How to give access to a file (e.g. a PDF) from your website
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Some content can be inserted directly from the app.
- Pictures uploaded from your device.
- "Creative Commons" pictures from Flickr.com.
- YouTube videos.
- Google Maps.
For more information on this topic, please refer to the dedicated page of our guide:
How to use photos, maps or videos to illustrate your SimpleDifferent site
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To give access to your files, please read:
How to put an external link pointing to the site where your file is hosted.
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Popular file hosting services
You can store your documents and files online using the following services:
- Google Drive
- OneDrive by Microsoft
- Dropbox
- SoundCloud, for music
- and a couple of other services.
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What kinds of files are supported?
• Text documents (.pdf, .txt, .pages, .rtf, .doc, .docx, .odt, etc.)
• Tables (spreadsheets) (.csv, .numbers, .xls, .xlsx, .ods, etc.)
• Archives (.zip, .rar, etc.)
• High-definition pictures (.jpg, .psd, .tiff, .raw, etc.)
• Videos (.flv, .mp4, avi.,etc.)
• About music (.mp3, .wav...) First, please have a look at Soundcloud.
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Other services of interest to your visitors
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And also...
If you want to know how many times your files have been viewed or downloaded,
you can use a URL shortener.
• How to control the file access
There are to ways to protect your files and documents.
