Inform citizens with PDF documents
You might have a PDF document you want to share with your audience: a presentation, a report, notes, a statement ... You can make this PDF available via your Bpart platform.
Upload your PDF document in your Bpart file or media library and copy-paste the public sharing URL.
You can also use a sharing URL from other file systems such as Dropbox or Google Drive, just make sure the URL is public!
There are two options: you can make a PDF available for download via link or button, or you can embed a PDF document. You can see both options on the screenshot below.
Go to the page or news item and take 3 steps (see screenshot):
Type your call to action (for example "read the statement" or "download the full report").
Select the call to action and create a hyperlink. In the URL section, paste the public URL.
Click on 'save'.
You can immediately visualize the PDF by embedding the document within an iframe. To do so, you to the page or news item and take the following steps:
Open the "source code" tab of the WYSIWYG text editor
Put in the iframe embed code
Replace "URL" with the public URL
Set the height and width
Click on save
If you upload a PDF or make it available, the original file size will be maintained. We advise you to not share large files (25 Mb or bigger), but rather resize them first. You can use free tools such as https://pdfresizer.com/resize to do this.
Your Bpart platform is developed according to accessibility guidelines. Making PDF documents accessible is often a challenge. For example, scans of written documents are not accessible and might conflict with your local law. You can read more on this topic here.
Support needed? Don't hesitate reaching out via support@bpart.be !
Step 1: upload the PDF on the web with a public URL
Upload your PDF document in your Bpart file or media library and copy-paste the public sharing URL.
You can also use a sharing URL from other file systems such as Dropbox or Google Drive, just make sure the URL is public!
Step 2: publish the PDF on your Bpart platform
There are two options: you can make a PDF available for download via link or button, or you can embed a PDF document. You can see both options on the screenshot below.
Option A: make the PDF available for download
Go to the page or news item and take 3 steps (see screenshot):
Type your call to action (for example "read the statement" or "download the full report").
Select the call to action and create a hyperlink. In the URL section, paste the public URL.
Click on 'save'.
Option B: embed the PDF
You can immediately visualize the PDF by embedding the document within an iframe. To do so, you to the page or news item and take the following steps:
Open the "source code" tab of the WYSIWYG text editor
Put in the iframe embed code
Replace "URL" with the public URL
Set the height and width
Click on save
<iframe src="URL" height="600" width="800"></iframe>Step 3: watch out - large files
If you upload a PDF or make it available, the original file size will be maintained. We advise you to not share large files (25 Mb or bigger), but rather resize them first. You can use free tools such as https://pdfresizer.com/resize to do this.
Step 4: watch out - accessibility
Your Bpart platform is developed according to accessibility guidelines. Making PDF documents accessible is often a challenge. For example, scans of written documents are not accessible and might conflict with your local law. You can read more on this topic here.
Support needed? Don't hesitate reaching out via support@bpart.be !
Updated on: 02/05/2023
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