Adding Linked Files
Generally, you should avoid presenting content as linked files as these are difficult to make accessible and can also interrupt the reading experience in mobile and other browsing modes. When possible, add content to the website as Text and Image content as you see on this page. That said, there are some contexts where a PDF file is unavoidable, such as for a form that must be printed out with particular alignment and spacing. In these cases, PDF files can be added to the site. For maximum compatibility, only PDF files can be uploaded.
Note also that all files uploaded to the site are world-readable and cannot be made private or password protected. If you need to share files with particular cohorts you can share them with appropriate access restrictions via OneDrive, GoogleDrive, or MiddFiles and link to the file from the website.
Before you begin, you must upload the PDF to the Drupal system by following these steps:
1. Open the Content manager.
2. Choose Media and then Add Media
3. Choose Document
4. Name your document and select Choose File to upload your PDF and hit Save.
5. You will now see the document in the system and you can click on the document name.
6. To retrieve the URL you will nee for the link, click on the document...
7. And then copy the URL. That is your link to the PDF.
