How do I make a file available for download on a website? I see this
all the time--you know, click on the link and the .doc or .pdf starts
to download--but I don't know how to add it to my own site.

Hi fieldily,

You begin by uploading a file to the server --where your web site is.
You do that the exact same way you upload html pages. And just as you
link to different html pages, you can link to a FILE.

To make it easy, look at the URL of the page you want to link FROM.

Upload the file to the same folder AS THAT .html FILE.

The link to the file, when you type it in html should read as follows:

<A HREF="http://www.yourwebsite.com/folder/subfolder/yourfilename.ext">Name
of file here, as you want people to see it</A>

There are shortcuts, but this way will work, every time. You must be
sure that the server you are uploading the file to accepts the type of
file you want to make available. Be sure to replace all my words with
your own web site name!


If I can assist you more in regards to linking to a file from your web
site, please don't hesitate to ask via the "request for clarification"
feature.


~~Cynthia

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Request for Answer Clarification by fieldlily-ga on 13 Jun 2005 21:13 PDT

Thank you so much! I have just one question--if it's a .pdf file, for
instance, do I still use the ending .ext? So, for example, if the file
in question is called example1.pdf, do I type
"http://www.mywebsite.com/folder/subfolder/example1.pdf" or
"http://www.mywebsite.com/folder/subfolder/example1.ext"?

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Clarification of Answer by cynthia-ga on 13 Jun 2005 21:17 PDT

You use your file name:

"http://www.mywebsite.com/folder/subfolder/example1.pdf"

Thank you very much!