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How to upload and link to a file in Drupal?
A common task when creating and editing pages in Drupal is adding a link to a PDF, DOC or other file within the content body. These steps let you make make an inline link to a file. For example, this is an inline link to Accessible Brand Colors (PDF). Go to the page and start a New Draft. Type and then select the text that should link to the file.
How do I upload a link to a website?
Click the Link icon in the toolbar. Click Browse Server. Click documents in the Navigation list at the far left. Click Upload, then Browse. Locate your file, select it and click Open. Click Upload. Close the File Browser window. Click your cursor in the body of your content where you would like the link to appear. Select that text.
How do I link to a web page or PDF document?
A PDF file, like an image, must first be uploaded to the Drupal server. To upload a PDF document: Click the Link icon in the toolbar. Click Browse Server. Click documents in the Navigation list at the far left. Click Upload, then Browse. Locate your file, select it and click Open. Click Upload.
How to save a file in Drupal 7?
To change these settings, go to Menu > Configuration > File settings. After you upload the file, click Next to enter additional information to use with the file, including Alt and Title text. You can also add a URL redirect to the image in the URL redirects section to make it easier to directly access. Click Save to save your file for use.
How to upload and link to a file?
Go to the page and start a New Draft. Type and then select the text that should link to the file. Note: when linking to a different type of file, it’s a good practice to include the type of file in the link text. Example: “Organization Chart (PDF)” or “Curriculum Worksheet (DOC)”
How do I link a document to a website?
To link to the uploaded file, visit the editing interface for the page or content area where you want the link to appear. In the editor, write out some text that you want to become the link. Highlight the text, then click the “Link to content” button Click the “Link to content” icon (represented by a chain link with + symbol) in the WYSIWYG menu
What happens if I link to a PDF file?
If you link to PDF using the method above, clicking the PDF link will typically download the file directly to your computer. You may instead prefer that linked PDFs open directly in the browser. This can be achieved by using an alternate method to embed a link to the PDF: