# How do i post a file in this thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-file-in-this-thread/491172>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 29, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-file-in-this-thread/491172 "2009-03-29T12:21:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![tealeavesgatherers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tealeavesgatherers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tealeavesgatherers)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-file-in-this-thread/491172/1 "2009-03-29T12:21:36Z")

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I want to post a pdf file. No idea how to.help.

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**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-file-in-this-thread/491172/2 "2009-03-29T12:35:52Z")

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If your pdf file is already online, simply copy and paste a link to it. For example, this is a randomly-chosen link to an EPA pdf an energy conservation: [www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/p2pages/energy.pdf](http://www.epa.gov/reg5rcra/wptdiv/p2pages/energy.pdf)

If your pdf isn’t already online (i.e., it’s just on your home computer), file attatchment is disabled on this message board, so you wouldn’t be able to directly post it.

Also, this thread should probably be shuttled to “About This Message Board,” as it’s a board-based question, but no biggie–if so, a friendly neighborhood mod will come by and move it.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-post-a-file-in-this-thread/491172/3 "2009-03-29T15:22:34Z")

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Welcome to the SDMB, tealeavesgatherers.

Sorry, but you can’t attach files here. You can, however, link to files that don’t otherwise violate our rules. For more information see the post [How to post pictures and links](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9034109&postcount=11) which is part of the thread [FAQ - Technical issues for Posting](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384827)

Since this is a a technical question about the message board, I’ll move this thread to the ATMB forum.

bibliophage  
moderator CCC