I uploaded a pdf file as an asset.
I want to link to it from a text component. How do I do that?
When I open the asset through the resources drawer the pdf has a very long number/letter name. Is this just in the preview?
Thank you!
Sandra
Linking to assets and asset filenames
Re: Linking to assets and asset filenames
Yes the file is renamed when you upload it so you will need to use this renamed filename
Here is how I would create a hyperlink to such a document:
You can get the link to your pdf by adding it to the resources and then it gives you a link something along the lines of
course/assets/90bd6c356cb0fa3f3b217c97b542ec09e58a6594.pdf
You can then create a hyperlink to it by entering something like the following via the WYSIWYG and selecting "Source" mode
<p><a href="./course/en/assets/90bd6c356cb0fa3f3b217c97b542ec09e58a6594.pdf" target="_blank">Link</a></p>
Note I had added ./ in front of the link
Note also I have added target="_blank" to ensure it opens in a new tab/window
The word "Link" is my hyperlink - you can change this to anything you wish
I just wrote a separate post about hyperlinks that may be helpful too.
Re: Linking to assets and asset filenames
Thanks Paul, I'll try that!
It's just a bit inconvenient that people can't download the file with the proper name.
Re: Linking to assets and asset filenames
I think it would probably be possible to manually put the pdf files in a folder within the course and link them with your proper file names but tI haven't tested this theory.
Re: Linking to assets and asset filenames
Yes, you could absolutely do this - would need to be done each time you publish of course.
Sandra I think your point is very valid, I can easily foresee a situation where you would want the learner to be able to download a file with a specific filename and the AT should not get in the way of you being able to do that.
Re: Linking to assets and asset filenames
Hi guys, just wondering if there was any fix to this?
I see when you add an asset to the "Resources" section, you can specify a name for the file when downloaded, which is great, but there appears to be no way to do this if you are using a text link within a text block.
There really should be an option to keep the correct naming of uploaded files - we require original file names and this just seems like an obvious thing.
I tried manually uploading a file to the "assets" folder and then linking to it, but it just came up as a dead link - where exactly should we be manually placing a file so we can download with the correct file name?
Thanks for any help on this.
Re: Linking to assets and asset filenames
but there appears to be no way to do this if you are using a text link within a text block
Add a download attribute to the link. That's how the resources plugin does it.