# How to offer viewing or download a PDF etc

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687>\
**Category:** Elements\
**Created:** [March 11, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687 "2025-03-11T20:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ClipLeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@ClipLeads](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ClipLeads)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687/1 "2025-03-11T20:38:04Z")

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The one thing that has always bugged me is not knowing how to offer two “icons” for a viewer to select a PDF.

One to download load a PDF.  
The second to open the PDF.

So would kind of look like:  
[DLN] [OPN] [XYZ Document]  
[DLN] [OPN] [XYZ Document]

Hate needing to put a text line stating to right click to down load. Have use zip trick to force a download but tacky. ☹

Tnks for any help! 🙂

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687/2 "2025-03-11T21:00:41Z")

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Had a quick go at doing this and here’s what I came up with (see video and project below).

[Open the project in Elements](elementsapp://downloadDocument/wObnUOkRMYsc)

Hope that helps!

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**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687/4 "2025-03-11T23:16:34Z")

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a button that takes you to the PDF and a hover tooltip to say right click to download surely is better than 2 buttons…imo

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**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687/5 "2025-03-12T09:11:51Z")

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That’s the magical thing about building your own website, you can build it however you like 😊

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**Author:** ![Godber](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/godber/32/26521_2.png) [@Godber](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Godber)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687/6 "2025-03-12T13:29:12Z")

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exactly…wasnt a criticism just my view

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**Author:** ![ClipLeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@ClipLeads](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ClipLeads)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/how-to-offer-viewing-or-download-a-pdf-etc/46687/7 "2025-03-12T15:51:38Z")

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Thank you and the forum! 🙂