How to add a Story that links to a PDF

The following article is a guide to adding a story that will link to a PDF instead of an archive, this method can only be used on websites that have this feature installed on their list template.

Follow the steps below to add your PDF to a list page as a linked story:

  1. Go to the "stories" section of the Klixo Website Manager
  2. From the "Channel:" drop down list select the channel you wisht to add your new story to
  3. Create a New Story
    1. Make sure the "Story Editor Mode" is set to "Beta"
    2. Click the "New Story" button
  4. Insert the "Story Title".
  5. Write a description of the PDF, explaining what the content of the PDF is.
  6. Upload the PDF
    1. Open the Upload Manager - in some cases you can do this by clicking on the "Add Image" button
    2. see http://klixo.co.nz/story/story.105395.html - for how to upload your PDF using the upload manager
    3. Make sure the "Documents" folder is selected before clicking the upload button
    4. Copy out the PDFs filename from the textbox below the uploaded PDF
    5. Close the upload manager
  7. Add the PDFs URL to the "Story Link" field
    1. Change the "Story Link" options to "Link to URL" 
    2. Insert the URL of the PDF file
      - The path to the URL will be as follows: http://www.athomecare.co.nz/docs/{filenameofPDF} e.g. http://www.athomecare.co.nz/docs/example.pdf - if the path is correct you should be able to open the PDF using URL in a browser window
  8. In order for the listing to appear as a link on the page you will need to add a small amount content into the "Body Design" area into the "Story Body" field.
  9. Save the story by clicking the save button.

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