Linking to a PDF file

Creating a link to a PDF file is the same as linking to any other document. Just include the filename in the URL, as shown in this example:

<a href="documentation.pdf">Link to documentation (PDF)</a>

The PDF file resides on the server like any other media file. Most modern server software is preconfigured to recognize the PDF MIME type (type application/pdf, extension .pdf).

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