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Creating and uploading printable documents to your web site
Creating and uploading printable documents to your web site
You can upload a document to your web site and allow your visitors to request a printable (or downloadable) copy.

This is a three step process.

1) Save your document in the PDF format.  PDF stands for Portable Document Format which is easily read by most every browser.  So even if your visitor does not have MS Office, or MS Publisher - you can still provide a printable / downloadable version of your work.

Related article - creating a PDF

If you have never created a PDF or do not have the software, you may download a free PDF converter at www.primopdf.com

Follow the installation instructions.

PrimoPdf installs as a print driver, so all you have to do to create a PDF is open your document in whatever program you used to create it, and select File | Print - then choose the Primo PDF printer.  Please download this document for detailed instructions: Creating a PDF.

NOTE:  Your PDF file name will become part of the URL to the file later in this process.  Please do not use spaces or special characters ((),:';"$#@&) etc - as these special characters can cause your page request to fail.

2)  Upload the PDF to your Document  Library
Choose Basic Settngs | Web Site Builder | Option #10 - Document Library.
Upload your PDF.
File Title: is a 25 character field for you to recognize the file.  Spaces and special characters are allowed here (this is the title, not the file name)
File:  Browse to the location of the PDF you just made in step 1 and select it.
Upload: Your new file will be listed at the top of the list

TIP: in the final step of the process you are going to paste the URL to the File into a hyperlink on your web page (or in your group email, etc).  You can save a step by selecting and copying the URL to File now (highlight the URL starting with http;??... and ending in .pdf) 
Example:


3)  Insert your hyperlink on your web page or group email (etc).
TIP:  Since you are directing your visitor to a "page" that does not have your web site navigation (menu's), use the Target "New Page" to prevent losing your web site visitor from your web site ("New Page" will cause the PDF to open in a new window.  Once that window is closed your visitor will be right back on your web site where they were before they selected the hyperlink).

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Insert Hyperlink
Navigation links to open a unique page or document