NOTICE: New WMS required.
This article refers to a process to be used on sites that have already migrated to the New WMS.
If your site has not yet migrated, see the Index of documentation for the McGill Web Management System.
OVERVIEW
Target audience: Site Administrators, Site Managers, Site Editors
Many file types can be inserted into pages in the Web Management System (WMS), including PDFs and Word documents. You cannot upload video files.
This article explains how to upload a file and link to it from a page in the New WMS.
NOTE:
Only upload documents when users need to download or print the information. All uploaded documents must meet Accessibility requirements and use clear, descriptive file names.
A document can be added to a page either on its own line or as a link within a paragraph.
Placing the file on a line of its own
- Edit the page where you want to add the file.
- In the WYSIWYG editor, place your cursor on a blank line.
- Click the Insert Media icon on the toolbar.
- Select Document.
- Upload the document if it has not already been uploaded:
- Next to Add file, click Browse.
- Select the file from your computer.
- Enter a Description (this will be the link text).
- Click Save.
- Select the document and click Insert Selected.
A link to the document will be displayed in the WYSIWYG editor.
To change the name or description of the document after uploading it, you will need to edit it.
Linking to the file from inside a paragraph
- Edit the page where you want to add the file.
- If the document has not already been uploaded:
- Click the Insert Media icon.
- Select Document.
- Next to Add file, click Browse.
- Select the file from your computer.
- Enter a Description.
- Click Save.
- In the WYSIWYG editor, enter and highlight the link text for the file.
- In Link URL, type the name of the file and select it when it appears.
- Click the checkmark icon.
- Click Save.
