Attaching Files and Images to Forms via Hyperlinks

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Add a file or image to a form as a link. Paste <a href="URL">link text</a> into the form description, static text or a field's instructions in Settings > Forms, then select Save Changes. To get a link for your own file, upload it to a page in Settings > School Settings > Pages first.

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Attaching files and images to forms with links

For admins who want families to open a document or image from a form.

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Add a link I already have Settings > Forms
Upload a file and link to it Settings > School Settings > Pages, then Settings > Forms
  1. Go to Settings > Forms and select the form.

  2. Copy this HTML into the form's Description, a Static Text field or a field's Instructions:

    <a href="URL">any text here</a>

  3. Replace URL with the link to your file, and any text here with the words families click.

    Screenshot: Edit Field window with link HTML in the Instructions box
  4. Select Save Changes.

Upload a file and link to it

If your file is not online yet, upload it to a page to get a link.

  1. Go to Settings > School Settings > Pages and select the Edit icon for an existing page.

    Screenshot: Pages list in School Settings with the Edit icon
  2. Select the Pencil icon to edit the page, then select Insert File.

    Screenshot: Page editor with the Pencil icon and Insert File button
  3. Choose your file and select Upload. Right-click the uploaded file link and copy its address.

    Screenshot: Insert File window with the uploaded file link and Upload button
  4. Go to Settings > Forms, open the form and paste <a href="URL">any text here</a> with your copied address in place of URL. Then select Save Changes.

    Screenshot: Form editor with the file link HTML in the Description box

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