How to place a Word document on the site

This article will show you how to host a Word document on your site. On Google Sites, you can add a Word document image directly to a page, or for a WordPress site or hosted site, you upload the Word document and then link to it in the body of the web page.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Google Sites

Step 1. Open Google Drive

Go to https://drive.google.com/ in a web browser. The contents of your Google account will open if you are already logged in.

• If you are not already signed in to your account, please enter your email address and password first.
• You may need to click Go to Google Drive first.

Step 2. Click Create

It's a blue button in the upper left corner of the page. A menu will open.

Step 3. Click Upload File

This option is on the menu. A window will open.

Step 4. Select a Word document

Double click on the desired Word document. It will upload to Google Drive.

It will take no more than a few seconds to load a Word document

Step 5. Open Google Sites

Go to https://sites.google.com/new in a web browser.

If you are not already signed in to your Google account, enter your email address and password

Step 6. Select a site

Click on the site where you want to host the Word document.

Step 7. Go to the required page

Scroll down to find the page where you want to place your Word document.

Step 8. Click the Insert tab

It's in the upper-right side of the window.

Step 9. Click Object in Disk

It's in the upper-right side of the page.

Step 10. Select a document

In the right column, click on the required document.

Step 11. Click on Insert

It's in the bottom right corner of the page. The Word document will be hosted on your site.

Step 12. Resize the document

Click and drag the top or bottom border of the document to resize vertically, or click and drag one of the side borders to change the overall size of the document.

Step 13. Click Publish

It's a purple button in the top-right corner of the page. The site is updated and the Word document appears on it.

Method 2 of 3: WordPress

Step 1. Open WordPress

Go to https://ru.wordpress.com/ in a web browser. A document image cannot be added to a WordPress site, but you can insert a link that will load the document if you click on it.

If you are not already signed in to your WordPress account, click Sign In at the top right corner of the page, and then enter your email address and password

Step 2. Click on My Site

It's in the upper left corner of your WordPress page. Your site page will open.

Step 3. Click View Site

It's in the upper-left side of the page.

Step 4. Click Go to Site

It's in the upper-right side of the page. You will be taken to your site.

Step 5. Go to the required page

Click on the tab of the page where you want to insert the link to the Word document; these tabs are located at the top of the page.

Step 6. Click Edit

You will find this option at the bottom right of the page.

Step 7. Choose a place for the link

On the page, click where the link to the Word document will be.

Step 8. Click on ＋ Add

It's a button on the left side of the page. A menu will open.

Step 9. Click Media

It's an option at the top of the menu. A page with all your website's stored media will open.

Step 10. Click Add New

It's in the upper-left side of the page that opens.

Step 11. Select your Word document

Click on the desired Word document and then click on "Open" in the lower right corner of the window. The Word document is uploaded to the WordPress repository.

Step 12. Select the uploaded document

To do this, click on it.

Step 13. Click on Insert

It's in the lower-right side of the window. A link to the Word document is added.

Step 14. Change the link text

By default, the link text is the name of the document; to change the link text, select the link, click the pencil icon next to the link, change the text in the Link Text field, and click Save.

Step 15. Click Update

It's a blue button in the top right corner of the page. The site will be updated and a link will appear on it - click on it to download the Word document.

Method 3 of 3: Hosted Site

Step 1. Upload your Word document to the root folder of your website

If you host your website, there is a folder that stores the items (such as images) that are displayed on the site. Download your Microsoft Word document to this folder.

This step depends on the software you are using to host your website

Step 2. Copy the address of the Word document

Again, this step depends on the software you are using to host your site, but usually the address appears in the address bar at the top of the page. Click and drag on the address to select it, and then press Ctrl + C (Windows) or ⌘ Command + C (Mac).

Step 3. Open your website code

Open a text or HTML document that stores your website code.

Step 4. Choose a place for the link

Click where the link to the document will be.

Step 5. Create an HREF tag

Enter <a href = in your text editor.

Step 6. Paste the address of the Word document

Press Ctrl + V (Windows) or ⌘ Command + V (Mac).

Step 7. Close the HREF tag

To do this, enter>. You should get the line.

Step 8. Enter the link text

Users will click on this text to open the document. Enter the text immediately after the closing HREF tag.

• For example, if you want people to click on the "Click here" link, you should get the string Press here.

Step 9. Add a closing link tag

To the right of the link text, type and press ↵ Enter. The link is ready.

• The line should look like this: Press here

Step 10. Refresh the site

Now click on the added link to download the Word document.