Making a link to a PDF

You can add links to websites, pdfs or email in the Event or Jobs Description field by using the text editor.

To Upload a pdf

  1. for link to a doc you need to make it into a pdf first, then upload the pdf to the File Manager of the website. There is a link to the correct folder  on your Admin page.

File Manager Screen

Kea File Manager

 

  • Click the Browse button, then locate the pdf on your hard drive
  • The File Name appears in the Files field.
  • Click the upload button to upload the pdf
  • Right click the View link to the right of the name of the pdf file you have uploaded in the file list
  • Chose "Properties"
  • You will see the url at the bottom of the properties box. Copy this url
  • To link to a pdf uploaded in the edit site you need to include the file path from the root and the filename . So for a link to the pdf
    http://lgnz.edit.katipo.co.nz/pdfs/formal-protocolZonemeetings.pdf
    You need to have the following in your URL:
    /pdfs/formal-protocolZonemeetings.pdf
  • Go back to the Description field in your Events Form and use the editor to make the link, pasting in the url as above.
  • For a link to a pdf already on the live site, you can copy the whole url starting from the http.

Send the PDF to the live site (trigger)

  • You will need to return to the pdf folder and trigger the prf to the live site
  • Click the little box to the left of the pdf name
  • Click the "trigger" button at the top of the page
  • You will get a confirmation screen. Confirm, then OK to return to the File Manager screen.


Last updated: August 2008
 

 
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