How to post a pdf file?

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  blogfinger · Member · Jul 9, 2013 at 2:18 am

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  how to post a pdf file to a blogpost? I tried to use the add media button, but it didn’t work even though pdf is on the list of accepted formats. thanks, Paul Goldfinger, editor of Blogfinger.net

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  kardotim · Member · Jul 9, 2013 at 2:06 pm

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  Do you also encounter this issue in a different browser? for example Firefox or Google Chrome?

  Uploading file on your WordPress.com site only allows you to insert a download link to a file. If you wish to embed the actual document into a post or page, you can use external services such as Scribd or Slideshare.

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  blogfinger · Member · Jul 9, 2013 at 4:12 pm

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  People send me pdf document files, not download links. My browser is Safari. It does fine with jpgs and movies, but not this. You can’t even cut and paste these pdf text files. Since WordPress says that pdf files are eligible to post, there must be a way to take the file and drop it into my WordPress post. Anyhow, I will look into the external services that you suggest. Thanks, Paul

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  kardotim · Member · Jul 9, 2013 at 5:45 pm

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  Please make sure you carefully follow the exact same steps written in this guide: http://en.support.wordpress.com/uploading-documents/