How To: Add Documents to a Post or Page

You can upload documents to your blog on the Commons from a file on your computer, a URL, or your Media Library. Please see the instructions below to learn how to insert an accepted file type into a post or page:

FROM YOUR COMPUTER

  1. Go to Posts -> Add New or Pages -> Add New.
  2. Click on the Add Media icon found in the Upload/Insert icon group in your editor.
  3. Click on the Select Files button and choose the file from your computer.
  4. Once the file upload is complete, click on the File URL button.
  5. Click the Insert into Post button.
  6. You should now have a link to the file in your new post or page.

FROM URL

  1. Go to Posts -> Add New or Pages -> Add New.
  2. Click on the Add Media icon found in the Upload/Insert icon in your editor.
  3. Click on the From URL tab.
  4. Enter the URL of the file and the Title (i.e. the link text).
  5. Click the Insert into Post button.
  6. You should now have a link to the file in your new post or page.

FROM MEDIA LIBRARY

To learn how to upload files to your blog from your media library, please view the following screencast:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdx0HQjgW8A[/youtube]

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