How to attach a PDF to your Blogger blog post

Have you ever clicked on a link in a blog post and it opens to a PDF? Have you ever wondered how on earth the linking and magical retrieval of the file are done?

Well, I have. Because I have 3 online free tutorials which link to PDFs.

First of all, you need a internet space to store your file. Then you need to make it public and the linking is the easy part. The hard part is finding a internet space to store your file. Because you don't want to have to pay for the space. You want it FREE.

Back in the days, I used scribd. It was free. Then one day it started asking for money. So I moved my files to Acrobat workspace which was free as well.

One day I discovered google is very generous with internet space. It's called Google Drive. No, don't look out of your window. It's in the internet! It's in the internet! Okay, if you want, it's in your monitor. So when I created my Doggie Embroidery Floss Keeper, I put the PDF in my google drive. And it's not very hard to do either.

Anyhoo, this morning I received a email from Adobe that my free Acrobat workspace will eventually be taken back and I have some time to find an alternative space for my files. (I only have 2 PDFs residing on Acrobat workspace)

So I'm moving my files, right? And I thought why not write a tute while I'm at it. I know it works for Blogger as I use Blogger. So here goes.

1. You must have a file to upload first.

2. If you're on Blogger, you already have a Gmail or Google account. Go to https://drive.google.com
Sign in if you're not already.

3. To upload your file.

4. Go to correct folder where your file resides and select file.

5. A upload wizard appears on right hand side. See image below. When upload is complete, click on Share. Keep this Upload wizard open until everything works.


6. Click Change to modify the access.

7. Select the access you desire. Mine is a free tute so I choose "Public on the web".

8. Clicking Save on previous screen will take you back to this screen below. Here is where you can grab the link you need to put in your blog post.

9. If you don't know how to link to the file in a blog post, here's a quick how-to. The screen below is your Blogger editor.

Is that easy? Now my two PDFs have been moved to my google drive. They are the ones in my Piggy Felt Pin Tutorial and Recessed Zipper Shoulder Bag Tutorial.

Hope my instructions are clear.