Easy way to display pdf files for users in Joomla

Some time one gets really sick when he need to figure out the quirks of Joomla, which I figured out. I had to edit the actual HTML code, not cut and paste like I was trying to do.

Some time one gets really sick when he need to figure out the quirks of Joomla, which I figured out. I had to edit the actual HTML code, not cut and paste like I was trying to do.

 

I knew a very little about Joomla and I was looking a easy way to have it show pdf files. Want I wanted to do is allow a users to click on my news section, select a story and have the pdf version open automatically.  I also had installed docman, but I was completely lost in it, not even able to figure out how to link the files I have in it to my news content section.

Some time one gets really sick when he need to figure out the quirks of Joomla, which I figured out. I had to edit the actual HTML code, not cut and paste like I was trying to do.

Finally I got the solution I was looking for I just had to link to pdf  by below HTML Code

<a href=path/mypdf.pdf> I m .pdf </a>

 

 The Author of this article is : Rakesh Patel, works as AVP (IT Services) at www.IndiaNIC.com

 

 
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