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Section 11: Uploading Files & Documents
To upload a file specifically follow these steps:
File Uploading:
Step 1: Login to the site from any page
Step 2: Navigate to the top or "root" of your website (in this
case the
main link at the top of the left hand navigation menu)
Step 3: Click on the "contents" tab at the top of the editing area
Step 4: You should now see a list of files and folders with
different
icons in the left hand column which helps indicate their file type,
locate the folder called "documents" (note: If you do not see this
folder near or in the list of files and folders you are presented with
you may need to advance through the contents pages to view more files
and folders located in the same folder but on separate pages. You can
hit the option "show all items" to reveal all items within your main
site "root")
Step 5: Once you are in the Documents folder go up to the option
"add new..." select the option "file"
Step 6: Title the file at the next prompt and then browse your
local
machine for the file itself. When completed click ok and return to the
page where you which to link the file from.
Linking Files: (also see Section 8: Internal Links)
Step 1:
Navigate to a page which requires a link to a file or item
found in your website. Click the 'Edit' tab.
Step 2: Highlight a block of text which you want to become the link (note: you can also select images to make them click-able links).
Step 3: Click on the “Insert Internal Link” button on the editing toolbar.
Figure
8.1
– close-up
of the “insert internal link” tool
Step 4: Use
the “.. (Parent folder)” and other folders to navigate to the
desired page.
Step 5: Select the file or item in your site you want the selected text to link to and Click “OK”
