Linking to a File

One common task is to link to a document in Drupal.  There are two ways to do this.

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Attaching a File

1. Create a "File" node (from "My Sections" or "Create Content")
   • If you already created a node, you may need help finding a node.
2. Go to the page you want the file on.
3. In the "Attachments" field (below the body), enter the beginning of the title of the file.
4. The file you just created should now be listed.  Click the entry you want to select.
5. Save.

Using a File Filter

1. Create a "File" node (from "My Sections" or "Create Content").
   • If you already created a node, you may need help finding a node.
2. When you save the file, you should see that it's URL is http://www.grinnell.edu/file/12345 (where "12345" is some other 5-digit number).  Take note of this number.
3. Go to the page to which you want to add the link to the file and "Edit."
4. In the body, where you want to add the link, enter [file:12345] where "12345" is the number you took note of in Step 2.
5. Save.
6. Where you put "[file:12345]" should now be a link to the file with the Title of the file as the link text.