Working with PDFs on your webpage
Required:
All PDFs uploaded to the site must be accessible in accordance with NYU's accessibility policy.
If you have a PDF and you would like to verify whether or not it is compliant, please follow Adobe's instructions on how to use its PDF validation tool.
If you want to learn how to make your PDF accessible, please follow NYU's instructions.
If you are ready to upload a compliant and accessible PDF, please follow the following instructions:
How to upload a PDF or other document:
- Just below the green bar at the top of the page hover over the Content item
- Then choose Media > Add Media > Document
- Give your document an appropriate name, usually matching the title of the file.
- Upload the file, then click Save.
Link to a PDFor other document:
After you upload you file, select the text you would like to link.
Click the link tool, then type in the name of the pdf from the steps above.
When you see the PDF you want to link to in the list, click on the name, then click the green checkmark.
Save your page, then test the link.
Accessibility Rules
When linking to a file, for accessibility compliance, you must provide the file type and size as part of the linked text. For example, NYU Identity Style Guide (PDF: 367 KB).
Replacing/updating a PDFs or other files:
- If you've made changes to a PDF or other file, it's best to replace the file rather than upload a new one. This will prevent potential broken links if people bookmarked the original file or if Google has already added it to their index.
- Please visit our file replacement form and submit the updated PDF/files. We will replace the original file and the URL will remain the same.
Deleting a PDF from the site
To delete a file from the website, please visit our file deletion form.