hyperlink a pdf file

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I am new to webpage maintenance and need help. I want to create a hyperlink
to a pdf file on my computer through an exisiting button in the index. I have
opened the index in FP and changed the hyperlink extension and uploaded it
but it is not working. What am I missing?

Thank you.
 
It would also be helpful to know what "existing button in the index" the OP
is referring to.
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| You need to post the link here for us to see what is wrong with it.
|
| hth
|
|
| Erin wrote:
| > I am new to webpage maintenance and need help. I want to create a
hyperlink
| > to a pdf file on my computer through an exisiting button in the index. I
have
| > opened the index in FP and changed the hyperlink extension and uploaded
it
| > but it is not working. What am I missing?
| >
| > Thank you.
 
Yes. I assumed he meant a click on the link but you are quite correct.
Thanks for pointing this out.

Kind regards,
 
I don't know how to post the link here.

The website is for an organization that puts out a newsletter. The most
recent newsletter has to be posted online in place of the old one. The
existing button is "newsletter" in the main index of the website.

I did upload the pdf document to the web server.

Erin
 
The link is looking for the PDF in the root web
http://www.medicineriverwildlifecentre.ca/wildnews.pdf
is that where it is upload to

Also change the target to open in a new window in
<A HREF="wildnews.pdf" TARGET="body"
make it
<A HREF="wildnews.pdf" TARGET="_blank"
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| Well, that I can do!
|
| http://www.mrwc.ca
|
| Look for "NEWSLETTER" in the index.
|
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Type the full web address into the message of a reply to this discussion
| > about your question.
| >
| > Such as http://www.yoursite.com
| >
| > That's all you need to do.
| >
| > | > >I don't know how to post the link here.
| > >
| > > The website is for an organization that puts out a newsletter. The most
| > > recent newsletter has to be posted online in place of the old one. The
| > > existing button is "newsletter" in the main index of the website.
| > >
| > > I did upload the pdf document to the web server.
| > >
| > > Erin
| > >
| > > "ANONYMOUS" wrote:
| > >
| > >> You need to post the link here for us to see what is wrong with it.
| > >>
| > >> hth
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> Erin wrote:
| > >> > I am new to webpage maintenance and need help. I want to create a
| > >> > hyperlink
| > >> > to a pdf file on my computer through an exisiting button in the index.
| > >> > I have
| > >> > opened the index in FP and changed the hyperlink extension and uploaded
| > >> > it
| > >> > but it is not working. What am I missing?
| > >> >
| > >> > Thank you.
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
 
It is uploaded to the same place that the old newsletter was uploaded to. I
just replaced the old file with the new file and renamed it "wildnews.pdf"
just like the last one was named.

I had also already changed it to open in a new window but it doesn't seem to
have noticed those changes either. I save the changes then upload them but
it's not listening to me! I must be missing some step.
 
Make sure the case of the filename matches the actual filename exactly

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Erin said:
It is uploaded to the same place that the old newsletter was uploaded to. I
just replaced the old file with the new file and renamed it "wildnews.pdf"
just like the last one was named.

I had also already changed it to open in a new window but it doesn't seem to
have noticed those changes either. I save the changes then upload them but
it's not listening to me! I must be missing some step.

Stefan B Rusynko said:
The link is looking for the PDF in the root web
http://www.medicineriverwildlifecentre.ca/wildnews.pdf
is that where it is upload to

Also change the target to open in a new window in
<A HREF="wildnews.pdf" TARGET="body"
make it
<A HREF="wildnews.pdf" TARGET="_blank"
--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Well, that I can do!
|
| http://www.mrwc.ca
|
| Look for "NEWSLETTER" in the index.
|
|
| "Andrew Murray" wrote:
|
| > Type the full web address into the message of a reply to this discussion
| > about your question.
| >
| > Such as http://www.yoursite.com
| >
| > That's all you need to do.
| >
| > | > >I don't know how to post the link here.
| > >
| > > The website is for an organization that puts out a newsletter. The most
| > > recent newsletter has to be posted online in place of the old one. The
| > > existing button is "newsletter" in the main index of the website.
| > >
| > > I did upload the pdf document to the web server.
| > >
| > > Erin
| > >
| > > "ANONYMOUS" wrote:
| > >
| > >> You need to post the link here for us to see what is wrong with it.
| > >>
| > >> hth
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> Erin wrote:
| > >> > I am new to webpage maintenance and need help. I want to create a
| > >> > hyperlink
| > >> > to a pdf file on my computer through an exisiting button in the index.
| > >> > I have
| > >> > opened the index in FP and changed the hyperlink extension and uploaded
| > >> > it
| > >> > but it is not working. What am I missing?
| > >> >
| > >> > Thank you.
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It is uploaded to the same place that the old newsletter was uploaded to. I
just replaced the old file with the new file and renamed it "wildnews.pdf"
just like the last one was named.

I had also already changed it to open in a new window but it doesn't seem to
have noticed those changes either. I save the changes then upload them but
it's not listening to me! I must be missing some step.
Click to expand...

Have you done a reload while holding down the control key?

Doing this loads the webpage without reference to anything you might
have in your browser's cache.

You'd be impressed at the number of times I've done everything right,
uploaded the new page and then forgotten that step...and felt sheepish
when I realized what I had done wrong!
 
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