How can I link to a pdf file ?

[beachblue]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Sorry but my control panel doesn't have a file manager. Tried searching for it no luck. I am running a ******* Satellite. Tried doing a screenshot to post on here but it will not let me put an image up.

Thanks

[D'son]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Are you hosting with VodaHost or somewhere else? BV can only be used with VH and we only give answers as to how to publish to it.

[beachblue]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Yes I am hosting with Vodahost. I am right you are talking about the control panel on my computer and not a control panel on Bluevoda ?

[beachblue]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Finally found the answer in an outside help desk. I guess the reason why the tips on here didn't work is because I am running Vista and it does not have the controlpanel/filemanager. So for those having problems like me here is what I found and it worked immediately.

For those who use Windows Vista, and don't know how to copy a file, click the Start menu (the Windows icon at the bottom left corner of your monitor), and then the "Computer" item in the menu that appears. Navigate to the place where you saved your PDF file. (It's not possible for me to tell you where you saved it, since I cannot read your mind. Chances are that it's somewhere in your "Documents" folder or your Desktop. Just click around till you find it, but start with the "Documents" and "Desktop" folders first since it's more likely to be there.)
Once you've located the file, right-click on the filename (that is, click the right mouse button instead of the left while your mouse cursor is over the filename), and in the menu that appears, click the "Copy" item.
Now using the same "Computer" window, navigate to the folder where you keep your website's files. By default, Bluevoda saves the files in a folder in your Documents directory. Once you locate the folder, you should be able to see the existing files (like "index.html") that you have created for your site there. Right click a blank space in the folder window, and in the menu that appears, click the "Paste" item. Your PDF file should now appear in the window.

OK after doing this make a button on your webpage that you want to be the downlaod button for the pdf file. Highlight the button go to add hyperlink , this hyperlink window shows http as default go in to that drop down box and select file, this will show the pdf you just uploaded, click on it click OK and VOILA your button links to the pdf file.

Hope this helps Vists users.

[Karen Mac]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

not the control panel on your computer.. and you do have one.. the control panel on you hosting account..(and you do have one on your computer)

www.typeyourdomainhere/cpanel

then youlogin with the same passwords you are publishing with

Karen

[MittenHomesLLC]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

I've uploaded my pdf to my public_html and I can see it when I log on to my Control Panel. When it's uploaded, does it automatically create a page dedicated to that pdf file?

[D'son]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

No it will not create a page for you, you upload it to your public_html folder (same as you publish too) then it will appear as any other page (file) except it will have a .pdf extension. So if you named your pdf file, instructions (for example) your link would be like this

http://www.yoursite.com/instructions.pdf

[MittenHomesLLC]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

D'Son

Thanks...I think I almost have it. I still have an error when i try to open the PDF. It says name does not begin with '%PDF-'

any suggestions?

[D'son]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

What did you name the file?

[Tom Finley]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

The % sign may mean you left a space in your filename or link.

[MittenHomesLLC]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

save20000onpurchaseofnexthome.pdf

Maybe that's doing a bit too much....i don't know. I created a separate page on BlueVoda named 'save20000onpurchaseofnexthome.bvp'. On that page, I used the Insert/Advanced/File Publisher command to post the file on the page.

[MittenHomesLLC]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

I changed the file name to freereport.pdf and changed the page name to freereport.bvp. The error still comes up in Adobe Reader when I try to open it.

[Tom Finley]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

What is the link to your site so we can see what's going on?

[D'son]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Remove the extensions from your file and page names these are added automatically for you (.bvp by BlueVoda and .pdf by the program you used to create it) once you do, resave the file and upoad it again. Be sure to remove the other versions from your public_html folder so you will not get them confused.

[MittenHomesLLC]

Re: How can I link to a pdf file ?

Here's the link.

http://www.buyhousedetroit.com/freereport.pdf