File link question

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  thecassiniprojekt · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 7:34 pm

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  Hi is there any html coding that allows for a zip file hosted externally on google docs to open up on the wordpress page with the save/ download dialogue box instead of navigating away.

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  airodyssey · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 11:07 pm

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  Hi. I browsed through some old threads and it looks like Google Docs uses iframes, which cannot be used directly at WordPress.com.

  You can try the solution offered by this blogger:
  http://shongjog.wordpress.com/2011/01/27/how-to-embed-google-docs-in-a-wordpress-com-blog-%C2%A9-netty-gritty/

  Or you can replace the ZIP file with an actual embedded Scribd document:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/scribd/