Blogger: Linking to a PDF or Word Document in a Post

To do this in Blogger is a little different than with Typepad because Blogger does not have a File Manager.  Instead, you can use a free service from Google called Google Docs (http://docs.google.com).

Using Google Docs and Using the Link in a Post

• Go to www.docs.google.com.

• If you are not already logged into your Blogger account, then use your Blogger account information (username/password) to login to Google Docs (it's the same).

• From the main screen, click the UPLOAD button. Then a screen below will appear:
  
  

• From this window, click the Browse button to locate the file on your computer that you would like to link to from your Blogger post. Click OK once you've selected the file.
• From this screen type if a name "What do you want to call it?" if you want. Otherwise, click Upload File.
• The document is now previewed on your screen.  Copy and select the URL address.  This address is what you will use in the post!
• Go back to your post or create a new post in Blogger.
• Write something like "Click here to download the flyer".
• Select the two words "Click Here" and click the LINK button on the toolbar (looks like a paper clip or infinity symbol).  Paste in the URL address you copied from Google docs.
  
   
• Finish your post and you're done.

 

Additional help file:

• Adding Sidebar Item and Link: http://www.blogsbyheather.com/2008/08/blogger-adding.html

Happy blogging!

Comments

[Heather Wright-Porto]

Hi Donald!
Nope, you do not have to check!
Have a great weekend,
Heather :D

[Donal Keegan]

Excellent tutorial. Do you know if you have to tick the box to convert to google docs format when you upload a PDF? Does it matter? Thank you
The Auto Enthusiast

[Heather Wright-Porto]

You may instead have a blue word/link that says "Link". Give that a try.
Keep me posted :D

[Gurevich]

I do not have the paper clip on the new blogger, April 2012.

[VetTechMel]

Thanks so much for this! This is way more simple than I had expected.

[Heather Wright-Porto]

Hi Lisa!
Yes, when you click the Upload button, a screen should appear that lets you select a file to upload from your computer to Google Docs.

If that screen doesn't pop-up…do you have your Pop-up Blocker on? Or try holding down the CTRL key when clicking the Upload button.

Keep me posted…
Heather :D

[Lica Nemes]

YOU SAID. "From the main screen, click the UPLOAD button. Then a screen below will appear:"
THERE IN NO screen ! Nothing appears ! can u help? thank you/

[Jane]

Thank you soooo much Heather!! I have been trying so hard to get pdf's onto my blog for this thing I am doing (I am still working on it) and I had no idea how to link the pdf to the blog. This tutorial helped heaps and cleared up so much!
Thank-you!!

[baz carter]

Hi Heather, I kinda guess that I'd need to use Google Docs but wasnt sure how. Question is how do I add this download function to a side bar? Thanks, Baz

[Larry Christenson]

This is awesome info, thanks!
Heather, great work, so much here.

[Briana]

thank you so much for this post! just what i needed

[Nathalie]

I just used this tutorial to add a printable on my blog! Thank you it was very helpful!

[Dwarfy29]

Thanks ! Didn't know how to do this (merci merci merci... Yes, it's a french guy speaking)

[Jocelyn]

Thanks Heather. Your instructions on how to upload a PDF or Word doc as a link in a Blogger page were perfect. So easy, clear and concise.

[tabitha]

ugh. seriously, THANK YOU. been searching all day and you were the first one that made it clear and fast enough to help me:)

[Meagan]

Thank you so much! I needed to know how to link up a PDF or word document to my blog post. PERFECT!!

[Autum]

Thank you so much!

[Lynn]

Heather, thank you SO MUCH for this information - you have made my life so much easier!

[DailyDoseGrace]

Thanks for the information!

[Heather Wright-Porto]

Hi Fernanda!

You can use these tools to help track visitor activity on a given page:

www.chartbeat.com
www.crazyegg.com
www.clicktale.com
www.clickdensity.com

Heather :D

[fernanda]

Hi Heather,

I would like to know if is possible to count the number of download from post or page.
So we could know if people are interested or not

thanks in advance!

[Laura]

Heather, what version of blogger do you have? My blogger toolbar doesn't have that clipboard button you mentioned above.

[fernanda]

You are great!! It worked! Many Thanks!!

[Heather Wright-Porto]

You can. You have to switch to HTML view and look for the HTML code similar to ….
and in this line put target=_blank.

such as

[fernanda]

Thanks... it worked! I'm wondering how could we do to open a new window in order to view de pdf so my blog window still open.
You are really helpful!