an HTML anchor tag. Anchor tags create a link on the HTML page by referencing a document or image that is hosted on the Internet.
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Type the text that you wish to use as the displayed link. This text should describe the PDF document that you are linking. Type "</a>" to close the HTML anchor tag.
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Click the "File" menu and choose "Save." Click the FTP program name in the task bar to switch back to the program window.
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Click and drag the web page file you edited from the local directory pane into the hosted directory pane. Click "Yes" or "OK" to overwrite the existing document. Close the FTP program after the document uploads.
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Launch a web browser and browse to the web page that you uploaded in the previous step. Click the PDF link text. Opening of the PDF document in the browser or the display of a link to download the PDF document indicates that the PDF file link has been successfully added to the web page.
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