How can I link to a pdf file ?

[beachblue]

I want to put a link on one of my pages to an e-book which is in a pdf file how can I put it on the page with a button for "download" ?

Great forums, I know it's probably on here somewhere but I have been through as best I can, can anybody help ?

Thank You

[Karen Mac]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Just make a button and then add a link to it to the pdf file. right click on the image and add the link in the image properties.

Karen

[trophy]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

That is just what I am looking for.
Now I want to make a PDf of my index page, how do I go about doing that.
Looked for ages but can not find a tutorial or info on how to.
Gill A

[D'son]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

You have to upload the pdf file to your public_html folder then link to it. Go into your control panel/file manager and click the upload icon (after everything loads) browse for your file and click ok. Take note to make sure you have a simple file name for the file, no spaces in the name before you upload. Then your link would look like http://www.yoursite.com/filename.pdf

[trophy]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Thank you for the speedy reply.
Do I convert my index page to a PDF before I up load and if so how do I convert it.
Gill A

[beachblue]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Thanks D'son

Still a bit foggy though. The file is in documents at the moment, I changed the name as you suggested to something simple and no spaces. Go to control panel and can not find any upload icon. Any additional help please.

Thank you.

[Karen Mac]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

No.. you embed it in an html box on a bv page..

http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/bluevoda-tips-tricks-shortcuts/45218-embed-pdf-display-your-webpage.html

This will have your page show up as the pdf.

Karen

[mrmagoo144]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

what you are trying to do is very simple. upload you pdf file to your server. you can do this either using your ftp manager tool in tools or you can go to your control panel as suggested above. you upload the file, let's call it
file.pdf
or
file.doc
now you create a link on the page desired, you can use a text or image link, and the link will look like this:
www.yourwebsitename.com/file.pdf

an example of this is

http://www.videopostcards.info/making_a_sound_file.html

the banner "click here" is the link to the pdf file

[D'son]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Thanks D'son

Still a bit foggy though. The file is in documents at the moment, I changed the name as you suggested to something simple and no spaces. Go to control panel and can not find any upload icon. Any additional help please.

Thank you.

Once in your control panel click file manager, then you will see the upload icon.

[Karen Mac]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

When you upload and use the file manager.. make sure you FIRST navigate to the public html folder. If you upload it ANYWHERE else it wont work.. you have to be in the part of your account for web display.

Karen

[LadyEye]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

lol ... though ... you can't make a pdf from your blue voda page ..

what you will need to do is create a word document of what you want converted to a pdf .. you can then convert this word document into a pdf and do as all mention above to get onto your server ..

a free pdf converter can be found at www.primopdf.com

alternatively - you could take a screenshot of your webpage, add the image you take into a word document, convert to a pdf and this would save you the trouble of makingthe word document to begin with ..

[trophy]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

What my problem is that when I make a word doc of my index page, my only page, http://andysbodies.net/
pics and words are all over the place.
A screen shot is not possible as my index page is too long.
Gill A

[LadyEye]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Here you go .. maybe this will work for you .. just open and save and then upload to your directory as per the instructions earlier in this thread ..

[trophy]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Thank you for the PDF, I am very curious to know how did it?
It highlights a problem I have that the width of the index page is narrower than the paper.
Am I correct in thinking the easy way out is to make the pics bigger thus making a wider index page.
Gill A

[trophy]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

OK now we are getting somewhere.
I have just used a programme called snagit and it can capture the whole sheet and save it as a pdf over two sheets.
I now see that I have to make my index page wider on the website.
Thanks to all that have helped.
Gill A