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Linking to Attachments

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Once you attach a file, you can easily provide a link to it from the page.

While image attachments can be displayed in a page, other types of attachments can be referenced, like this:

What you need to type

What you will get

[^Working with attachments.pdf]

Working with attachments.pdf

Where:

'Working with attachments.pdf' is the name of the file you want to link to.

You can also use the Rich Text editor to link to an attachment.


Linking to an attachment in another page

You can link to any attachment on your site using the following syntax.

Attached to another page in the same space

Attached to another page in another space

Optionally,

  • use an alias to refer to the attachment
  • provide a link tip for the link

Usage example:

This is a link to this page - myself

RELATED TOPICS

Rich Text-Linking to an Attachment
Displaying an Image
Attaching Files to a Page
Displaying List of Attachments in a Page

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