Dear Peter, I wasn't aware

Dear Peter,

I wasn't aware that attachments were possible, 
(I stand to be corrected...  )

better to find some hosting space somewhere,
and provide a HTML link to the PDF file itself...???

Happy Modelling,
Aim to Improve,
Prof Klyzlr

Attachments

Peter,

You can of course attach a  document.  Only the original thread or blog post has this option.  Folks that comment on your post can not attach files.

When you make a new blog post scroll down and look just above the save & preview buttons.  You will see a link for file attachments.

Click the link and browse for the file you wish to attach.

I stand corrected...

Dear Kevin,

Thanks for that! Makes sense of why I thought I'd seen attachments, but never had the opportunity myself
(I rarely start threads... ).

Happy Modelling,
Aim to Improve,
Prof Klyzlr

Attachments

I did notice that, Kevin,  but I was trying to do what you said I can't-comment with my "tutorial" to a fellow's post where he used a Bachmann tender to get electrical pickup.  If I make a new thread, is there a way to "link" it to his post to avoid confusion?

Peter

Here is a suggested method

Peter,

You can create a new post with your attachment and then copy the link to the new post and then reply to the other persons thread, inserting the link to the new post with the link insertion tool in the editor.

By link..........

...........do you mean the writing at the very top of the browser page or is there some internal (to the forum) link to copy?

Peter

Once you have created the new

Once you have created the new post, you can then select recent posts on the right side of page menu. Then where your new post is listed, right click on the entry in the list and select copy from the right-click-context menu. then select the original post where you want to reply and post the link in your reply. While you are creating your reply, you can find the link tool third icon from right in the second row of tools. Click on the link tool and then paste the link you copied into the entry box for the link dialog box.

I hope this was sufficient guidance - if not, let me know and I'll try some screen shots to assist you.

Got it..............

.......I think (hope)!!

Peter

I stand corrected...

Attachments

You can add attachments to a comment or a reply; the confusion may be that you link to the file, instead of include it as you would an email attachment.

create the text you'd like to use as a link such as below

Bridge Module (PDF)

1. Highlight the text, and click on the Link button.
2. Click on Browse Server.
3. Navigate to the file you'd like to link to (upload it if necessary).
4. Select the file
5. Click on send to ckeditor
6. Click on ok

see the sample link to a pdf below.

Bridge Module ( PDF)

Note that it does pay to be considerate of others when attaching files, not everyone may have Word, for example.

Hope this helps.

Thanks, Tom

I was not aware I could upload document files and link to them within the comments/replies. This looks very useful. Thanks for sharing.