Forum Discussion
Embed a PDF into a Rise course
Hi
I am trying to embed PDFs into a Rise course.
Please advise; how do I do this?
Thanks
Donna
Just figured out a bit of a cheat to embed a pdf in a course.
1. Upload your PDF as a file attachment to your Rise course.
2. Right click on the download link in the file attachment box and copy the link address.
3. Insert an "Embed" block and use the copied link as the url.
Hi Victoria,
I tried your method, but was still able to maximize the document into Google Drive (and then download/print). Was there another step I missed?
I'm having the same issue. When clicking the "pop out" icon, the link changes to a google drive location, but the pdf is not saved in a google drive. Any updates on this? Is this an Articulate thing?
Amazing, you just saved me from having to approve endless requests to access an external sharepoint folder link.
Yes, there is a way.
If you are able to find a secure place to upload your PDFs to, you can link to the PDFs rather than embed them in your Rise course.
When the PDFs are linked they will open instead of downloading.
Might be good though to have the ability to import and embed into the rise module itself? for example if we create a module that then has to be translated into many languages, some countries may not permit access to google drive. It might be useful for something similar to the embedded resources option in Storyline.
Hi Donna,
To insert a pdf, go to All Blocks > Multimedia > Attachment option. Here you can insert the pdf file in your RISE course.
Thanks
Sajna
Hi Donna. Sajna's suggestion is nice because it will allow your learners to download the .pdf. However, to point learners to a .pdf that's on the web, you'll want to use the embed block, located in the blocks library under "multimedia."
Here's a quick Peek walking you through how it works. Hope this helps!Hi,
and is there a way to display the PDF opened? not to be downloaded?
Thanks
Is there a way to link to a pdf that won't have the branding of the site hosting the document? We end up with a reference to Google Docs in two places which looks really odd.
Hi Victoria,
That worked perfectly. Thanks.
Hi Sarah,
thanks for the info!. Nevertheless, I have read that on June 8, 2020, Rise 360 share links that are embedded in an iframe will no longer display in courses….therefore, I don´t think this could be a long term solution….
Hi V F! I just want to clarify that you can still use iframe to embed web content into your lessons. The June 8th change only has to do with how you’re sharing your entire course.
Hi! I am struggling to embed a pdf that has fillable fields. I can do it as an interactive block button that sends allows users to download it, but even with an embed code it doesn't allow users to fill it out when it's embedded using the multimedia block. The pdf is hosted on my client's DAM - (pandohub.com) I can get share links or embed codes for: document view-pdf; document view and download; document view HTML5. Ideally I want to allow users to fill in fields without leaving rise.
